would you volunteer to keep your library open?

[carriedababi]

?

[noodle69]

yes definitely

[JBellingham]

No

[carriedababi]

i suupose in most areas, you'd only need to do an hour a week or something if that, although how organised it would be i don't know

[LaWeaselMys]

There is a LOT to be done. A dozen volunteers doing a couple of hours each wouldn't even a keep a small library open. It's a lot more than book-stacking sadly.

Yes, I would volunteer, but like most people could only do weekends unless they didn't mind DD hugging my knee as I worked.

[FreudianSlippery]

Hell yes!!!

Although I hope It doesn't come to that, because my mum runs a small community library that is under threat and I'm scared she will lose her job :( (the job is everything to her)

But yes, I would, because it's the kind of thing I enjoy, I feel libraries are so important, and I'm starting to get into volunteer work ATM anyway to get experience (am SAHM but gradually getting back into paid work)

[Shitemum]

Yes

[fannyfoghorn]

Definitely!

[PinkWinged]

Yes- definitely, no doubt.

[Itsjustafleshwound]

Yes I would

[BadPoet]

Depends. To keep OUR local library open, just 2 hours a week or so - probably. But I'm a librarian and I resent that it's necessary. Do you HEAR me David Cameron?

[carriedababi]

what other things do you think the goverment will try and get volunters to do?

i should imagine it would be fairly easy to get people to volunteer to cover libraries, but what would be more difficult to get people to volunteer for?

[DonMcLeansSecretLover]

Yes, I would.

[thomsc]

yes, happily.

I've probably still got my school 'librarian' enamel badge somewhere.

[CristinaTheAstonishing]

As someone said above, though, it's not just sitting behind a desk and scanning books, or stacking the shelves.

I don't have the time to volunteer on a regular, reliable basis.

[ivykaty44]

would you want me to do the job of the library assistant that just got made redundent?

[CristinaTheAstonishing]

Ivy - that would be really cool. We could save some money as a nation and pay for David cameron's photographer again.

[Decorhate]

Nope. Because I am shortly going back to work fulltime because with impending cuts & tuition fee increases I need to earn more. I will be giving up my current voluntary roles & cutting back on visits to aged relatives. Big Society is nice in theory but only if the people they are hoping to take part are not under pressure themselves...

[Lilymaid]

I am a librarian (not in public libraries) and would not ever consider volunteering in order to take over the role of a member of library staff who has been made redundant.
I'm amazed at the idea that loads of two hours a week do gooders could run a service.

[Fiddledee]

will anybody want to volunteer on lovely summer days in the school hols?

[Itsjustafleshwound]

Ii think it is the same way that my DD's school requires parents to come in and help with reading.

Resources aren't limitless and if you are willing and able I don't see the issue.

[ShatnersBassoon]

No, for fear of it looking like approval of Cameron's policies, and I'd feel like a shit when the ex-librarians came in.

[PomonaTodd]

I would.

[xstitch]

The only problem I would have with it is the thought of putting someone out of a job tbh. I could do the work, I'm not afraid of hard work.

[dollydimples]

No because I don't agree with making a massive number of qualified experienced people unemployed and replacing them with inexperienced volunteers.