TY  - JOUR
AB  - THE new chief in our parish, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in succession to S C Holliday is to be Melvyn Barnes, Chief Librarian of Ipswich in East Anglia for the last couple of years. The Kensington post offers a spacious central library of recent vintage, with particularly good reference services, though an over‐preponderance of student pre‐emption of table space. There is a strong local history interest in the borough, keenly fostered by Chief Assistant Brian Curle. We use central ref a good deal and have always found them very helpful, though some of the branches are a shade parochial. We look to the youthful Mr Barnes to blow a little fresh air into the system, and hope his salary covers the difference between the cost of houses in London and Ipswich.
VL  - 75
IS  - 5
SN  - 0307-4803
DO  - 10.1108/eb038197
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb038197
PY  - 1974
Y1  - 1974/01/01
TI  - People and events
T2  - New Library World
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 100
EP  - 102
Y2  - 2021/01/27
ER  -