Gisborne: Another Library Fighting The User Pay Arguement

It must be that time of year again, as libraries battle councils feeling the money crunch. User-pay income rise needed at the library From the Gisborne Herald LIBRARY users could be asked to put their hands in their pockets to help maintain the service and could be called on to have their share of library costs [...]

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On Libraries Charging For Ebooks

I tried, o yes I tried not to, but word was there and open and the internal monologue wanted to be released. Over the interwebs today came an article about Tauranga City Libraries having charges for their eBooks: City libraries sourcing eBooks “Tauranga City Libraries is in the final stages of tweaking the software that [...]

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Good News On Library Charges Front

I was pleased to see that South Taranaki council voted against putting charges on their books. Apparently there was 300 submissions on the proposals. I was worried as very little press had come out of South Taranaki, unlike Tauranga. For those who missed it, here is the TV3 report from last night on the decision [...]

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Tauranga City Council Rejects Library Charges

In case you missed it, Tauranga City Council rejected the proposed Library charges. This is great news, although the proposed staff savings are a worry. Just how are they going to achieve those? I suspect we all now how Now we wait to see what happens on South Taranaki. News on their changes should come out next [...]

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Blissfully Ignorant: Library Charges

Sometimes it seems one can be trying ones best to be informed, and to keep on top of what’s happening out there in the big bad world, and yet one can still be ignorant of facts. Like the library charges debate that has been simmering out there in library land. Was I aware that in Kaitaia and Kaikohe, residents must pay [...]

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Updating Yesterdays Post On Charges

More developments since yesterday. I was glad to see the strong response put out from LIANZA last night, and to see Barbara on One News. Also I was glad to hear us on National Radio this morning. Library And Information Association Of New Zealand Opposes Library Charges 27 January 2010 LIANZA, The Library and Information [...]

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