https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2017/05/labour-manifesto-on-libraries-and-questions-over-volunteer-libraries.html What's happening to your library? Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:25:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2017/05/labour-manifesto-on-libraries-and-questions-over-volunteer-libraries.html#comment-8156 Wed, 17 May 2017 17:42:12 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=12548#comment-8156 Good point, librariesmatter. They say usage has reduced in most cases but not it could well be that they would have done anyway with paid staff. I will add on a comment in the editorial. Ian

]]> https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2017/05/labour-manifesto-on-libraries-and-questions-over-volunteer-libraries.html#comment-8155 Wed, 17 May 2017 17:03:59 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=12548#comment-8155 Sorry to issue a spin alert! Your statement that “volunteer libraries in Surrey cost similar amounts to paid libraries but are not as successful” may or may not be true but the Private Eye piece mentioned doesn’t make such a claim.

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