Comments on Teacherninja: Changes to Library Hours and Services

This is so awful! I can't stand it. Access!

2009-07-11T02:54:50.893-04:00

This is so awful! I can't stand it. Access!

C.B. James--Yeah, we have all Republicans around h...

2009-07-10T08:48:05.276-04:00

C.B. James--Yeah, we have all Republicans around here and they hate poor people.

S--I hope you're right!

MotherReader--I hadn't thought of that. I hope the fact they're being open about it leads to some changes!

Thanks all!

Speaking as one let go by a public library system ...

2009-07-09T21:45:01.026-04:00

Speaking as one let go by a public library system that reduced staff and hours, I hear ya. Actually, I think that your library is doing a better job of conveying the implications to the public. We're so careful not to offend here that our messages have been very subdued. Like the new library hours are posted everywhere, but it doesn't talk about cuts in hours - even though that's what they are.

Hard on people who need to file for unemployment o...

2009-07-09T20:29:20.704-04:00

Hard on people who need to file for unemployment on Sundays and have no computer access. The opposite happened in Barrow. Our libraries cut back last year and then came back to full hours and are hiring now. So maybe there is a little hope that it won't last long.

You get what you pay for. Out here in California ...

2009-07-09T14:19:42.126-04:00

You get what you pay for. Out here in California it's less and less. Everyone wants a tax break and no one sees their repercussions.