These reduced hours will limit access and availability for me and my children. The closing on Thursday is really silly given it's the busiest day! Lots of varied people use the library for community, borrowing books and as a lifeline service. I would ask the council to stop putting library against library and understand that each town and village benefits from having their own dedicated library. Reducing hours and availability is awful and will discourage / stop people from visiting altogether. Unless of course that's the plan? Cynical yes but why on earth would you reduce access to such a valued resource for no good reason.
It would be horrible to see this beautiful building in the centre of our village, mainly closed all the time. It would detract from the attractiveness of the place and be such a wasted strong resource.
I fail to see the point of opening early at 9.30am and then opening on alternative Wednesdays, which has never been the norm, while closing on Thursday which you say is one of the busiest days
Given the unreliability of the IT system this means that many fewer community members will not have access to library- especially those residents who are confident using IT. Also some housebound residents cannot guarantee that carers could attend on the open days.
With Literacy a large education priority , it is wrong to reduce access to libraries- especially on Saturday when children are not in school.
These reduced hours will limit access and availability for me and my children. The closing on Thursday is really silly given it's the busiest day! Lots of varied people use the library for community, borrowing books and as a lifeline service. I would ask the council to stop putting library against library and understand that each town and village benefits from having their own dedicated library. Reducing hours and availability is awful and will discourage / stop people from visiting altogether. Unless of course that's the plan? Cynical yes but why on earth would you reduce access to such a valued resource for no good reason.
I don’t like the idea of reducing hours. Libraries are much more than just borrowing books
It would be horrible to see this beautiful building in the centre of our village, mainly closed all the time. It would detract from the attractiveness of the place and be such a wasted strong resource.
I fail to see the point of opening early at 9.30am and then opening on alternative Wednesdays, which has never been the norm, while closing on Thursday which you say is one of the busiest days
Less chance to visit the library, borrow books etc and use resources.
The alternate Saturday opening would have an effect. I work Monday to Friday with one day off (only now and then is it a Monday or Tuesday)
With the Saturday closure, I will find it difficult to access the library, as will my children.
Given the unreliability of the IT system this means that many fewer community members will not have access to library- especially those residents who are confident using IT. Also some housebound residents cannot guarantee that carers could attend on the open days.
With Literacy a large education priority , it is wrong to reduce access to libraries- especially on Saturday when children are not in school.
I would need to find alternative facilities (e.g. photocopier), which don't exist currently
Make me sad that library will once again prove to an easy target for savings. And I feel sad for all the devoted staff effected.