No it’s not an undiscovered novel by C. S. Lewis! It’s the view of angry residents who are appalled at the reduced library provision in Lobley Hill since the switch to the Community Centre Library on 18th July.
Following the closure, residents have contacted the Lobley Hill Liberal Democrat Action Team to voice their concerns regarding the new facilities. One resident said, “It’s a disgrace, no more than a cupboard.”
Action Team leader, Susan Craig said, “Several residents have contacted me voicing concerns over the reduced service, but we would like to know the views of other residents. Now that the new library provision is in place, I am conducting a survey of residents’ views”.
The survey form will be delivered to every home in Lobley Hill and will be used to compile a report that will be sent to Gateshead Council.
Residents have also complained that they have not received any information from their councillors about the new ‘Community Centre Library’. So, included below, your Action Team have provided the main details:
The opening hours of the new service are Tuesday 9.30 a.m. - 6.30 p.m. and Thursday 9.30 a.m.- 3.00 p.m. The library has fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children, a small reference section, daily newspapers and magazines. There is also free access to the Internet. A mobile library also visits Lobley Hill every fortnight on a Monday between 1.40 and 2.55 p.m. You will find it at Cragside Court near Lobley Hill Primary School.
Photo: Susan Craig outside the new library in Lobley Hill Community Centre dubbed a wardrobe.
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