tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post4030929280147543608..comments2024-03-27T03:57:15.929+05:30Comments on Time and Tide: British Library, Thiruvananthapuram, to close downPradeep Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-71350233584228230202008-06-25T21:42:00.000+05:302008-06-25T21:42:00.000+05:30Hi Resmi,Has the library been taken over by the st...Hi Resmi,<BR/>Has the library been taken over by the state government, and is it open and functioning or has it actually shut down pending govt takeover?Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-12758697596259572222008-06-25T15:15:00.000+05:302008-06-25T15:15:00.000+05:30hi,Came across ur blog accidently. I was abt to po...hi,<BR/><BR/>Came across ur blog accidently. I was abt to post something abt the British Library itself. I share the same views as you, though I joined very late than you..Resmi...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07716360329895283136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-39635552534763410112007-12-20T08:02:00.000+05:302007-12-20T08:02:00.000+05:30here's an article that came in the indian express ...here's an article that came in the indian express save the library campaign<BR/>http://thedailycolumns.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/crying-waiting-hoping/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-67141544546676410442007-12-19T12:14:00.000+05:302007-12-19T12:14:00.000+05:30There is a mass petition campain going on at http:...There is a mass petition campain going on at http://www.petitiononline.com/bcl64lib/petition.html<BR/><BR/>sign it if interested :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-52627935046939707452007-12-18T23:13:00.000+05:302007-12-18T23:13:00.000+05:30I have been a member from 1975 onwards.2 years ba...I have been a member from 1975 onwards.2 years back I discontinued due to the following reasons:<BR/>1.During 1970s,the membership fee was just Rs.15/- .Fees should rise.But it rose to a prohibitive level of 1500!<BR/>2.There were too many books in social sciences and literature.But over the years the number of books in these drastically declined and in their place, medicine,technical,engineering,management and computer books got proliferated,<BR/>3.Old staff members were quite friendly, I remember such a nice figure as Xavier Sir.But the present youngters( a few of them),it seemed to me,were quite rude. <BR/> However,closing a library in a state like ours is an open offence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-81129295161161537532007-12-18T23:12:00.000+05:302007-12-18T23:12:00.000+05:30I have been a member from 1975 onwards.2 years ba...I have been a member from 1975 onwards.2 years back I discontinued due to the following reasons:<BR/>1.During 1970s,the membership fee was just Rs.15/- .Fees should rise.But it rose to a prohibitive level of 1500!<BR/>2.There were too many books in social sciences and literature.But over the years the number of books in these drastically declined and in their place, medicine,technica,engineering,management and computer books got proliferated,<BR/>3.Old staff members were quite friendly, I remember such a nice figure as xavier sir.But the present youngters( a few of them),it seemed to me,were quite rude. <BR/> However,closing a library in a state like ours is an open offence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-43035555204330767132007-12-14T17:54:00.000+05:302007-12-14T17:54:00.000+05:30Many libraries are closing down due to the lack of...Many libraries are closing down due to the lack of readers. A few years ago, a circulating library near my house closed down due to looses. I feel bad when I think of it.Lakshmi Bharadwajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212991591359341995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-42901019061126929032007-12-11T10:14:00.000+05:302007-12-11T10:14:00.000+05:30You have got me interested...planning to check out...You have got me interested...planning to check out the Bangalore one :)cafmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06434922525930629084noreply@blogger.com