tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post1959174635518867835..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: Library LoutsCarol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-28354578920369996742013-11-28T03:51:00.283-08:002013-11-28T03:51:00.283-08:00I remember vividly the first time I went into a li...I remember vividly the first time I went into a library. I had no particular idea about what I would see there, except perhaps a large book store... and was immediately filled with unquenchable awe. No noisome commercial enterprise here! The quiet enveloped me. A feeling of reverence. So much knowledge! I felt small, insignificant, but empowered.<br /><br />I know that sounds silly, perhaps even pompous, but it's the feeling I had. And still have when I happen into a library. How dare they close one. Libraries are as important to many of us as churches, perhaps more important! They require no preconditioning, just a yearning for a world larger than we may otherwise ever experience. <br />Thanks for the reminder, Carol. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840009677652765864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-8213754843083868222013-11-28T02:32:14.191-08:002013-11-28T02:32:14.191-08:00The ongoing closure of libraries and the move to a...The ongoing closure of libraries and the move to abandon the paper book is not part of a progressive society...it is part of a oppressed society where the needs of the people are being brutally cast to one side by those who are not in need of such a vital service...yes...we're back to the self serving politicians and their sycophantic clan!<br />The library isn't a place exclusively reserved for the borrowing of books...it's also a place where communities meet and interact physically...( now there's a nuance )...it's a place of cultural warmth and learning...a place where a persons want to read is not restricted by their lack of finances...it's a place of sanctuary...both mental and physical as for many, the borrowing and reading of books is the only escape they have from the madness and the mundanity of their outside world!.....Trust me...I KNOW about this!<br />I'll stop there, Carol, because I'm starting to spontaneously combust!...which reminds me...what's next?..Public burning of all books?..Hm...now where I have I seen that before???<br />Exceptional post Hedges....on the ball as always...I'm now off to chain myself to a library...xx<br />Lynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-36427293683869550102012-06-02T00:59:30.628-07:002012-06-02T00:59:30.628-07:00Thanks for your comments. And of course the curren...Thanks for your comments. And of course the current trend to close libraries will seriously hit those writers who depend upon them for PLR - which I believe the Feral Overclass who currently dictate our 'Media, Culture and Sport policy (interesting juxtaposition that says so much) also want to cut. I weep for the unread words ...Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-65722254532326059402012-06-01T23:37:34.940-07:002012-06-01T23:37:34.940-07:00Wonderful, powerful post, Carol. Libraries were pa...Wonderful, powerful post, Carol. Libraries were part of my education, and my children's education. As an author, I enjoy giving talks in libraries, meeting interested and friendly people - audience and staff alike. But for how much longer?Juliet Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18371021153879089044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-39131871728245964872012-06-01T10:06:06.364-07:002012-06-01T10:06:06.364-07:00This destruction of libraries is the most unconsci...This destruction of libraries is the most unconscionable act of stupidity I've encountered. I too am appalled by the Kensal Rise stupidity - it's hard to believe, except that we must.lillyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752638206153634574noreply@blogger.com