Comments on: One Show: Are volunteer libraries a way to beat the cuts? https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2012/05/one-show-are-volunteer-libraries-a-way-to-beat-the-cuts.html What's happening to your library? Tue, 22 May 2012 20:52:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: John Kirriemuir https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2012/05/one-show-are-volunteer-libraries-a-way-to-beat-the-cuts.html#comment-273 Tue, 22 May 2012 20:52:31 +0000 http://83.170.89.36/~publicli/2012/05/one-show-are-volunteer-libraries-a-way-to-beat-the-cuts.html#comment-273 It all looked so cute in that library. Nice and clean; well behaved and quiet children; quiet; lots of shiny books.

I do wonder how many of these “volunteers” will stay the course when they have to deal with aggressive, drugged and alcoholic patrons; people with mental health issues; people with dogs, or who try and opportunistically sue; or all manner of other things.

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