Tag: Libraries
What Are Public Libraries For?
I was on BBC Radio Wales this morning, talking about the future of libraries. The discussion, with Andrew Green of the Library of Wales in Aberyswyth, was sparked by the Terry Deary controversy. Terry has been quoted as saying that Libraries are a Victorian idea that have had their day. It’s a bit weird talking…
Dear, Dear, Terry Deary! Are Libraries Finished?
If it weren’t for me, Terry Deary would be nowhere now! Actually, that’s what Terry joked to me once. I illustrated a book of his, many years ago, which was paperbacked by Scholastic. That was his first book for Scholastic and the beginning of their very profitable relationship that lead to the amazingly successful Horrible…
Neil Gaiman on Libraries
Neil speaks for himself and us all. “Google can bring you back a hundred thousand answers – a librarian can bring you back the right one!”