tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post5777640017177087202..comments2024-02-02T10:52:07.936-08:00Comments on Drawing a line in time: Save our libraries no 3.Jackie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18344677229001312105noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-82957702739610963802011-02-09T23:47:45.810-08:002011-02-09T23:47:45.810-08:00I too have absolutely no confidence in this Govern...I too have absolutely no confidence in this Government. Mark Steel points out the utter rubbishness of 'Big Society' better than I possibly could: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/mark-steel/mark-steel-the-caring-sharing-way-to-bad-times-2208412.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-47780849108858390152011-02-09T21:40:03.391-08:002011-02-09T21:40:03.391-08:00Jayne's 'Day in the Life' of a high sc...Jayne's 'Day in the Life' of a high school librarian sounded very much like most of mine. Definitely a high-stress career, but very, very gratifying. Too many hours and responsibilies...never enough funding, but I wouldn't have missed it for anything - neither would she, I think. We need our libraries and librarians.Librarynanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144218074069181546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-83459207230562142632011-02-09T02:45:26.545-08:002011-02-09T02:45:26.545-08:00Hear Hear !....couldn't agree more, Libraries ...Hear Hear !....couldn't agree more, Libraries and Librarians do an awesome job. Tonight I have not long returned from the local Library's Wednesday night "Story time" with the 3 children I have been Nannying for 7 years.<br />It begins at 6.30pm and there are stories, singing and dancing, more stories, then some colouring in,finishes at 7pm.<br />The little ones (15 of them) sit on 2 large, comfy mats with big cushions,most in pyjamas, all well behaved and enthralled.what a great idea, we will be going again (it has been well attended for many years)we had only been to the daytime sessions.<br />3 cheers for the parents who make the effort to come along at a busy time on a school night.Abbeysmumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-48570513471771504772011-02-09T02:02:35.852-08:002011-02-09T02:02:35.852-08:00Very interesting & lovely to hear how well use...Very interesting & lovely to hear how well used the schools library is. As you say generally libraries & librarians are dreadfully undervalued. I have a librarian cousin who was asked to run a high school library on a £100 annual budget...crazy!<br /><br />So often the people in charge complain that there is no interest in libraries, museums, heritage sites etc - really they are the ones that have no interest; with a bit more faith in good staff and a little financial investment these places thrive and become such a valued and important part of a community.FeltersJourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144951816128798093noreply@blogger.com