Comments on: Ed Vaizey: Cuts to library services? You’re imagining it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:12:57 +0000

There is much support for libraries amongst the public, but I worry about the future of Librarianship as a profession. I am 37 and potentially have 30 years (or more) left of my career. If libraries are stripped back to nothing, what is going to happen to the librarians of today? Where will they go? Such drastic measures will surely effect jobs in the UK, and this is something Ed Vaizey ‘should’ worry about.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:51:34 +0000

Of course in Nottingham you also have to share the main public library in the City Centre with all those seeking benefit and other related enquiries.

Half the ground floor area now has all of manner of people passing through who have nothing whatsoever to do with the library. The noise level is something to behold!

The local council regards it as a multi use facility! Not much interest in peace and quiet.

By: Alan Wylie

Alan Wylie — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:57:32 +0000

An excellent riposte to Vaizey’s spin, well done!
On the subject of the ACE consultation, I, and others, are extremely concerned about the way it’s being conducted, the initial panel discussion was made up of senior library management, mostly SCL and ALCL members who have been responsible for cutting their services and pushing the ‘neo-liberal’ agenda, hardly a balanced discussion! The rest of the ‘consultation’ involves a blog site with ‘airy fairy’ discussions and a number of regional seminars next month which hopefully will be attended by some users, front line staff and campaigners? The whole thing up untill now, like the majority of library consultations, has been a bit of a sham!