Blogs

Due to Covid-19 our library buildings have been closed since the 23rd March 2020 and our mobile library and home library service have been suspended. It has been an extraordinary time and we have rapidly adjusted to the situation.

Our physical libraries may be closed but our staff have been working hard to adapt our service and deliver our library service online. Staff have supported our digital library, created online content, telephoned our most vulnerable customers, attended online training, developed ideas for our future services and welcomed over 4,000 new users to our...

I've seen and heard many comments over the past few weeks in support of our government, and berating those that hold them to account. Comments such as:

"The government can't do right for wrong"

"The media should just let them get on with their job"

"This kind of crisis is unprecedented, there's no textbook"

"They are just doing their best"

Well, their best simply isn't good enough given the fact, that as one of the richest countries in the world, we are also worst affected. You only have to look at similar developed economies such as Germany,...

'There can be no return to normal because normal was the problem in the first place' (graffiti in Hong Kong)

This COVID-19 pandemic is bringing out the best in people, and the worst in us. I have been actively engaged in community support in my own area, working closely with some very vulnerable people and some hugely generous ones. There is a sense of graciousness and humility usually lacking in our relationships, but it’s around in abundant good will – at least for the moment. Isolated 70-year-old strangers ringing each other daily to check how each is doing; children developing...

Twitter owns more than 330m active users monthly.

These users belong to different parts of the world, searching for updates and the latest news from various brands. This means that if you don’t use Twitter actively, you may miss out on something serious and important.

Unfortunately, as there are a lot of brands that tweet today, a lot of these don’t understand how to use this platform effectively, for helping them to grow their brand. Buy Twitter Followers , Scheduling their brand and being sure that they use the right hashtags in their posts, don’t make them the masters of...