tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30590907.post6999684461811968424..comments2023-09-10T04:44:04.723-04:00Comments on Cooking in someone else's kitchen: Libraries and volunteersAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16642836504821695236noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30590907.post-80408749484368373452011-01-27T08:44:53.237-05:002011-01-27T08:44:53.237-05:00That's very depressing, Merrilee. I hope that ...That's very depressing, Merrilee. I hope that it won't be the same here, but I can see how easily this requirement becomes just another point of pressure for teenagers trying to maximise their chances of future success.<br /><br />Lucy - I think Diana's right - the weird opening hours are part of the funding problem. I also think a lot of (dare I say it?) middle class people don't think of libraries as relevant to them - preferring to buy the books they want to read, rather than borrow them. This upsets me on a number of levels - it seems wasteful, for one thing, and also puts the library service at risk, which will harm a lot of people who don't have the option of going out and buying what they want, whenever they want.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642836504821695236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30590907.post-43040318536372811932011-01-25T16:09:27.155-05:002011-01-25T16:09:27.155-05:00To Lucy - those odd opening times - are a problem ...To Lucy - those odd opening times - are a problem that grows out of the lack of staff. One goes, and the others are expected to cover. Till it all falls apart. In our small town the library is closed over the weekend, but open every day in the week. 'Tis a vicious circle, because if people can't get to the library in opening hours ...<br /><br />Someone wrote recently about the misconception - we can close the library, it is all on the internet anyway. The 'mind' boggles.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30590907.post-26927542932120322972011-01-25T16:02:35.866-05:002011-01-25T16:02:35.866-05:00I think there are three problems in relation to li...I think there are three problems in relation to libraries and volunteering - in England at any rate.<br /><br />One is that many of us are dissatisfied with our local libraries so one would be volunteering to work in something which needs to change but without much chance of changing it.<br /><br />Second is that many libraries have very odd opening times.<br /><br />Third is that the government is throwing so many things to volunteers all at once, it's hard to see how there will be enough volunteers to go round. Libraries won't be the only institutions looking for their help.<br /><br />LucyLucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30590907.post-50148515756169847192011-01-25T13:32:23.499-05:002011-01-25T13:32:23.499-05:00This is Merrilee, by the way, not sure what Google...This is Merrilee, by the way, not sure what Google has done with my name...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365253276513181787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30590907.post-36578904935779503762011-01-25T13:29:53.446-05:002011-01-25T13:29:53.446-05:00I've had some rather disheartening conversatio...I've had some rather disheartening conversation with my (American) step daughter who has a high school requirement for something like 40 hours a year of community service (which is not so very many hours, since she can do it over the summer). What has been disheartening is that she feels like she has to find the right volunteer match -- not so much for herself, but for her college "resume." It's a great opportunity for kids to get the reward of giving back, but I feel like in many cases the point it missed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365253276513181787noreply@blogger.com