Comments on: Libraries Are Churches…

By: Neil Scott

Neil Scott — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:56:27 +0000

Absolutely, Harry. I have been thinking about the Library situation since the bastards came into power. I met a senior Linbrarian I know a few months back while out walking my dog. she had lost her job, as have most of the senior librarians in East Dunbartonshire, as they are the highest paid. I cant imagine a senior librarian gets hundreds of thousands. A friend once told me a few years back when the right get into power, libraries, welfare, NHS, education etc suffer while money for “security” is increased.

Libraries/education that is universal is no longer the case. Keeping the working class as mushrooms (kept in the dark and fed shite) keeps democracy in the hands of the elite.

By: Martin Short

Martin Short — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:38:45 +0000

It is interesting to note that when the barbarians stormed the gates of the great cities of the ancient civilisations their first major act of vandalism was to destroy the libraries. The barbarians are no longer at the gates my friends – they have been “elected” into office and can now destroy our civilisation from within.
For their next trick they plan to monitor and listen to every email, phone-call, and tweet you make in the interests of “security”. I wonder just whose “security” they are thinking of!!

By: Steve Albon

Steve Albon — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:12:23 +0000

I have to agree with the above comments, I too am an avid reader, (who also likes to own his own books) and think that closure of so many libraries is an absolute no-no.

The library may be seen as “stuffy” to some people, but to others, its a source of learning, of peace and quiet, and to those who can’t afford the internet (yes these people really exist) then it is a place to use a computer, a place where groups meet, including book clubs, poetry clubs and other such groups.

Okay, so the vast majority have access to the web, and can research there, but a library extends further than that, services you pay for on the net, are free to browse at a library.

I was educated at a normal comprehensive school, and was lucky in my day to be able to have all the course work i needed, is that the case today? no, so a library is a place to source those things.

Don’t even get me started on “text speak”, in a society where people cannot spell, never mind punctuate, or use grammatically correct sentences, taking away such valuable places won’t help.

Knowledge is power.

Lest we not lose our power.