I admire their devilry in mentioning how Swindon's new library has modern facilities, including internet access, yet still conclude that libraries are anachronistic & that such changes are rare; they should come & have a look at Swansea Central Library.
Yes, much of the information available in libraries can be found online but a lot of people still rely on library computers to surf the web in the first place. And of course books are cheap these days but the current economic climate & growing concerns over carbon footprints I think makes libraries incredibly important today.
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Boo! Hiss! I'll never look at Paxman's
"big, rubbery horse-face of mock incredulity" the same way again...
I admire their devilry in mentioning how Swindon's new library has modern facilities, including internet access, yet still conclude that libraries are anachronistic & that such changes are rare; they should come & have a look at Swansea Central Library.
Yes, much of the information available in libraries can be found online but a lot of people still rely on library computers to surf the web in the first place. And of course books are cheap these days but the current economic climate & growing concerns over carbon footprints I think makes libraries incredibly important today.
I particularly liked the fatuous comparison of libraries to Victorian public baths!
Who are these people? Do they ever actually visit modern libraries?
Cardiff, like Swansea, is far more up-to-date than their mental image of us...
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