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ILLY season is upon us, and with nothing much going on in the world, this is Mediawatching’s chance to shine.
And what better way to enjoy the calm and serenity than with a spot tea and some cake behind closed doors. Sue Hill, of Sue Hill Recruitment, has been in touch with a reader’s letter to Waitrose’s Food magazine, in praise of elevenses at the library. The letter, from Beth Woodhead, reads: “Nicola Miller’s wonderful article on elevenses (March) reminded me of my first job as a Saturday assistant in the village library. At 11am the librarian would temporarily put up the closed notice before producing two cream cakes to be eaten in reverential silence with tea. Such kindness and such pleasure!” From tea and snacks to ghosts in the stacks, and an article sent in my CILIP’s Training Manager Jill Howard, who directs us to piece on the BBC (https://bbc. in/3b1w8ln), along with a note to say: “Sure you have this one, but just in case…”. And so to Leeds Central Library, which was called into action as a stunt double for New York Public Library – helping to make a dream come true for eight- year-old George who was born with a congenital heart condition. The Make-A- Wish charity found out about George’s love of the Ghostbusters films, and helped him join a band of ghost busters, including a ride to Leeds Central Library in a replica of the famous Ecto-1 vehicle. George’s mum, Jane, said: “Any parents who have a child with an illness or a
disability, especially a disability like George’s heart condition, life can be difficult for them.
“[Today has] really made us grateful and it makes you feel that you’re not alone. So many people have come together to recognise what he’s been through but also what families like us go through. “It’s given us something that George will take with him for the rest of his life.” You can make a donation to Make- A-Wish at
www.make-a-wish.org.uk. (Incidentally, Mediawatching didn’t have this one, but we were touched by our colleague’s misplaced faith in our ability.) More from the BBC, and this time Andrew K. Shenton is our source with a tip off about a recent edition of Front Row on BBC Radio Four (www.
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001818f). Andrew says: “I’d like to suggest covering in your Mediawatching column of the Information Professional that part of the Radio Four arts programme Front Row on 8 June in which Samira Ahmed interviewed the writer, Cressida Cowell.
“Although the ‘library’ segment lasted a mere ten minutes, I have seldom heard a more persuasive case presented to the general public for bolstering the profile of libraries in primary schools. I am sure I was not the only listener to note down many of the arguments in the belief that they are invaluable to those of us who seek to promote libraries more generally.” Next up is Alan Bullimore’s suggestion,. He says: “CILIP members
who admire quirky music from the 1970’s onwards must be loving the new series of Guy Garvey: From the Vaults which began it’s latest series recently on Sky Arts (FV Ch11). If the bands featured aren’t your cup of tea there is some gratuitous footage of the ITV Film Library in Leeds. Rock n* Rolling Stacks, erm, maan.” And we round off this issue with an international contribution, from Michael Gorman, in Chicago, IL, who shares his letter from the TLS. “The review of Patrick McCabe’s Poguemahone (May 20), and its references to “Killiburn”, reminded me of when I was a junior assistant in the Kilburn branch of Hampstead Public Library of blessed memory in the late 1950s.
“The area was so Irish then that it was widely known as “County Kilburn” [I wrote “County KIL- burn]. I learnt a lesson in library collection development that I never forgot in fifty years of library work. The book stock was excellent for a small library and featured many books on Ireland. I read a lot of them, partly because they were always available. By contrast, the far fewer books on countries like the US, Australia and Canada flew off the shelves.
“So much for wallowing in the memories of the Ould Sod.” With that, we’ll let you get back to enjoying a serene summer and see you soon once silly season has been and gone. IP
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