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Books out, next the librarians

Now that the Ealing Library service has got rid of all the serious books, I hear they are going to get rid of their qualified librarians as well.

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00:00, 9 JAN 2009
Updated10:40, 1 OCT 2013

Now that the Ealing Library service has got rid of all the serious books, I hear they are going to get rid of their qualified librarians as well.

How long will it be before they extend the cafe and computer area and reduce the book stock to half a dozen paperbacks located on a shelf behind the cutlery? Then the dumbing down will be complete.

SL PIMBERT

Ealing W5

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