Good to hear from you mate. Sorry that you’re being messed about, again but take heart, you are not alone. Whilst I admit that my job as a Mobile Librarian is not life or death the two services have something in common: Everybody wants them but no-one wants to invest in them and as long as all the right boxes are being ticked for external validation then all is ok, even if the service is disintegrating. I cannot help but feel that I, as a Librarian have failed as I am responsible for promoting ideas (that is what all libraries do) and that in these days when we need especially good ones I am unable to interest anyone other than the elderly or old fashioned (regular readers of limited means) in what I have to offer. I used to joke that being a Librarian is the most dangerous job in the western hemisphere as I am a Distributor of Weapons of Mass Instruction but I think that someone in power must have heard me as successive budget cuts and ridiculous charter mark exercises mean that the library service I know will soon be the best for ticking all the boxes including the ones that say, "lock door, hand in keys and terminate employment". "Closure Complete"...tick. Job well done! However, Keep your chin up mate, they might miss next time or run out of steam.