I was waiting in teen-taxi last night and it was too dark to read so I flicked through the radio stations looking for a distraction, and stumbled across James Daunt spouting forth about bookshops and the physical book. I found myself agreeing with most of what he said. I started scribbling down words and phrases [...]
Posts Tagged ‘libraries’
How bookshops can save the world
Posted in books, Debate, tagged books, bookshops, Fourthought, James Daunt, libraries, reading, reading rooms, Waterstones on 17/11/2011 | 5 Comments »
Why we need to save libraries
Posted in Debate, tagged books, libraries, printed heritage on 22/01/2011 | 4 Comments »
OED: Library – ‘Collection of books or place in which it is kept; reading or writing room in a house’ In September, Jackie at Farmlane Books Blog hosted a very fine discussion on the present state of libraries in England and the US with her post ‘How Can We Save UK Libraries‘ ? Since autumn last [...]
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