I'm pleased to see Unison, the trade union with the most library workers in membership, have produced a campaign leaflet on public libraries. It may be downloaded as a pdf at http://www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/B3303.pdf.
Their five action points are:
1 adequate resources and funding for library services, staff and premises
2 empowerment of staff and communities to shape services together
3 partnership working between libraries and councils across the UK to share information and good practice
4 responsiveness to library users from all backgrounds
5 provision of staff training and professional development.
Points 2, 3 and 4 are meaninglessly pious. It is point 1, and, to a lesser extent 5, which should be acted on.
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