In a world where services and spaces are privatised,with Citizens Advice and police stations facing cuts, what libraries offer seems too good to be trueI began working as a library assistant three years ago. I was fed up of working from domestic, or alone,and my love of libraries from childhood and my student days has stayed with me. They are magical places. When I joined, my local authority was going through a phase of expanding library provision. It was approximately to open a stunning building, and one of Europe’s largest public libraries,to grand fanfare. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com