@publiclibnews I’m losing my job to them It’s making closing libraries easier So much better than those annoying paid people

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I’m losing my job to them

It’s making closing libraries easier

So much better than those annoying paid

people

We love our library and we just want to keep the library open.

We can pretend we’re not closing it now!

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28% cut over three years – and it’s going to get worse.

Staff are sometimes 50% of budget and books just 5%

“Library work is easy and anyone can do it”

“If we don’t volunteer, the library will close”

This is the way to get more community involvement

Councils can say “It’s not us who closed it”

We have proof it works – Look at Buckinghamshire

Wake up and smell the Recession

The Big Society works

Yes - I love my library

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Postcode lottery Communism

Maintenance Double Taxation

Long-term Fragmentation

Stealing jobs Hyprocrisy

Makes closure easier Smokescreen

When the going gets tough Legal responsibility

Reputational damage Posh places get to keep their libraries

Over my still-quivering librarian corpse

You retired and you did WHAT?

No - I love my library

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CRB checks and legal (but be aware some authorities don’t demand CRB checks of paid library staff)

Who owns the building?

Job description and volunteer policy

Data Protection Act and computer system

Training

Seed-corn funding

Serious commitment on behalf of council and volunteers

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“CILIP is opposed to job substitution where paid professional and support roles are directly replaced with either volunteers or untrained administrative posts to save money. This applies

to all library and information services in every sector.”

“The Society of Chief Librarians strongly supports volunteering in libraries. The Society firmly believes that volunteers add value to the public library service, as long as all

volunteering activity is contained within a professionally managed and delivered framework. “

But not SCL Wales

“Staff costs are a significant and have been an increasing proportion of library costs and, if the service is losing up to 35% of its budget,[108] some staff cuts are inevitable … local authorities need to give careful consideration to how to do least damage to the service provided to the public now and for the future. They must ensure that they retain enough experienced and/or professionally qualified staff to develop the services on offer” CMS

Select Committee

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmcumeds/587/58705.htm#note108

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Why are councils the natural home for libraries?

Is confrontation the best way to campaign?

What can we do to affect things, either way?

What evidence do you have for your point of view?

Anything else anyone wants to say?

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I am Ian Anstice MA MCILIP

User of libraries since 1974, MA in Librarianship, paid librarian since 1994, Unison steward, Information Professional of the Year 2011, Voices for the

Library, Public Libraries News, Winsford Customer Service of the Year “Oscar” 2012.

And … involved in the transferring of one library to volunteers.

We are all, volunteer or not, Lovers of Libraries

All views expressed or inferred do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.

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@publiclibnews I’m losing my job to them It’s making closing libraries easier So much better than those annoying paid people