I am here to defend the local library. Is there any need for the local library? Yes, there definitely is. At every stage of my life so far, I have needed the library. I have loved books since childhood, and although many of you will laugh at this, a trip to the library as a small child was a treat. I loved going. I loved the quietness, the smell, browsing the shelves and then proudly handing my choice to the librarian, who back in the day always seemed to be an older lady, usually with scant smiles for a small child cluttering up her nice tidy library. I loved choosing something different for my mum to read to me in bed. This went on for many years, through ...  Read the complete review

I cant speak highly enough of my local library (Saltash in Cornwall). There is a definate need for libraries and I think a lot of people would be devestated if they were to loose it. Changes My library has changed a great deal in recent years including putting in a computerised system which has been met with mixed feelings. Personally I like it, it is quicker to use and you can see everything on your account without having to ask. You can also order books online which is great as if like me you think of a book you want to read, by the time you get to the library you have forgotten what its called !! Activities My children use the ...  Read the complete review

Libraries can seem a little old fashioned to some people (especially with the advent of e-books) but the services they provide can be useful for some. Personally I have a thing about borrowing books - I don't like doing it, I prefer to own whatever I'm reading at home, and some would think that makes the library a bit pointless to me but not so. Libraries are free to join - they put your details onto their system and give you a card, it's a simple as that. At my library I even got to choose whether I wanted a card with a photo of beach huts on or trees. What services can the library offer? - Book borrowing: read a book without having to pay out ...  Read the complete review

The library is my current favourite thing, so I felt I just had to write a review and have a little rave about it. After writing my initial review I have come to realise that library services may vary widely between different local councils so would like to point out that my review is based on Sheffield libraries. I've always been a library member and sporadically gone to my local or the central library to find the odd book to read, however all that changed when I started my maternity leave, was 8 1/2 months pregnant, and had a book to return but no longer worked in the city centre. On looking at the library section on my local council's website what should ...  Read the complete review

One of my favourite things in all the world to do, is curl up in a quiet room and read a good book. It helps me escape, helps me forget my troubles for a while. It encourages my imagination and allows me to become absorbed in a gripping story. Now in a money making obsessed society, what other hobby would cost me zero. Thats right not a penny. This pastime which I value so greatly does not cost me anything at all. Why? because I use my two local library's and I for one would be lost without this service. This library service which offers the loan of up to fourteen books for a three week period, is a total delight. The main library in our town does ...  Read the complete review