19 May 2012
I am seriously miffed! I went to my local library today, as I wanted a book and I have no money to buy it from Amazon. (It's Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake, if you want to know.) Anyway, I went there in a fit of desperation and asked. They didn't have it.
Now, this isn't too shame full. Annan is a fairly small town and it's not exactly a massive bestseller. However, then again it's not too obscure either. So when they tell me that the nearest library to have it is Stranraer, 90 miles away, I was disgusted!
Now, we love our libraries, we really do, and we certainly don't want them to shut down, but they need to put some effort in too. Broaden their range, get some more books etc. They can't just survive on the last batch of books they bought in the 90s. Come on libraries, pull yourself together!
Our Libraries Are Failing Us! • Opuss № I