Hampshire’s Richard Ward talks with Talis
This episode in a mini-series of Talking with Talis podcasts for and about those with opinions and interest in the future of Public Libraries in England is with Richard Ward, Head of Library services for the county of Hampshire.
We talk about the challenges of providing library services to a diverse population in a large English county; Hampshire’s Discovery Centres; and how being the case study for Tim Coate’s controversial “Who’s in Charge?” report impacted on the library service.
We then move on to discuss the future of Public Libraries and the debate between those concerned about that future.
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During the conversation, we refer to the following resources:
- Hampshire Libraries
- Hampshire Discovery Centres
- The decline in adult book lending in UK public libraries and its possible causes: II. Statistical analysis. Douglas J.C. Grindlay, Anne Morris
The conversation conducted by telephone on Thursday 5th July 2007, edited in Garageband.
