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 sitdownstandup  17 Apr 16 2.46am |
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think this is a bit excessive..
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Sportyteacher  London 17 Apr 16 6.52am |
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I'd have just given them a booking.
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| Pikester Worthing 17 Apr 16 9.39am |
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Jail for losing a Dr. Seuss book... We'll have to change the usual question. So - Would you, could you with a fox?
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| Hoof Hearted 17 Apr 16 12.36pm | |
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We have loads of Libraries in Bristol, some used more frequently than others but the one in Avonmouth (a poor industrial area of the City) cost a total of £50,000 to run in 2014 and the records indicate that only 200 visits to the library were made in that year. It would have been cheaper for all concerned if those visitors actually bought the books they wanted from Amazon and got refunded by the council. At a cost of say £10 per book, the Council would have saved £30,000.
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| topcat Holmesdale / Surbiton 17 Apr 16 8.37pm |
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Originally posted by Hoof Hearted
We have loads of Libraries in Bristol, some used more frequently than others but the one in Avonmouth (a poor industrial area of the City) cost a total of £50,000 to run in 2014 and the records indicate that only 200 visits to the library were made in that year. It would have been cheaper for all concerned if those visitors actually bought the books they wanted from Amazon and got refunded by the council. At a cost of say £10 per book, the Council would have saved £30,000.
I think it is visitors rather than visits. 259 people made 3372 visits in total. It's still a very low rate (compared to other libraries) although the library is only open 13 hours a week.
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