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Update about the local library fiasco

Zengarden🕉

From 23rd August the Post Office and community hub will be closed on Saturdays.

We are temporarily amending the library opening hours to match this change. We’re working closely with local charity and will keep you updated as soon as there is any change to the situation.

For the time being The Library will be closed on Saturdays from 23rd August until further notice. We are opening additional hours on Tuesdays until we can re-open on Saturdays.

The new temporary opening hours are:

Monday: closed

Tuesday 9:45 13:00 and 13:30 16:15

Wednesday: closed

Thursday 11:45 16:15

Friday: closed

Saturday: closed (spreading the word around in the town)

We understand this may be disappointing and apologise for any inconvenience caused. In the meantime, customers may wish to visit nearby libraries on Saturdays 

on Saturdays as below:

(Removed due to the location) Library 09:00 – 13:00 

(Removed due to the location) Library 10:00 - 13:00

(Removed due to the location) Library 09:00 – 17:00 

(Removed due to the location) 09:00 – 13:00

These libraries will be happy to assist with your library needs, including borrowing, returns, and access to services.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support. If you have any questions or need help accessing services, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. 

*Reckon due to everything has gone up and financial reasons. Also everything was done in secret again without communication and will be in the community magazine which is too late. Next edition is 1st September. * 

Parents

  • Gosh!  It sounds like that whole library opening hours saga is getting super-complicated.

    I can't help but wonder; if there aren't many people who have struggled in on a bus to the library ...only to be disappointed on some days / times of day.

    Do they at least have a book returns drop box type arrangement - for people to use when they arrived to find the library closed but want to at least return a loaned library book?  (I know one of our local libraries with partial opening hours these days has that type of arrangement - they introduced it during the Covid-19 pandemic and then kept it in place more recently - for when the opening hours become much reduced).

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  • Gosh!  It sounds like that whole library opening hours saga is getting super-complicated.

    I can't help but wonder; if there aren't many people who have struggled in on a bus to the library ...only to be disappointed on some days / times of day.

    Do they at least have a book returns drop box type arrangement - for people to use when they arrived to find the library closed but want to at least return a loaned library book?  (I know one of our local libraries with partial opening hours these days has that type of arrangement - they introduced it during the Covid-19 pandemic and then kept it in place more recently - for when the opening hours become much reduced).

Children
  • in reply to DormouseAtRest_25

    I don't use the drop box. How about yourself?

    Also I can return books to different libraries.

    I know some libraries are closing early or partial closure to the staff shortages. 

    Some buses and trains not frequant and cancelled.

    Mobile libraires are scraped due to an arson attack. Who's got 500k to get new Mobile libraires? Really sad.

    Going to try and carry on using the library. Also visiting telephone box libraires exchange (which are all over UK and abroad)

    A joke gone too far.

    Nearest post office is a 3 mile walk ( in the past I had to do this as important documents had to be arrived within 2 days) 

    What would you do in this situation?

    DormouseAtRest_25 said:
    Do they at least have a book returns drop box type arrangement - for people to use when they arrived to find the library closed but want to at least return a loaned library book?