RT @homeysimpson: new resource for librarians who want to learn about makers, hackerspaces, the participatory library and more: http://t.co/eQshWzOM
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December 31, 2012 9:43 AM
Great resource for maker librarians!
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@Saraathotkey: "And so has our coverage of the Speak Up for Libraries rally. This is the first of two blog posts… the next one is from Hot Key author Lydia Syson. There were an number of impassioned pleas to the government to take action on libraries closing. Here are my top three quotes from the event: 1. Mar Dixon, library campaigner “It should NOT be that because you have more money in your locality that you get a better library service.” 2. Ian Clark from Voices for the Library “There isn’t a single person alive who couldn’t walk into a library and find something they like.” (To which I add: because the librarian will be there to help them find it.) 3. Ian Anstice from Public Libraries News “Libraries are vital front line services. THEY JUST ARE.” He also said that it isn’t just about open or closed libraries. It is about the “not quite open” libraries. (I think that’s a huge point in terms of how the public views libraries, and funding should support libraries being open more often.)" Delete the scoop?
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@Saraathotkey: "It was good to see lots of authors at the libraries lobby. I spotted @candygourlay and @markthomasjones in the crowd, and also one of our own Hot Key Books authors @LydiaSyson, the author of the forthcoming A WORLD BETWEEN US, a gripping love story set in the Spanish Civil War, inspired by her family history."
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