The truth of the matter is, libraries are closing and lending is down. Another London borough, Camden, is allowing the use of mobile phones and the consumption of drinks and snacks.īefore Burnham's intervention the Society of Chief Librarians had already spoken out, urging libraries to diversify or die. Club Jessica lives her life quietly creating ASMR videos, but when Jessica meets Eric, she throws caution to the wind when he asks her on a date. Hillingdon Libraries, in London, already has a partnership with Starbucks in the first branch where the coffee shop chain was introduced, the council said borrowing rose by 32%. In October last year the culture secretary, Andy Burnham, said the "sombre face" of libraries was "decades out of date" and announced a review of libraries that would include consideration of whether they could share premises with internet cafes and libraries.
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In truth, the change is merely the latest in a series designed to broaden the appeal of libraries, even at the risk of annoying traditionalists who like their libraries silent. Gloucestershire libraries service insists the sound is "quiet background music" and can be turned down if it is disturbing people. "I was trying to choose a book in my local library but I just couldn't concentrate.
Gloucestershire county council has introduced piped pop tunes in four of its libraries – but the move has not been welcomed by all.Ī retired Oxford University lecturer, Doris Potts, 76, was unimpressed when (showing remarkably good knowledge of contemporary pop music) she heard the Sugababes pumping out at her local Bishops Cleeve library near Cheltenham.
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