Comments on: The Library Cuts Symphony https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/03/the-library-cuts-symphony.html What's happening to your library? Wed, 31 Dec 2014 09:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: John Dean https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/03/the-library-cuts-symphony.html#comment-6431 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 09:08:42 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=7137#comment-6431 Dear Editorial,

Thank you for the opportunity to reply to your remarks.
The figure you give for North Yorkshire County Council’s new ‘vision’
of 12 hubs is wrong!
Their proposal (Consultation closes end of January)
is 7 ‘hubs’ (1 per District Council area:Scarborough, Ryedale, Hambleton, Selby, Richmond, Harrogate, Craven ) ; 5 ‘hybrid’ libraries-1 member of staff + yet-to-be recruited volunteers;remainder to volunteers with arms length support. Rather like a medical quarantine exercise This is a disaster for everyone-I could send you a letter about to appear in North Yorkshire newspapers with an appeal for a cross-county appeal this New Year…
Please note that this will be a paper petition-and will need people in every
library town (and area) on market day with petition forms. We need HELP.
Phone me and I’ll give out details e.g. e-mail.
Many Thanks,
John Dean
Manor Farm House Beadlam Nawton York Y062 7SX 01439 771639

]]> By: Shirley Burnham https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/03/the-library-cuts-symphony.html#comment-5964 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:58:19 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=7137#comment-5964 The sound of silence from the minister is due to a misprint on his birth certificate. Rather than name him Ed Chopin Vaizey, in honour of the late composer – the registrar wrote “Choppin” – and he’s been doing it ever since.

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