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Support National Libraries Day
03.02.12 | Benedicte Page
Tomorrow, Saturday 4th February, is National Libraries Day.
It's a day on which everyone can show their support for the service by visiting their library, taking out a book, or joining, if they are not already a member. You can check for local events on the National Libraries Day website, www.nationallibrariesday.org.uk. If you are not able to visit in person, you can look on the library's site at the services on offer, or Tweet about why you love libraries using the hashtag #NLD12.
If you haven't joined our Facebook Fight for Libraries page, do so now and you'll be kept up to date on library developments as and when they happen. You can also use the page to post photos and details of what's happening locally to you. Or you can follow our Twitter feed on @Fight4Libraries.
Although the year since the first Save Our Libraries day has seen fierce cutbacks in the service, campaigners have made some significant victories and succeeded in keeping libraries firmly on the national agenda. But local and national politicians need to know you care about the service—and librarians could do with the support. Let's celebrate our libraries.
The Bookseller's editor-in-chief Neill Denny says: "On National Libraries Day tomorrow, take your family and friends to your local library, take out some books, cheer up the staff, make a point.
"Although the big trends shaping the book trade can sometimes seem too powerful to change, the story of the fight for libraries shows that they are not. Individual stands and actions do make a difference."
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Congratulations and thanks are due to The Bookseller for the role they have played in making their readers aware of the problems and providing a notice board both recently and over the past few years, for those involved and for library users and campaigners.
Without your efforts it would have been difficult to keep the voice calling so clearly and distinctly.
Ten years ago The Bookseller only printed one or two articles a year about libraries - now there are several every day.
National Libraries Day is really the invention of Alan Gibbons. He and Desmond Clarke, Shirley Burnham, Ian Anstice and the good people operating 'Voice of the Libraries' are genuine public heroes. People owe them- and you- a huge vote of thanks. They have shown what the Big Society really means.
Politicians of all kinds, both national and local have badly failed library users. They should all be ashamed. None of the misery of the last year was ever needed.
It is time now to start putting things right and the best starting point would be to applaud campaigners everywhere for their work and what they have done.
The PR is hitting . Well done to all.
It is nice to see an event take place, especially for libraries, that not only raises awareness but also does something about it. The more people get involved the more libraries we can save.
It never ceases to amaze me that libraries seem to be the most important services out there with some good information but yet they are the first ones getting their funding cut.
Congratulations and thanks are due to The Bookseller for the role they have played in making their readers aware of the problems and providing a notice board both recently and over the past few years, for those involved and for library users and campaigners.
Without your efforts it would have been difficult to keep the voice calling so clearly and distinctly.
Ten years ago The Bookseller only printed one or two articles a year about libraries - now there are several every day.
National Libraries Day is really the invention of Alan Gibbons. He and Desmond Clarke, Shirley Burnham, Ian Anstice and the good people operating 'Voice of the Libraries' are genuine public heroes. People owe them- and you- a huge vote of thanks. They have shown what the Big Society really means.
Politicians of all kinds, both national and local have badly failed library users. They should all be ashamed. None of the misery of the last year was ever needed.
It is time now to start putting things right and the best starting point would be to applaud campaigners everywhere for their work and what they have done.
The PR is hitting . Well done to all.
It is nice to see an event take place, especially for libraries, that not only raises awareness but also does something about it. The more people get involved the more libraries we can save.
It never ceases to amaze me that libraries seem to be the most important services out there with some good information but yet they are the first ones getting their funding cut.