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November 5, 2008
The horror of Hackney
This is the tale of Councillor Luke Akehurst in Hackney.
I think Andy Burnham should spend his time reveiwing this one. After all they appear to be in the same political party. The world is full of surprises. I suppose the Minister agrees with what the Councillor said.
Posted by Perkins at November 5, 2008 6:25 PM
Comments
Forcing Hackney library to withdraw its invitation to Iain Sinclair to launch his book there on 'political' grounds was utterly deplorable. CILIP has made representations about this in a number of places, including the letter I sent - as Leader of CILIP Council - to the Guardian, in response to their article on the matter last week:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/oct/27/olympics-2012-iain-sinclair
Book launches are popular in public libraries, quite rightly so, as books are an absolutely fundamental part of the 'comprehensive service' that Councils are obliged BY STATUTE to provide through their public library service.
Looking ahead to the publication of Iain Sinclair's book in February, CILIP's view is that any lawful book published may be stocked, and should only be rejected if it falls outside the individual library's collections policy.
Posted by: Caroline Moss-Gibbons at November 6, 2008 4:09 PM