Friday, December 19, 2014

Public libraries ‘should try to emulate coffee shops’



Independent report warns of library closures if features such as free Wi-Fi are not improved




Coffee shop
Libraries should be more like coffee shops and have free Wi-Fi, said the author of the report. Photograph: Alex Segre / Alamy/Alamy

Public libraries are facing an “absolute disaster” and should try to emulate coffee shops, the author of an independent report into the service has said.
William Sieghart, who headed a panel to produce an independent report on the role of the public library service in England, warned of large-scale closures if features such as free Wi-Fi were not improved.
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While at The Telegraph:

Thirsty? Go to a library, not a coffee shop



And from Shelf Awareness:


Library Advice: 'Please Don't Shelve Sandwiches'

Sound advice from the University of Liverpool Library (‏@LivUniLibrary): "Please don't shelve sandwiches. If you need help differentiating between books & food ask a member of staff #experts."

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