Today is save our libraries day and I had planned to post scans of our collection of old library cards, application forms and stamps etc. but the computer connected to my scanner has died! Booooooooooooooooooo.
I expect that downstairs is a heaving throng of sweaty activists who are emptying the shelves of books, using the computers and picking the brains of our gorgeous and impossibly well-informed library assistants.
You can keep up to date with the various events taking place across the country here and there is still over an hour left to pay us a visit.
Anyone who thinks that libraries are not relevant in the digital age should remember that it is not just the books on offer but a sense of community, a quiet place to study, a shelter from the rain, free internet access as well as free computer/internet tuition, expert advice on books/archives/local knowledge, the occasional home bake, an excellent opportunity to ogle comely librarians, magazines, cds, dvds and space to explore your interests and stumble upon new culture.
SOL! SOL! SOL!
Save our libraries - if it wasn't for my childhood love of books, I'd be a Higher short (for those that remember what Highers were), and there are so many other resources available at the Local Library. Fingers crossed for all those under threat. Jo
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