tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post7991706695172733104..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: As Libraries Close - Lynne GarnerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-241972406658111252012-04-08T20:14:25.586+01:002012-04-08T20:14:25.586+01:00Yes we need libraries, but I see no problem with h...Yes we need libraries, but I see no problem with having this as well - I think it's a great idea.madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-68817626812162089342012-04-08T15:17:14.456+01:002012-04-08T15:17:14.456+01:00I agree that this is a sweet idea. But I also agre...I agree that this is a sweet idea. But I also agree with those who have said that it's no replacement for the real thing - not least because of <a href="http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/9231102.Thieves_hit_phone_box_library_in_Gwent_village" rel="nofollow">this sort of thing</a>.John Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937505376169411724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-81580861862216640092012-04-08T05:26:07.654+01:002012-04-08T05:26:07.654+01:00Peculiarly British or oddly human? Vandalised phon...Peculiarly British or oddly human? Vandalised phone box rescues vandalised library. The spirits of Margaret Rutherford and Alec Guinness deposit a book.<br />Great story.Giles Digglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121206338303291004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-86529169539021064372012-04-08T05:24:14.497+01:002012-04-08T05:24:14.497+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Giles Digglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121206338303291004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-35282464920169100822012-04-07T08:17:36.270+01:002012-04-07T08:17:36.270+01:00Lynne, I love this! What a cute - and civilised - ...Lynne, I love this! What a cute - and civilised - idea!Roz Morris aka @Roz_Morris . Blog: Nail Your Novelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088813423467048081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-3959782475339966642012-04-07T06:12:08.615+01:002012-04-07T06:12:08.615+01:00Over time I think the stock would go down some as ...Over time I think the stock would go down some as some wouldn't put books back, but a lot of readers are good people. And if some occasionally restocked with used books, it could be a real winner.Masquerade Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561517969693391881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-32113951374472026712012-04-06T19:37:41.899+01:002012-04-06T19:37:41.899+01:00Lynne, like you, I'm all for converting people...Lynne, like you, I'm all for converting people into readers but recently I seem to have seen too many "media puffs" about such small photogenic libraries put out by councils and such bodies as cute smokescreens for the cuts that that are going on. Our local paper had an article about a village pub that now acts as a library, replacing the mobile library that used to come to the village. Great "story" - and a good way of encouraging people into the pub too. But, in my view, without an active and well-staffed library service, there's a point when volunteer-led library initiatives will fade. Volunteers can be fantastic, but they can also be a picky lot about what and when they do things because the work is not as central to their lives. This is without touching on the "range of book stock" issues.<br /><br />It is a pretty library!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-6495309052787814582012-04-06T17:23:49.314+01:002012-04-06T17:23:49.314+01:00I'm all for libraries and have spent many hour...I'm all for libraries and have spent many hours in them and I feel even losing one is a crime. But if using an old phone box in this way can convert one person into reading books who would never dream of walking into a library then it's served it's purpose well.Lynne Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697330164705623835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-69089937524248616012012-04-06T15:44:32.439+01:002012-04-06T15:44:32.439+01:00or even PENNY. Sorry!or even PENNY. Sorry!Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-64492558350784135452012-04-06T11:56:46.325+01:002012-04-06T11:56:46.325+01:00I'm with Panny. This is sweet and lovely, and ...I'm with Panny. This is sweet and lovely, and a great idea. But 'as libraries close' if this is all we're left with, it is pitiful.Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-10494378309921973552012-04-06T10:40:14.124+01:002012-04-06T10:40:14.124+01:00I too think such places make atttractive and inter...I too think such places make atttractive and interesting "homes" for local book sharing - and all praise to the people who run them. It's a nice post.<br /><br />BUT I also don't think that such newsworthy venues can offer the range of books or book-ordering facilities or even the study space ("Come out, Mary-Jane! Your three minutes is up!Do not press Button B.") that anyone doing serious study or research needs. <br /><br />It's all too easy to quote such sites as the answer to the library cuts. Imo they are a pretty add-on to a badly-hacked core.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-77833421388074457832012-04-06T09:29:01.185+01:002012-04-06T09:29:01.185+01:00It is a lovely idea. Libraries can exist in the mo...It is a lovely idea. Libraries can exist in the most unlikely places. There is one in a canoe in Africa!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com