I use library for job search as I don't have wi-fi at home. Shorter hours mean less chance of getting on computer as everyone else will also be using one. Plus I love to read books
I am disabled, fixed income so I cannot afford a printer. I use the library to print things for my groups I am running. I also borrow books. Due to medical stuff watching TV/Screens hurts, so reading is the constant accessible media for me. I cannot afford to buy books and e-books are also painful. I borrow physical books. My carer/partner works as well so the hours we can come are limited to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The changes would take 2 of these opportunities from me. I won't be able to use the library except on one day and that's if my health is okay that day too...
I work at the first part of the week so no opening on Thurs and Friday would have a detrimental affect on my use of the library for borrowing and returning. I order books online to the library for pick up and will now have a much narrower window for pick up at my local
I work for Sense Scotland which is attached to Ardrossan Library, we support adults with additional needs, the people we support love to visit the library. We have 2 people we support that like to take out books and make sure they return them on time. This gives them a huge sense of achievement. We also attend story telling and poetry which our guys love as we have become very good friends with both Richard and Stacey who are fabulous with our guys. We also display a small selection of our art work and the people we support love the fact that others can see their art work. The library is just such a lovely place to be.
The people we support love accessing the library for story telling sessions, the staff were great with involving everyone. We also enjoyed sharing our art projects to put up for display. we enjoyed going through every week/2 weeks to put new items up for display for the community to enjoy
For personal reasons my family enjoyed accessing the library for bookbug and various activities for my nephew which he loved.
As a support worker looking after people with additional needs they enjoy time in the library having the use of the computers, having the story time every week and also going in with art work for it to be displayed. They also enjoy group in to help organise the books by tidying up so this could have an impact on the guys and will be missed
The people we support frequently attend the library as part of their Friday routine. They have been completing imaginary poetry which has helped the people we support develop creative skills, work on writting ability which have help develop dexterity and fine motor skills in hand these are transferable skills that the people we support can utilise in other areas of daily living. The library has provided a community for the people we support, providing a safe space for them to grow and learn. These new proposed time would be devastating to our service and the people we support
Reduced access will make it less easy to drop in having some opening on alternate weeks will make it more difficult to know if library is open or not. Activities such as book club will need to be rescheduled. The library is an important hub
The library is one of the only spaces left where you can go without the expectation of spending money, not only that but physical media is so important in this digital age with the literacy crisis and influx of children being raised by technology. Access to free literature is imperative to the development of healthy children. Save the libraries! Funding the libraries should be a priority
I use library for job search as I don't have wi-fi at home. Shorter hours mean less chance of getting on computer as everyone else will also be using one. Plus I love to read books
I am disabled, fixed income so I cannot afford a printer. I use the library to print things for my groups I am running. I also borrow books. Due to medical stuff watching TV/Screens hurts, so reading is the constant accessible media for me. I cannot afford to buy books and e-books are also painful. I borrow physical books. My carer/partner works as well so the hours we can come are limited to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The changes would take 2 of these opportunities from me. I won't be able to use the library except on one day and that's if my health is okay that day too...
I work at the first part of the week so no opening on Thurs and Friday would have a detrimental affect on my use of the library for borrowing and returning. I order books online to the library for pick up and will now have a much narrower window for pick up at my local
I work for Sense Scotland which is attached to Ardrossan Library, we support adults with additional needs, the people we support love to visit the library. We have 2 people we support that like to take out books and make sure they return them on time. This gives them a huge sense of achievement. We also attend story telling and poetry which our guys love as we have become very good friends with both Richard and Stacey who are fabulous with our guys. We also display a small selection of our art work and the people we support love the fact that others can see their art work. The library is just such a lovely place to be.
The people we support love accessing the library for story telling sessions, the staff were great with involving everyone. We also enjoyed sharing our art projects to put up for display. we enjoyed going through every week/2 weeks to put new items up for display for the community to enjoy
For personal reasons my family enjoyed accessing the library for bookbug and various activities for my nephew which he loved.
As a support worker looking after people with additional needs they enjoy time in the library having the use of the computers, having the story time every week and also going in with art work for it to be displayed. They also enjoy group in to help organise the books by tidying up so this could have an impact on the guys and will be missed
The people we support frequently attend the library as part of their Friday routine. They have been completing imaginary poetry which has helped the people we support develop creative skills, work on writting ability which have help develop dexterity and fine motor skills in hand these are transferable skills that the people we support can utilise in other areas of daily living. The library has provided a community for the people we support, providing a safe space for them to grow and learn. These new proposed time would be devastating to our service and the people we support
Reduced access will make it less easy to drop in having some opening on alternate weeks will make it more difficult to know if library is open or not. Activities such as book club will need to be rescheduled. The library is an important hub
A place to read quietly and use computers
The library is one of the only spaces left where you can go without the expectation of spending money, not only that but physical media is so important in this digital age with the literacy crisis and influx of children being raised by technology. Access to free literature is imperative to the development of healthy children. Save the libraries! Funding the libraries should be a priority