More Books Please!
The more people I speak to about Twyford Library the more excellent views and opinions I hear about why so many people feel so strongly on this issue. This is one such example, please continue to let us know what you think - make your voice heard!
"One problem with the current library in Twyford is that it has too few books. Before I moved to work in Wokingham I was a regular visitor to Twyford Library calling at least twice a week. I struggled to find a book I had not already read. The answer was to order a book from another Library for which there is a charge. I soon found I was spending a lot of money in order to read books that residents of other parts of the District could read for free. This strikes me as being an inequitable tax on the residents of the northern parishes.
If I was very lucky, one of the books I wanted would appear on the random movement of books between libraries, but mostly these were books that people at other libraries no longer wanted. An example is the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell. When the series was on television it was virtually impossible for Twyford Library to obtain copies.
At other times the book I wanted was in “Reserve” and it surprises me how many books are archived in this way because of the lack of Library space in Wokingham District. A larger library at Twyford would mean a fairer distribution of books and would enable the library service to have fewer books kept in Reserve."
Linda Dane
"One problem with the current library in Twyford is that it has too few books. Before I moved to work in Wokingham I was a regular visitor to Twyford Library calling at least twice a week. I struggled to find a book I had not already read. The answer was to order a book from another Library for which there is a charge. I soon found I was spending a lot of money in order to read books that residents of other parts of the District could read for free. This strikes me as being an inequitable tax on the residents of the northern parishes.
If I was very lucky, one of the books I wanted would appear on the random movement of books between libraries, but mostly these were books that people at other libraries no longer wanted. An example is the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell. When the series was on television it was virtually impossible for Twyford Library to obtain copies.
At other times the book I wanted was in “Reserve” and it surprises me how many books are archived in this way because of the lack of Library space in Wokingham District. A larger library at Twyford would mean a fairer distribution of books and would enable the library service to have fewer books kept in Reserve."
Linda Dane
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