tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post8649713162215046511..comments2024-03-28T01:36:51.952-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: A Dramatic Spring for Saskatchewan LibrariesBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-81650646329301110372017-05-24T21:40:07.010-06:002017-05-24T21:40:07.010-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for your comment. Our local board...Kathy D.: Thanks for your comment. Our local board will continue to promote the value of libraries. I regret your current library experience does not have that special feeling book lovers get when they walk into a room full of books.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-67453249490046099512017-05-21T20:59:12.984-06:002017-05-21T20:59:12.984-06:00I agree with everyone on the need to preserve libr...I agree with everyone on the need to preserve libraries. I'm so glad the protests made a difference and the cutbacks were stopped.<br /><br />As a child, I, too, loved going to libraries and getting books. To this day, I feel awe and excitement going into a library, even though few books remain at my local branch and most people reserve books online, which are then gotten from other branches and transported to the one closest to the reader.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-74699739532029560942017-05-09T22:24:40.397-06:002017-05-09T22:24:40.397-06:00Moira: Thanks for the comment and your childhood e...Moira: Thanks for the comment and your childhood experiences. There are many facilities for the athletic. Libraries are about the only choice for the child who loves to exercise the mind. I expect to be working for years to come on behalf of libraries in Saskatchewan.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-48077832684156243462017-05-05T19:50:10.420-06:002017-05-05T19:50:10.420-06:00I am always devastated to hear of any library cuts...I am always devastated to hear of any library cuts anywhere. When I was a child the library was my dream palace, my safe haven, and the source of so much happiness and knowledge. I wish every child could have that. Your story had an unexpected ending, rare in these sad times - I hope the libraries stay safe. Stick to your guns and fight the good fight Bill.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-33644455137525447552017-05-03T20:37:07.530-06:002017-05-03T20:37:07.530-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. For the modest amo...Margot: Thanks for the comment. For the modest amounts expended on libraries they provide an immense amount of information to everyone. They are resource used by the whole community. I think the government was surprised by the breadth of the protest involving babies to our eldest citizens.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-54401543569931767322017-05-03T20:34:46.971-06:002017-05-03T20:34:46.971-06:00Bernadette: Thanks for the comment. I echo all you...Bernadette: Thanks for the comment. I echo all your comments. Within our library one of the popular programs is storytime for pre-kindergarten children. And there are special evenings occasionally. One spring evening a few years ago I went down to the library in my pyjamas and read a story I had originally written and illustrated for my oldest son.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-76793427108132578012017-05-03T05:28:59.605-06:002017-05-03T05:28:59.605-06:00I'm so glad, Bill, that people everywhere, inc...I'm so glad, Bill, that people everywhere, including Gail Bowen, stepped up and spoke out to keep the library funded. And I think Bernadette's right that cutting funding for libraries is an easy target for politicians. There's been talk about cutting our library funding, too, but so far, it hasn't gotten beyond talk. Yet. I think it's important that we not be complacent about such things, and I'm glad the people of Saskatchewan weren't. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-62249741123776907642017-05-03T03:28:33.544-06:002017-05-03T03:28:33.544-06:00Glad to hear there are protests about the proposed...Glad to hear there are protests about the proposed cuts Bill and I hope you'll keep us updated on their success.<br /><br />Cutting library funding has been a very common "low hanging fruit" area of government spending across the world in the last 10-15 years because short-sighted people think libraries are all about poor people borrowing physical books. Of course to my mind that's good enough reason to keep them open but libraries offer so much more - a way to keep voracious readers supplied with all manner of choices, a place to learn research and information gathering skills, a free place to go for the lonely and marginalised where they can feel welcome and find things to do...I could go on and on. We were largely successful in staving off the proposed cuts in our system a few years ago - a key factor being to mobilise the mums. Even "not poor" people with young kids make extensive use of libraries and the mums were a vocal and organised support base. Bless 'em. Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.com