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Latest Discussions
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I think free calls and WiFi might be considered a public service. Many, of course, are on contracts which offer much of that, but not everybody, and particularly not those who can't afford such contracts. Or maybe those are the sort of people you don't want to be mixing with on Lordship Lane. -
Not in anybody’s back yard, to be fair. I think I made it clear it was just my opinion. As far as I understand it, there is no wider need for any of the proposed functionality (and I’d be happy to be shown actual evidence otherwise); it’s just an big digital advertising screen taking up quite a lot of pavement. None of it is a public service, as one can see on the existing - well, I’ll call it a digital bollard. So yes, I think it’s terrible idea. And if you don’t, that’s also absolutely fine -
Thanks! I do use it too, if I know I want something specific. But I really like the experience of browsing and finding unexpected things too. -
The online ordering system for the library is really good if the book you want isn’t in stock. It extends to ordering outside Southwark’s libraries if they are no copies available. We use it lots!
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