Reducing Saturday opening hours to once every two weeks will make it more difficult for me to use the library. Saturday is the only day I can use it. I typically reserve for pick up and have limited time around work and caring responsibilities, so reducing the Saturday hours could make it that i wouldn't be able to pick up reserved books within the window
I am at work Monday - Thursday, so the proposal to close the library on Fridays and alternate Saturdays will make it much more difficult for me to get there to borrow and return books.
Unable to access library except for a few days a week, so latter part of the week there is no access to printing wifi and books, so people use this as a warm space, and for company. Every other week there's going to be nothing from Wednesday till Monday! The groups that will need to move to other times will mean the library is busier in its normal working hours, so there is less space to read or use computers quietly.
As previously said, I will find it hard to go to the library with reduced hours especially on the Saturday. Why is there no late night openings, for people who work.
I work 50-60% of the weekdays in Glasgow so my ability to get to the library will be curtailed further with it being open less weekdays and less Saturdays.
The digital resource, whilst good, isn’t nearly wide enough to be a decent substitute for the books I can get from going to the actual physical library
In general we will personally be able to work round a structure that results in less days open but that is not the point. A library is a resource to be used by and for the benefit of the community and simply reducing the availability will have a detrimental effect on many others who have limited opportunity to visit due to work and other commitments. If you limit a library resource it will encourage people to seek the service in other ways and therefore reduce the level of usage. Perhaps a more sensible proposal would be to reduce the hours it is available per day but retain more days open.
I don't drive and usually call in to the library when I've walked to WK for other purposes. The proposed closure times will overlap with times I would be in WK so would need to make the journey (all uphill) specifically to get to the library on other days
The library is such a peaceful, warm place, where they do lots of activities for the kids. I wish Instead of less hours it had more hours and more funding to keep doing community events. Could it not be used in evenings to have community ukulele classes etc?
Reducing Saturday opening hours to once every two weeks will make it more difficult for me to use the library. Saturday is the only day I can use it. I typically reserve for pick up and have limited time around work and caring responsibilities, so reducing the Saturday hours could make it that i wouldn't be able to pick up reserved books within the window
I am at work Monday - Thursday, so the proposal to close the library on Fridays and alternate Saturdays will make it much more difficult for me to get there to borrow and return books.
Unable to access library except for a few days a week, so latter part of the week there is no access to printing wifi and books, so people use this as a warm space, and for company. Every other week there's going to be nothing from Wednesday till Monday! The groups that will need to move to other times will mean the library is busier in its normal working hours, so there is less space to read or use computers quietly.
Reducing the Saturday opening hours will make it more difficult for me to use the library
As previously said, I will find it hard to go to the library with reduced hours especially on the Saturday. Why is there no late night openings, for people who work.
I work 50-60% of the weekdays in Glasgow so my ability to get to the library will be curtailed further with it being open less weekdays and less Saturdays.
The digital resource, whilst good, isn’t nearly wide enough to be a decent substitute for the books I can get from going to the actual physical library
In general we will personally be able to work round a structure that results in less days open but that is not the point. A library is a resource to be used by and for the benefit of the community and simply reducing the availability will have a detrimental effect on many others who have limited opportunity to visit due to work and other commitments. If you limit a library resource it will encourage people to seek the service in other ways and therefore reduce the level of usage. Perhaps a more sensible proposal would be to reduce the hours it is available per day but retain more days open.
I don't drive and usually call in to the library when I've walked to WK for other purposes. The proposed closure times will overlap with times I would be in WK so would need to make the journey (all uphill) specifically to get to the library on other days
Less able to make use of library with kids
The library is such a peaceful, warm place, where they do lots of activities for the kids. I wish Instead of less hours it had more hours and more funding to keep doing community events. Could it not be used in evenings to have community ukulele classes etc?