Speaking up for Libraries
Philip Ardagh
It’s just a resource that we have to hold onto
as when its gone its going to be so difficult to
get it back. Libraries are something that
somebody would invent if they didn’t already
exist.
Gill Whitfield
I’m speaking up for Libraries today because I
feel pationately about Libraries. As a worker in
Libraries I see how much benefit people get
from libraries and I just hope that people
recognise that.
Dave Prentis
Libraries consistently score high satisfaction
rates in our local communities. But in the past
20 months since this coalition came to power
over ten percent of our libraries have closed.
Robert Wilfort
I’m speaking up for libraries today, well one of
the main reasons is Eida really. We use our
local library a lot and its just such a wonderful
resource.
Candy Gourlay
I grew up in a country where there was no
public library system. I grew up looking for
books but they were not available to me. I just
visited the Philipinnes where I visited libraries
that are being built by communities poorer
than you can imaging and then I come back to
this country where I live where libraries are
being taken down. I think it’s shocking that
that’s happening.
Alan Gibbons
My mum and dad used to scrape to get me a
few books and I’ve got a shelf of books as a
child but eighty percent of the books I read as
a kid where out of the public library. That first
book that was put into my hand by a librarian
that felt sorry for me was probably one of the
great inspirations of my life.
Lydia Syson
In the community that I live I can see that
libraries are absolutely crucial as without them
there would be children on the streets after
school every single day.
Jane Avis
We have a need for libraries that is vital of our
education and survival. You just need to speak
who have dementia. They come into the
libraries because it is a good place to be.
Bill Guy
Books are very expensive. Old people like
myself cant afford to buy books so it is
essential we go to the library. So I would like
the government to keep the libraries open so
that people like myself and kids can go there
and borrow books and educate ourselves.
Different people saying
We’re proud to be speaking up for libraries.