World Book Day at Seacombe Ferry 1st March

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World Book Day at Seacombe Ferry 1st March #1031625 1st Mar 2017 9:23am 1st Mar 2017 9:23am
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 904 Wallasey Touchstone OP Guardian
Touchstone OP Guardian Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 904 Wallasey	Friends of Wallasey Central Library, Seacombe Library and Wirral Library Service will be at Seacombe Ferry Terminal tomorrow giving out free books. Anyone using the ferry or just dropping in is welcome to pick up a book and find our what's going on at your local library. People will also be able to sign up and get a library card. We'll be starting around 9am. There's lots of free parking and also free tea and coffee up to 9.40am for ferry users. Thurs 1st March 9am Seacombe Ferry Terminal

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Re: World Book Day at Seacombe Ferry 1st March [Re: Touchstone] #1031656 1st Mar 2017 4:26pm 1st Mar 2017 4:26pm
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 3,423 Wirral V venice Forum Guardian
venice Forum Guardian V Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 3,423 Wirral	I dont get how or why libraries which are supposed to be so starved of cash they need to be shut down, seem to always be practically giving books away at cheaper prices than even the charity shops ? When things are this tough, why rather than risk closure, dont they just stick with books they have, swap more with other libraries to ring the changes, and encourage people who buy books , to bring book donations IN instead? I bought a few books the other day for kids 5 for �1, not perfect condition, but very very good, adult ones 25p. Seems like they arent that strapped for cash when you look at the prices of new replacement books. Better to be a bit out of date surely , and stay open?I know staffing is the major expense, but book costs must also add up considerably over the year.

Re: World Book Day at Seacombe Ferry 1st March [Re: venice] #1031711 2nd Mar 2017 12:14am 2nd Mar 2017 12:14am
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diggingdeeper Wiki Master Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 11,996 Birkenhead	Books are either disposed of because they are damaged or haven't had much interest from borrowers. If people don't borrow them there is even less chance they want to purchase them so the prices are low. When I worked in a library many years ago, all disposals were purposely destroyed and then thrown away, at least things have improved - I still have one book I rescued and sellotaped all the pages back together again. In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell We should judge our economy by the absence of poverty, not the number of billionaires - Jeremy Corbyn

Re: World Book Day at Seacombe Ferry 1st March [Re: Touchstone] #1031722 2nd Mar 2017 11:15am 2nd Mar 2017 11:15am
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fish5133 Forum Guardian F Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,763 Heswallish	Kids all going in to school dressed up..quite a few mums late rushing in after trying to get kids dressed up or a quick dash to Tesco to buy an outfit.One or 2 kids in uniform either forgotten or Jehovahs Witness kids! Harry Potter , Star wars and a few ninja turtles for the lads and sleeping beauty, goldilocks for the girls. Teachers spending the first hour trying to get the kids de-hyped. Hoping a mum or teacher was going as Lady Godiva