I had no money growing up. My dad was a labourer and my mum did everything to make ends meet. Men worked hard. Women worked miracles. But education was free. As was the local library. I knew books were my passport to a better life. #SupportLibraries
*A One Show item introducing a new Nixon film*
Dan Stevens: “What you’ve got is a criminal for a leader who is wrapped in a messy war, embroiled in a stupid scandal and surrounded by ambitious idiots and really should resign … I’m sorry that’s the intro to Boris Johnson.”
@Andy_JFC1@twiteringgoose@LancashireCC @BWallaceMP Thousands of people work for LCC, not politicians, just employees. They should be allowed to show their support…it may not change anything, but it also does no harm.
Just wrote this for an article and mean every word: "Libraries were never just about books – books are a means to an end. The end is to create literate, empowered free thinkers who can empathise with the people around them and make informed choices in their daily lives."
You’re invited to observe the 2 minute silence at 11am today to pay your respects to those who lost their lives at war.
It will be observed at the cenotaph between Nelson Library and the Town Hall. Please join at 10:45.
A bugler will mark the beginning and end of the silence.
Another #NationalPoetryDay contribution. This time a self penned piece from Cobie in our Resources Team. In her own words "it's about work emails and it's called Work Emails"!