Fremantle
· libraries · Victoria ·
I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy, by Gideon Haigh, 3 December 2025:
The people running the library seem not to see their institution as a library at all, in the sense of furthering the diffusion of knowledge or the nourishment of community. They see it as a cultural destination or an events space, the books and artefacts serving a largely scenic purpose. This would explain present trends, whose logical conclusion being a library without librarians – the perfect counterpoint to Yes Minister’s hospital without patients.
My main RSS news feed: https://samwilson.id.au/news.rss
(or Wikimedia.rss, Fremantle.rss, OpenStreetMap.rss, etc. for topic feeds).
Email me at sam or leave a comment below…
samwilson.id.au