The Guardian Reports UK Librarians could be stripped of their 144-year-old right to choose books under plans to reorganise the public library service disclosed yesterday.
A national agency would be set up to run libraries, largely replacing current control by a patchwork of 149 local authorities. Staff would be redeployed from back offices to deal with the public. Book choice would be privatised by wholesale suppliers; the savings could help extend opening hours or pay for popular titles to win back book borrowers.
Just checkout chicks
Are librarians being downgraded to just checkout chicks? Does our job hold so little relevance? Why are librarians so devalued in today’s society (at least, by those in power)?