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Hope Library Community Asset Transfer
Published: 27/04/2016
Changes are to be made to the provision of library services in Hope in May.
The service is making these changes in line with The Medium Term Plan for
Libraries which was agreed by the Cabinet in March 2015. These seek to ensure a
sustainable and affordable network in the face of 30% budget cuts over a 3 year
period resulting from cuts in funding stemming from the central governments
austerity programme. Officers have been working with communities to ensure
these changes are managed as smoothly as possible.
Hope Library at Castell Alun High School
Hope Library will cease operating as part of the Flintshire County Council
network of libraries on Friday 6 May 2016. Customers will be able to continue
to use their membership at other council run libraries, on the mobile library,
and to access online resources such as e-books, e-zines and the online
catalogue and request service.
Castell Alun High School and the Friends of Hope Community Library will operate
a community run library and school library in the current library premises in
Hope Library at Castell Alun High School.
The library will be open to the community at the following times:
Mondays 9.30am – 12.30pm, 3– 7pm
Tuesdays 9.30am – 12.30pm
Wednesdays 9.30am – 12.30pm
Mobile Library service
The mobile library service will be visiting Hope on a 3 weekly rota starting
from Thursday 12 May 2016
Castell Alun High School car park, Fagl Lane, Hope
Thursday 9.30 -11am
For more information contact:
Library Head Office on 01353 704400 or contact Pennie Corbett, Principal
Libraries and Arts Officer email pennie.corbett@flintshire.gov.uk
Paula Williams, Deputy Headteacher, Castell Alun High School
paula.williams@castellalun.flintshire.sch.uk
Friends of Hope Community Library
ktoo@hotmail.co.uk
Laurence Robinson, Chair. 01978 761676