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Credit Crunch Lunch

With another packed and highly successful Credit Crunch Lunch nicely digested we would just like to say a big thank you to everyone who attended for engaging so thoroughly with the topic.  Writing an application letter that presents the right mix of who you are, what skills you have to offer and why you want to apply for a PARTICULAR role does take time and thought.  I hope we were able to offer a few useful ideas to chew over.

It was a great benefit to have so many of you share your experiences and ideas as well; we discussed the questionable benefits of lavender scented paper, dispelled the myth that we are all mere numbers running away from a big bouncing ball and learnt some useful ways to facilitate that all-important research we must do when preparing an application.

There are plenty more sessions to come, for more details contact Nadine and come along with sandwiches at the ready

A place to discover...

BBC 2's Daily Politics show posted a short video about the relevance of public libraries today. They offered statistics showing that between 1997 and 2007 borrowing dropped by 34% and that in 2007 38 public libraries closed. Equally as downheartening for me was that the person they interviewed about libraries was not an information professional. Although he spoke nicely, albeit briefly, about libraries, Prof John Mullan is a Professor of English at UCL. Surely this voice should've been one of us? Why didn't the BBC think to find their way to a librarian? Why is a professional voice for our profession not on their speed-dial?

My spirits were lifted slightly by one of the people they interviewed on the street. This lady simply said:

"Libraries are the place where people discover their imagination and where they discover who they are."