tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post424138225558822818..comments2024-03-12T15:28:22.012+01:00Comments on The Poet Laura-eate: Oxford's BIG idea - Let's close the libraries!The Poet Laura-eatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-26029271056788543682011-01-12T12:59:14.367+01:002011-01-12T12:59:14.367+01:00Thanks Jo, I already have done and done a bit to p...Thanks Jo, I already have done and done a bit to promote it myself on facebook.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-26969710636952998622010-12-07T09:25:29.139+01:002010-12-07T09:25:29.139+01:00http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-our-libraries/1...http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-our-libraries/150580118322902?v=wall<br /><br />join our save the oxford libraries facebook page campaign - if you are on facebook that is - apologies if you hate it.<br /><br />AlexJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113900881470198615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-24721459334773478402010-12-05T20:17:40.263+01:002010-12-05T20:17:40.263+01:00Steve, quite. I see humanity reverting to the ape ...Steve, quite. I see humanity reverting to the ape level before my very eyes.<br /><br />Nota Bene - well said that tax payer!<br /><br />As I said to Steve above WWW...<br /><br />Owen, you may have something there. Easier to keep everyone scared and under control in the darkness and when they can't read.<br /><br />Sagittarian - my point exactly.<br /><br />Duchess, you mean close the library with the lovely sculpture garden attached in Summertown - one of the only public spaces within easy walking distance for young mothers? I'm also presuming you are sound enough in wind and limb to make it into town and not short of a bus fare or parking fee? Many are not and for them losing local facilities is a disaster.<br /><br />Steerforth - a close friend of mine works in a brand new state-of-the-art library in Northern Ireland full of colourful futuristic seating which has become a real hub for young people in particlar. I am not against the odd makeover as long as it is sensitively done where buildings of a historic nature are concerned and I also recognise that certain aspects of libraries need to keep up with the times.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-36514786409595529332010-11-30T17:01:02.649+01:002010-11-30T17:01:02.649+01:00Having worked in a library, I have mixed feelings....Having worked in a library, I have mixed feelings. The reference library I worked in was very expensive to run and offered a huge range of services, but 80% of the users were "gentlemen of the road" - sad figures, who just wanted a warm, dry place to while away the hours. <br /><br />On the other hand, the new Lewes library is fantastic and buzzes with energy. The children who go there regard a visit as a treat rather than a chore and I think it's vital for our culture that everyone has access to these facilities.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-18314990690058757362010-11-29T23:47:29.726+01:002010-11-29T23:47:29.726+01:00Sorry, can't agree. The excellent central lib...Sorry, can't agree. The excellent central libraries are being kept open. Why not close Summertown, for example? The over 60s have free bus passes and the young would do well to take the 30 minute exercise to feed their bodies before they feed their minds.<br /><br />Ditto for Headington. No one is being denied books.<br /><br />It's a little more worrying in the villages -- I lived in one of these until recently, but even then preferred to use the Central Library in the City. But if the community is able to take over the services, then maybe little will be lost.<br /><br />I'm not a Conservative -- not at all. But neither will I take a knee jerk negative reaction. Libraries have to change as communities change.DuchessOmniumhttp://www.duchessomnium.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-36217384938502247182010-11-29T23:18:40.302+01:002010-11-29T23:18:40.302+01:00Scandalous!Scandalous!The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-84390274243279961652010-11-29T01:31:22.767+01:002010-11-29T01:31:22.767+01:00A return to the dark ages is obviously being plann...A return to the dark ages is obviously being planned...<br /><br />When in the dark, electricity bills are lower...<br /><br />When in the dark, with a population that doesn't read, people ask fewer embarrassing questions to the government...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-48894441660268001612010-11-27T17:46:16.685+01:002010-11-27T17:46:16.685+01:00The beginning of the end, Laura, I am not surprise...The beginning of the end, Laura, I am not surprised. Not one bit.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-85760699349883284912010-11-27T11:28:12.045+01:002010-11-27T11:28:12.045+01:00They are uncultured, uneducated morons.They are uncultured, uneducated morons.Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239241293494668004.post-68149204640713448962010-11-27T10:09:44.329+01:002010-11-27T10:09:44.329+01:00Of course, with a dirth of students at our univers...Of course, with a dirth of students at our universities over the coming years nobody in the country is going to have the reading ability required to make use of a library anyway... What is truly frightening is this is merely the tip of a very big, very black iceburg.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com