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Review of library opening hours

A review of libraries has resulted in proposals to change the current opening hours to make sure they are open at the times when people want to use them the most. The initial proposals were considered by the Council's Cabinet Members on 12 August.

Public Consultation

Elected Members have agreed a public consultation period until 7 November 2008.  Please can you complete the survey online using our online form. Alternatively, a downloadable survey form is available here for you to comment on these proposals.Copies outlining the review and how people can comment are available from local libraries in ealy September..

Meet The Manager   - everybody welcome

Following on from the public meetings held during September, Meet the Manager sessions will  take place during October, in the following libraries, if you wish to discuss the options, as follows:

A list of public meetings held can be downloaded (pdf)

Following the consultation, a final report will be presented to Cabinet in December with implementation of the new opening hours in April 2009. Council officers looked at current visitor patterns, information about each library and how people use them and the need to improve equality of access to facilities.

Click here to view the full Cabinet report . If you would like to make any comments on this, please fill in the online form or download the attached survey form or contact Andrew Green, Head of Libraries and Information Services, by 7 November 2008.

Contact Details:

Downloadable documents

About PDFs and Accessibility

•  Cabinet Report on The Review of Library Opening Hours  (271 kb)
•  Library Fact Sheets  (151 kb)
•  Public Meetings for the Review of library Opening hours  (103 kb)
•  Library Survey   (1195 kb)