Libraries Connected @librariesconnected.org.uk · 09/01/2026We hear and read much about 'social value' in conjunction with public #Libraries, but what does the term really mean? Our Regional Development Administrator Chad Bentley explains... www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/social-... 282 8
Simon Higgs @sirobnik.bsky.social · 09/01/2026So the way to measure a library's social value is "speaking with users, staff and partners and then looking at things such as running costs, event attendance and visitor figures" I have nothing against that, but surely issue figures too? We are still concerned with books no? 010 1
Tim Coates @tim-coates1.bsky.social · 09/01/2026This is not just over complicating, but it is also evading the central problem of public libraries in the UK. The one measure that actually matters is whether people CHOOSE to use them. And, thus, a fall by over 50% in the last 20 years indicates a significant (terminal) drop in any 'social value' 100 1
