RE: Wallasey Library.Come scream with me

[celia]

I do not know whether to laugh cry or throw a tantrum,
Reason. For years I and many other regular users of the Wallasey Rake Lane Reference library .Have complained to the council and councilors about the bad state of the reference room, the worst in Wirral, which has needed repairs for years to the walls, cracks traveling right round the room, big chunks of plaster falling off. All have fallen on deaf ears; I am just back from that same library. Because The Reference room is closed till further notice. I thought it might be staff shortage but no. Guess what the room is collapsing Walls or ceiling . First Birkenhead library had to close due to neglect then the Archives move to the new building and won’t be open till September. Now Rake Lane has gone to Pot and I have been put out to grass
RANT OVER

Celia

[hepburn]

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[Melagbe]

Thats bad news Celia.

But tell them in their refit they should get more film/fiche printers and also more parish records for Wallasey and Liscard.......... lol

saves a trip to Chester!!!!!!

Mel

[celia]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

I was going to put that but i couldn't spell it

But tell them in their refit they should get more film/fiche printers and also more parish records for Wallasey and Liscard.......... lol

You forgot Space last year i redesigned that part (in a letter to the council) I sent the computers downstairs.Got B.T to send shelves for THEIR books which take up to much room then moved whole lot downstairs.Moved the now empty shelves back against the wall and put small tables where the computers used to be,and oh yes,I made the Libraians counter much bigger and easier for them to work behind.I did stress the tables must be big enough to put a pen & Pad on,we don't have that space now.You have to be a contortionist when using the machines I dont think the council took up the idia,because they never replied

Celia

[Certacito]

Don't scream too loudly Celia or it may mysteriously burn down.  It was once one of the great manors of Wallasey you know and we all know what happened recently in Central park! 

The Council appear to spend millions repeatedly doing up housing stock that doesn't need it yet neglects our public buildings.

One more moan about our library if I may digress. Why Mr Chief Librarian have you changed the borrowing time from one month to three weeks?  Drum up a bit more in fines maybe? It wasn't publicised very much and it was only thanks to one of the staff that I knew about it.

[celia]

I don't believe it,Now Birkenhead Central library is to close from 5p.m sat august 23rd to 15th September Refurbishment

Mel  or anyone else reading  this, members that use the archives,Wallasey Library, (me) birkenhead library (Mel) to help others with their genealogy.We have now been made redundant.


Celia

[Melagbe]

Hi Celia,

Yes its really annoying, and I am off work when it is closed

Have to go to Liverpool if thats open lol and do some Liverpool research!!!

Mel

[celia]

Certacito
The Council appear to spend millions repeatedly doing up housing stock that doesn't need it yet neglects our public buildings.

How about us wirralians starting are own Council departments to keep an eye on neglect.We Have Friends of this & That. Did you know that there is no longer an address to contact in Hamilton square where you inquire about  the state of some libraries which they may not know about.They closed contact because they don't want to know

Another 6 weeks before all three libraries get rolling again

Celia

[celia]

Have to go to Liverpool if thats open lol and do some Liverpool research!!!

Mel

Good idea you might as well do your own research,in the Lull thats what i am doing now,got loads of spaces to fill in three files.I have now found loads of surenames,in Stafford,Middlesex,Cheshire & Glasgow still there, there is one i am very hopfull about.So lots to do

Celia