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I love my Herts library

by awitherick on 5 November, 2010

A library is many things to many people- a place to read- well yes! But also a place to escape to, to study away from the noise of home, or simply a desk. For others it’s that musty smell we all know instinctively and link to learning. More recently though it’s also been the computers which aid our research and the place for childrens hour.
But all of this is under threat.
I love Herts libraries logo

The changes proposed aren’t small locally:
-The Maltings library will reduce by 14 hours- with 7pm closing times and half days on Mondays and Thursdays.
-Marshalswick library meanwhile will close at 6pm and all day Tuesday with half days on Wednesday and Friday, a loss of 20 hours service.

Cllr Allan Witherick is working to find alternatives to what the Tories have labelled ‘Transformation Proposals’.
“These are cuts. These are not transformation savings which will see students given some where else to study, or job seekers and others some where else to access resources they might not have at home.
St Albans has already lost physical libraries, but now what is left is being cut in to such that those who work long hours are being disenfranchised and students are being kicked out.”

Join the campaign at:
Facebook Campaign:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-love-my-Herts-Library/154121131293259
Or sign the petition online:
http://www.sixtofix.co.uk/petitions/1/sign.html

And for those who want to know the value of books over computers…
“Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a-a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and-and-and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is a – it, uh, it has no-no texture, no-no context. It’s-it’s there and then it’s gone. If it’s to last, then-then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly.”
-Giles, The Librarian, Buffy the Vampire slayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK1IB0p-y-E

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  1. awitherick says:

    Hertfordshire County Council will be running a seven-week consultation from 26 October to 11 December, 2010, so the public can have their say. Details of the proposals are available online at http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/civic_calendar/csccp/16378430/ and are on display at every library and mobile library in the county. Comments can be recorded on line at http://www.hertsdirect.org/libraries or by completing a comment card available in all libraries. Feedback from the public consultation will be presented to Cabinet on 17 January 2011 when a final decision on the proposals will be taken.

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