Comments on: Libraries let kids read wildly so that they read widely as adults https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/10/libraries-let-kids-read-wildly-so-that-they-read-widely-as-adults.html What's happening to your library? Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:09:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Shirley Burnham https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/10/libraries-let-kids-read-wildly-so-that-they-read-widely-as-adults.html#comment-5832 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 05:57:43 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=6182#comment-5832 Viz: “Big shiny super libraries” and “Community Libraries”? It’s not an either/or – Lis-pub-libs.
Debate started by John Dolan who argues that the building of large-scale central libraries (e.g. Birmingham) is additional and complementary to branch libraries and does not mean that the latter suffer. Later comments are concerned that budget cuts mean that there may be a move towards professionally run central library islands surrounded by a sea of volunteer-run branches.

Is Mr Dolan unaware that the Gov.uk website is actively promoting exactly what the “later comments” on Lis-pub-libs suggest? It is, therefore, not in question that there will (not ‘may’) “be a move towards professionally run central library islands surrounded by a sea of volunteer-run branches”.

What planet is he on?

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