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Working as a Library Assistant

October 31, 2017 — 0 Comments

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Libraries Week: Libraries and Me

October 8, 2017 — 0 Comments

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Not a librarian working in a library

October 5, 2017 — 1 Comment

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Austerity

June 17, 2017 — 0 Comments

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My Employment History Part 6 (or how I ended up working in a library)

November 23, 2016 — 0 Comments

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My Employment History Part 2 (or how I ended up working in a library)

November 17, 2016 — 0 Comments

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Children’s laureates demand UK government investigate school library closures (via The Guardian)

November 14, 2016 — 0 Comments

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For many library visitors, I’m the only person they’ve talked to all day | The Guardian

October 24, 2016 — 0 Comments

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House of Lords attacks the government over library closures | via The Guardian

October 22, 2016 — 2 Comments

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Libraries and Me

May 11, 2016 — 2 Comments