Would be completely unable to use the library as I work on a Tuesday away from the village and Friday is the only day I can currently get access when required.
My toddler grandson regularly attends the library on a Friday while he goes to the fairlie toddler group. He loves book bug, choosing new books and reading them with his family. The library is already only open on Tuesday and Friday. Friday is the only day he can get there so he and many of his toddler group will feel the loss keenly. There isn't much provided by NAC for kids in Fairlie anyway. Have a heart, keep the library open.
It will affect our village and so it will affect me. The village population has increased by a third in the last 10 years. We need some public services!! Especially given the amount council tax the village contributes !!
The local toddler group visit the library in conjunction with their meetings on Fridays - with BookBug when it is on. Reducing the hours that Fairlie library is open will be a true loss to all ages - but I believe the Friday morning closure would hit the youngest children harshest. I already find the opening times very limited and being unable to attend a Tuesday will mean this service is lost entirely to my family.
It is so important to keep the library open on Fridays as not everyone in the village will be able to attend the library on a Tuesday. Friday opening encourages toddlers to visit the library before, during or after the Fairlie Toddlers group which meets on a Friday morning during term time. Access to books is vital at this early age, they really enjoy choosing their books and also the Book Bug session which is held once a month also on a Friday after Toddlers.
Cutting hours creates a trap: fewer hours mean fewer visitors, which the council will just use as an excuse to close it permanently later. It’s deeply concerning that the library was already subtly showing as "Closed" on Google Maps on Fridays for a while until someone suggested an edit.
A single Tuesday doesn't work for everyone. It completely locks out people who can only make it on Fridays. We need more access, not cuts.
Removing the friday opening hours would mean i could no longer take my toddler to the library as he has to be in nursery 8:30-5 on Tuesdays because of my job. Being open on Fridays is particularly important for toddlers because it's the same time that toddlers is on in the hall which means many of the toddlers there go to back and forth enjoying the opportunity to read several different books each visit, greatly improving their vocabulary, social skills and encouraging good habits of reading instead of just screen time. Especially given the government has been recently saying that young children need to reduce screen time it's disheartening to hear that facilities such as our local library that offered the only facility in the village for parents to get access to more toddler books is being taken away. We need the library open more days not less.
Managing to adhere to particular days when library is opened- also Fairlie library is very convenient for the entire community- travelling to another library wouldn’t be always possible. Opening hours are already curtailed. Many residents are very elderly and it would be reducing access and opportunity.
It probably wouldn't impact me as if I was using the library and knew which day it was open then I would go on that day. I am retired however and know that is not an option open to everyone.
Would be completely unable to use the library as I work on a Tuesday away from the village and Friday is the only day I can currently get access when required.
My toddler grandson regularly attends the library on a Friday while he goes to the fairlie toddler group. He loves book bug, choosing new books and reading them with his family. The library is already only open on Tuesday and Friday. Friday is the only day he can get there so he and many of his toddler group will feel the loss keenly. There isn't much provided by NAC for kids in Fairlie anyway. Have a heart, keep the library open.
It will affect our village and so it will affect me. The village population has increased by a third in the last 10 years. We need some public services!! Especially given the amount council tax the village contributes !!
The local toddler group visit the library in conjunction with their meetings on Fridays - with BookBug when it is on. Reducing the hours that Fairlie library is open will be a true loss to all ages - but I believe the Friday morning closure would hit the youngest children harshest. I already find the opening times very limited and being unable to attend a Tuesday will mean this service is lost entirely to my family.
It is so important to keep the library open on Fridays as not everyone in the village will be able to attend the library on a Tuesday. Friday opening encourages toddlers to visit the library before, during or after the Fairlie Toddlers group which meets on a Friday morning during term time. Access to books is vital at this early age, they really enjoy choosing their books and also the Book Bug session which is held once a month also on a Friday after Toddlers.
Cutting hours creates a trap: fewer hours mean fewer visitors, which the council will just use as an excuse to close it permanently later. It’s deeply concerning that the library was already subtly showing as "Closed" on Google Maps on Fridays for a while until someone suggested an edit.
A single Tuesday doesn't work for everyone. It completely locks out people who can only make it on Fridays. We need more access, not cuts.
Removing the friday opening hours would mean i could no longer take my toddler to the library as he has to be in nursery 8:30-5 on Tuesdays because of my job. Being open on Fridays is particularly important for toddlers because it's the same time that toddlers is on in the hall which means many of the toddlers there go to back and forth enjoying the opportunity to read several different books each visit, greatly improving their vocabulary, social skills and encouraging good habits of reading instead of just screen time. Especially given the government has been recently saying that young children need to reduce screen time it's disheartening to hear that facilities such as our local library that offered the only facility in the village for parents to get access to more toddler books is being taken away. We need the library open more days not less.
Managing to adhere to particular days when library is opened- also Fairlie library is very convenient for the entire community- travelling to another library wouldn’t be always possible. Opening hours are already curtailed. Many residents are very elderly and it would be reducing access and opportunity.
It probably wouldn't impact me as if I was using the library and knew which day it was open then I would go on that day. I am retired however and know that is not an option open to everyone.