Comments on: Lewisham claim making staff redundant “enhances” their service … and refugees. https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/09/lewisham-claim-making-staff-redundant-enhances-their-service-and-refugees.html What's happening to your library? Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:35:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Ian Anstice https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/09/lewisham-claim-making-staff-redundant-enhances-their-service-and-refugees.html#comment-7294 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 20:14:24 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=9764#comment-7294 Hi Lewisham resident, thanks for your comment. The quote comes directly from the document I’ve linked to. It says:

” The Local Authority may be challenged by DCMS and ACE to demonstrate how it will continue to provide the statutory “comprehensive and efficient” library service to residents. Lewisham has run the Community Library Model since May 2011. The model is both replicable and scalable. It can be argued that the extension of the model will in fact enhance the service overall by extending opening hours at the largest branches while maintaining a library offer at the new Community Libraries.” (p.164).

And you misunderstand me. I love libraries too. Doing this blog in my own spare time kind of proves it really.

]]> By: Lewisham resident https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/09/lewisham-claim-making-staff-redundant-enhances-their-service-and-refugees.html#comment-7293 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:16:08 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=9764#comment-7293 Mr Anstice should know that libel is still a crime!
Where did Lewisham “council claim that making the paid library staff redundant and replacing them with volunteers may “enhance” the service”? You made this up… How can you think you can get away with lies like these?
We love our libraries, especially our community libraries, which we put real passion in. And they are a great success. People love them. I do.
You should be ashamed of yourself.

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