I enjoy using the libraries in N. Ayrshire and am always pleased to see how busy they are with groups, people working on computers + young people studying. Cutting the hours of opening in the villages and small towns means people will either stop using the libraries and remove those opportunities for socialising in a safe space. People won't travel for given the standards of public transport so people just won't have the facility.
I feel it is very disingenuous of the Council to have a consultation on closure of the libraries only last year which you had to reverse as so many people objected so you have decided to cut the service anyway through this back door approach very sneaky + I have to say underhand North Ayrshire Council.
This would create 'split shifts' for librarians and also result in unpaid hour long lunch breaks. The proposals are yet another chipping away at services eroding them. Not much at a time but substantial collectively. The cutting of library hours has already been decided. This questionnaire has been subtely and cleverly worded to give the result you are looking for. The council/library service should be looking at opening hours that mean the whole community has an opportunity to access the library. I could not use the library as much as i wanted to until I retired. There are no evening opportunities or Saturday you should be giving a service NOT gradually eroding it.
Any cut to service is undesirable . The lack of later opening hours is shocking for people who actually cant get there during the working day and shows a complete lack of common sense . A Saturday opening would help . Our library is so important to this community and in the winter is a warm space for many as well as a friendly setting for the lonely
These changes would continue the inaccessibility of the library for folks with responsibilities during the working week. I was expecting Wednesdays to go, and I think it's healthier for staff to get a lunch break, but I wish you would shift the hours later, to have it open until 6pm on both Monday and Thursday. Regular hours help people know when it's open, and 5-6 enables people to pop in after work.
It would affect the crochet group. In the last 6 months numbers have gone up from 4 or 5 to 14 members or 10 come. They meet Thursday 12.30-2.30. This time is more suitable for the group as we have tried other days and it didn't work.
Any closure or reduction in opening hours is unacceptable. The excuse preferred that Skelmorlie only loses an hour is not the point. That hour is valuable to the community and presages more significant reductions down the line. The library hours do not reflect potential usage since they do not capture the working population. Why not Saturday?
1 Proposed closure on Wednesdays - This is a busy day and the library and community centre a busy hub with classes and shoppers at the visit up fish van. 2. To put more hours om Monday would mean we would only have one day a week on frequent holiday Monday weeks. 3. The "nearest library" is in Largs. Those with no car would have to walk down to the main road for a bus - a long walk to the library then climb back up the hill on the way back. A ridiculous suggestion. 4. We like our own librarian not a rota of unfamiliar faces who don't know us or care about the local community.
I am becoming increasingly frustrated by local authorities who appear not to value library services. I imagine this 'consultation' will result in reduced hours anyway and later down the line NAC will use the 'less footfall' data to support further reductions and closures. I'm fed up of increasing council tax meanwhile access and services are reduced. Libraries are a vital service and in a country with declining levels of literacy, it is abhorrent to see how our librarians and libraries are being treated. In other countries such as Spain and Australia (https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/05/28/spanish-design-duo-reveal-secrets-behind-award-winning-barcelona-library), library services are valued and money is poured into raising up communities through library access. Everyone benefits from access to library services but Skelmorlie is already a small community with limited amenities with the library opening hours are already unconducive for working people. Why restrict us further?
The Library is a central hub for many activities one of which is the crochet group. If the hours change it means the crochet group may not be on at the time we would like. Also taking away the Wednesday means less days for our village. Its also a place to come for the children after school.
The library is a valued place for Skelmorlians such as myself, who would like to have a place to go for peace and quiet and not the pub! If Skelmorlie Library were to close it would have a great impact on myself and the community.
I enjoy using the libraries in N. Ayrshire and am always pleased to see how busy they are with groups, people working on computers + young people studying. Cutting the hours of opening in the villages and small towns means people will either stop using the libraries and remove those opportunities for socialising in a safe space. People won't travel for given the standards of public transport so people just won't have the facility.
I feel it is very disingenuous of the Council to have a consultation on closure of the libraries only last year which you had to reverse as so many people objected so you have decided to cut the service anyway through this back door approach very sneaky + I have to say underhand North Ayrshire Council.
This would create 'split shifts' for librarians and also result in unpaid hour long lunch breaks. The proposals are yet another chipping away at services eroding them. Not much at a time but substantial collectively. The cutting of library hours has already been decided. This questionnaire has been subtely and cleverly worded to give the result you are looking for. The council/library service should be looking at opening hours that mean the whole community has an opportunity to access the library. I could not use the library as much as i wanted to until I retired. There are no evening opportunities or Saturday you should be giving a service NOT gradually eroding it.
Any cut to service is undesirable . The lack of later opening hours is shocking for people who actually cant get there during the working day and shows a complete lack of common sense . A Saturday opening would help . Our library is so important to this community and in the winter is a warm space for many as well as a friendly setting for the lonely
These changes would continue the inaccessibility of the library for folks with responsibilities during the working week. I was expecting Wednesdays to go, and I think it's healthier for staff to get a lunch break, but I wish you would shift the hours later, to have it open until 6pm on both Monday and Thursday. Regular hours help people know when it's open, and 5-6 enables people to pop in after work.
It would affect the crochet group. In the last 6 months numbers have gone up from 4 or 5 to 14 members or 10 come. They meet Thursday 12.30-2.30. This time is more suitable for the group as we have tried other days and it didn't work.
Any closure or reduction in opening hours is unacceptable. The excuse preferred that Skelmorlie only loses an hour is not the point. That hour is valuable to the community and presages more significant reductions down the line. The library hours do not reflect potential usage since they do not capture the working population. Why not Saturday?
1 Proposed closure on Wednesdays - This is a busy day and the library and community centre a busy hub with classes and shoppers at the visit up fish van. 2. To put more hours om Monday would mean we would only have one day a week on frequent holiday Monday weeks. 3. The "nearest library" is in Largs. Those with no car would have to walk down to the main road for a bus - a long walk to the library then climb back up the hill on the way back. A ridiculous suggestion. 4. We like our own librarian not a rota of unfamiliar faces who don't know us or care about the local community.
I am becoming increasingly frustrated by local authorities who appear not to value library services. I imagine this 'consultation' will result in reduced hours anyway and later down the line NAC will use the 'less footfall' data to support further reductions and closures. I'm fed up of increasing council tax meanwhile access and services are reduced. Libraries are a vital service and in a country with declining levels of literacy, it is abhorrent to see how our librarians and libraries are being treated. In other countries such as Spain and Australia (https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/05/28/spanish-design-duo-reveal-secrets-behind-award-winning-barcelona-library), library services are valued and money is poured into raising up communities through library access. Everyone benefits from access to library services but Skelmorlie is already a small community with limited amenities with the library opening hours are already unconducive for working people. Why restrict us further?
The Library is a central hub for many activities one of which is the crochet group. If the hours change it means the crochet group may not be on at the time we would like. Also taking away the Wednesday means less days for our village. Its also a place to come for the children after school.
The library is a valued place for Skelmorlians such as myself, who would like to have a place to go for peace and quiet and not the pub! If Skelmorlie Library were to close it would have a great impact on myself and the community.
Times suit me so won't cause any problems