Can I make it clear that my criticisms of the EFDSS do not include the Library and its staff, who I have always had th greatest respect for - my relationship with them all was always a warm friendly one
The first qualified Librarian, Barbara Newlyn, turned the Library around and had 'them upstairs' quaking in their bath-chairs - she brought a professionalism to the job
The two ladies that followed, Theresa Thom and (?) were not as fiery, but they too up what Barbara had created with skill and friendlines
Malcolm Taylor was a dream and a good friend who quietly negotiated the bureaucracy and got the job done - the Library Lectures and the Cassette series remain medals on his chest
The problem was they were all swimming against a stream of ignorance, indifference and sometimes antipathy   
I have little doubt that the present Librarian is just as dedicated as these unwritten heroes.

Dick
I haven't been to 'Sharps' for several years
My described experiences are based on two particularly bad nights and a feeling that things weren't going to improve - that feeling was the cause of my cutting many clubs out of my diary - eventually it drove me and many thousands of others out of the fok scene altogether
You want a view of how it is now, ask somebody who knows - I'm certainly not going to title-tattle behind anybody's back
Jim