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I ended up going to Grove Vale library yesterday afternoon and got out 5 books. In terms of space I would say it is roughly the size of Dulwich Children's Library. Whilst i was there saw 3 members of staff actively engaging with 'customers'. There were a family with 2 children, 4 adults and myself. Plenty of space to social distance. Noticed that all the bookcases were in wheels so space could be easily adapted.

I was told repeatedly by a staff member at Dulwich library that the delay was due to Health and Safety reviews .


That reviews had to be undertaken at all Southwark Libraries ,that Southwark's capacity to carry out reviews was limited and that it had not been an option to carry one out for Dulwich in anticipation of a reopening .


I did feel a degree of hostility for questioning why the H&S review was such a stumbling block . And an attitude that as there were a number of other Southwark libraries open ,that I was being demanding in wanting Dulwich to be fully operational as well .


There will no doubt be an Alice in Wonderland theme for the reopening .If it ever happens .

Hubby went there today - was informed that if you take a book from the shelf, you need to take it on loan. Grove vale and Peckham have boxes where if you remove a book from the shelf and decide you do not want to read it - you place it in a box where it goes for a 48 hour quarantine. Some of the non fiction books have been re allocated upstairs.

Pugwash Wrote:

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> Hubby went there today - was informed that if you

> take a book from the shelf, you need to take it on

> loan. Grove vale and Peckham have boxes where if

> you remove a book from the shelf and decide you do

> not want to read it - you place it in a box where

> it goes for a 48 hour quarantine. Some of the non

> fiction books have been re allocated upstairs.


Imagine if the supermarkets made everyone put everything they touched but didn't buy into a 48hour quarantine box. Seems like a very unnecessary procedure.

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