There's going to be a consultation from November until January about the libraries. They need to save money. By may next year a decision will be made.
The libraries could be run by volunteers (would they be trusted with looking at borrowers details on the computer, with a key or the key code?);
My suggestion is to have the library open for volunteers only to only collect reservations, shelving and sorting all of the books. Maybe Wednesday, Friday or Saturday (Saturday is closed until further notice); from 9am until 4pm example. You dont need a paid library assistant for this unless problems with issuing the books on the self service machine.
Library hours could be volunteers do a morning until the library assistant turns up. Limited to certain tasks. For example Thursday 10 until 11.30 volunteer only; then 11.30 until 4.15pm library assistant.
The library of friends could take over the library and run it. You need to have a DSB check and make sure have volunteers who are regular library users and trained properly. I get fed up with books in the wrong place (it trigger something in the past)
Keep on using the library to borrow, reserve and place of safe space.
Wondering where all the money has gone?
Have a spending cap on new books?
Must admit I use the telephone box exchange library which is well used.
My kindle battery lasts for about 18 hours, I had it shut down due to lack of power just when I was in a good and exciting bit of a book and had to wait a couple of days for the power to come back on and then recharge the kindle.
I've looked at things like book box at our library, it's not very good, you can wait months for a lot of books and the numbers they have seem to be limited.
Many of my books are out of print, or are more expensive to buy as e=books than they are second hand. I'm certainly not going to buy a non fiction e-book for a couple of pounds cheaper than a hard copy, when I'm not going to be able to see things like maps properly as they're an important part of explaining what I'm reading about. A couple of authors I read, whilst their books are in English they're set in other countries and I want to go back to the page that gives the pronunciation guide, this is far easier in a real book than an e-book.
Another thing I'm finding is that I sleep better if I read a paper book, than an e-book.
