https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2011/06/dorset-halves-number-of-libraries-under-threat-but-800k-cut-still-in-place.html What's happening to your library? Fri, 07 Aug 2015 11:38:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2011/06/dorset-halves-number-of-libraries-under-threat-but-800k-cut-still-in-place.html#comment-7140 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 11:38:34 +0000 http://83.170.89.36/~publicli/2011/06/dorset-halves-number-of-libraries-under-threat-but-800k-cut-still-in-place.html#comment-7140 I understand that minister for libraries Ed Vaizey does not consider that libraries now being run by volunteers are anything to do with his portfolio. A neat way of being paid the same, or more money for doing less work. If the idea of volunteers in public libraries is such a good one when then are the two libraries of Parliament to be taken over by volunteers? Do tell…

]]> https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2011/06/dorset-halves-number-of-libraries-under-threat-but-800k-cut-still-in-place.html#comment-1944 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:02:44 +0000 http://83.170.89.36/~publicli/2011/06/dorset-halves-number-of-libraries-under-threat-but-800k-cut-still-in-place.html#comment-1944 If privatisation is such a good thing for publicy funded libraries why is it that I have not yet heard of the privatisation of both of the libraries in the Houses of Parliament. They are run on public funds and so are therefore “public” libraries

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