> Officials in some local authorities are proposing that libraries can be operated at times without any professional librarians, relying on self-service technol

> Officials in some local authorities are proposing that libraries can be operated at times without any professional librarians, relying on self-service technology, smartcards for entry and CCTV. But none of the jobs of self-service technology, smartcards for entry and CCTV are currently done by librarians.