tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957140491776029712.post2791915230083018252..comments2024-03-25T03:33:59.112-07:00Comments on Stop the privatisation of Public Libraries: Let's reclaim 'community'!Alan Wyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15663076592553652836noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957140491776029712.post-55751439660006396482014-03-02T10:32:29.848-08:002014-03-02T10:32:29.848-08:00Thanks for raising this issue in a post, Alan, and...Thanks for raising this issue in a post, Alan, and I totally agree with Shirley. <br /><br />The term community is not only being twisted but watered down to apply to various models - from the traditional library serving a community, to the library run solely by volunteers 'from the community' - even if not actually from the community - and everything in between. And all to make the new models more palatable.Elizabeth (@ElizCro)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957140491776029712.post-46725449205311274192014-03-01T09:06:50.645-08:002014-03-01T09:06:50.645-08:00I won't use it; as a word its meaning has bee...I won't use it; as a word its meaning has been debased. Like toxic treacle it falls from the tongues of politicians - look at Question 3 in the Sieghart Review, to find a typical example. Danger is that our "using it positively" will be deliberately misinterpreted by those who seek to mislead, allowing them to say we are endorsing their vile policies.Shirley Burnhamnoreply@blogger.com