Quote: zooo @ August 31 2008, 4:40 PM BSTOr unless you actually literally turn it into a library. They must earn money somehow.
Fines/Government support.
Librarians have a fairly decent wage actually. I think...
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Quote: zooo @ August 31 2008, 4:40 PM BSTOr unless you actually literally turn it into a library. They must earn money somehow.
Where do you think your council tax goes?
Ah. I always wondered how they made money letting people read books for free.
Most libraries charge for everything else now too. *shakes fist*
NEW ONE! Cath Kidston.
Why the hell would I paid £45 for a chintz bed spread when I can get the same style of design in a charity shop or make my own for a fraction of the price?
Quote: Aaron @ August 31 2008, 4:57 PM BSTMost libraries charge for everything else now too. *shakes fist*
No they don't. Libraries do a great job and are a great benefit to members of the community who usually get a raw deal from society. Especially the old. Leave em alone. 
You can get free internet use in libraries
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at large. @ September 1 2008, 3:40 PM BSTNEW ONE! Cath Kidston.
Why the hell would I paid £45 for a chintz bed spread when I can get the same style of design in a charity shop or make my own for a fraction of the price?
Because you might not be able to get one in a charity shop, and might not have the time or knowhow to make one.
Quote: chipolata @ September 1 2008, 4:25 PM BSTNo they don't. Libraries do a great job and are a great benefit to members of the community who usually get a raw deal from society. Especially the old. Leave em alone.
chipolata is a librarian and I claim my £5.
Quote: Aaron @ September 1 2008, 4:33 PM BSTBecause you might not be able to get one in a charity shop, and might not have the time or knowhow to make one.
That maybe but those kind of prints have been around for years, they are nothing new and yet suddenly people are willing to pay out a large amount of money for something their Granny has at the back of her cupboard. And to be honest, I think you would have to live on a island with no internet or shops if you couldn't find items similar to hers a lot cheaper. The only difference is her name is not on them.
Quote: Aaron @ September 1 2008, 4:33 PM BSTchipolata is a librarian and I claim my £5.
Fraid not. I've just got that rare thing: a social conscience. 
And back on topic, something that pisses me off is when new people are brought into the office and introduced to you, even though they're not in your department and you'll never see them ever again. So you've got to struggle to smile and think of things to say for nothing.
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at large. @ September 1 2008, 4:50 PM BSTThat maybe but those kind of prints have been around for years, they are nothing new and yet suddenly people are willing to pay out a large amount of money for something their Granny has at the back of her cupboard. And to be honest, I think you would have to live on a island with no internet or shops if you couldn't find items similar to hers a lot cheaper. The only difference is her name is not on them.
I'm actually strangely surprised that you're objecting to a brand such as that.
Quote: chipolata @ September 1 2008, 4:56 PM BSTFraid not. I've just got that rare thing: a social conscience.
Which has what to do with charges for library services?
Quote: Aaron @ September 1 2008, 5:11 PM BSTI'm actually strangely surprised that you're objecting to a brand such as that.
It's not the brand. They do have some nice stuff. It's the price. I find it a bit wrong for them to charge so much for something unoriginal.
Quote: Aaron @ September 1 2008, 5:11 PM BSTI'm actually strangely surprised that you're objecting to a brand such as that.
Which has what to do with charges for library services?
If you had a social consience like what I have, you'd understand. 
Quote: chipolata @ September 1 2008, 5:16 PM BSTIf you had a social consience like what I have, you'd understand.
He did have one but he got a cream.
It pisses me off when rich bastards complain about not being able to afford to fly their private jets:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/01/people.sean.combs.ap/index.html