Burton Joyce Online

 

The BJ Library has a desolate appearance these days - Still it does provides additional "off-road" parking within Meadow Lane

The stated aim of the NOTTS CC Library service is to be a library, archives and information service at the heart of Nottinghamshire communities and community life.

To achieve this we aim to:

•Inspire the enjoyment of books and reading
•Create knowledge through access to learning, information and the provision of a continuing record of local heritage and community life
•Stimulate and encourage cultural activities
•Offer excellent and inclusive customer service for all every time

In the short and medium term we will achieve our vision by acting as one service to:

•Invest in buildings and modernise the service ‘offer’
•Provide opportunities for community and cultural activities
•Engage and consult with customers and communities
•Focus on the quality and consistency of customer service
•Provide value for money
•Recruit, develop and train staff to meet the needs of customers and communities
•Respond to change in the community and develop and embrace best practice
•Develop partnerships to integrate customer services relevant to local needs and opportunities

We in BJ ask - What and where did it all go wrong ?.
Is it something to do with a hidden agenda?

or simply the need for positive thinking such as "where there is a will, there is a way" .
 

What is happening within the BJ Library ? How many of us in the village really know ?  1in 10, 1in 100, 1 in 500.

BJ has a population in the order of 4000, therefore  if 1 in 500 do know  there are probably only 8 in total within the community who are aware of what is happening within our library. If this assumption is only partially true, then the situation is a real community disaster and requires some  immediate remedial action, with a questioning of the competence and communication of the present administrations  at local and county levels .

At the last community meeting,  we attended ( early April) - called by the Library Administrators -  concern was expressed, by several of the residents attending  as to the choice of opening days and times for the library, which had been decided upon by the Administration.  After questioning the logic behind  the making of these decision,  further discussion and a proposal by resident was agreed that changes could be amended to include Friday mornings opening.

Has this agreement been honoured  - NO

Incidentally attending the meeting were 9 residents ( incl 3 “possible” library volunteers )  1 Parish Councillor ( who came late and left early) and the 4 Library Administration staff, instrumental in making the changes .

Guess what - This  meeting  was not widely publicised  - Huum ?

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