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Tealeaf · 11-01-2006, 08:53

There was a meeting of Church Kirk Residents Association last night in which the news was given that the County Council intend to close Church Library in May of this year. Naturally, those attending this meeting were up in arms about this. The excuse given for the closure was the low usage of the library but I suspect the real reason is cost cutting and centralization, which as we know from other public services, usually results in greater costs and poorer delivery.

I know we don’t have much left in Church now, other than a few eyesores, so this is going to come as a real blow. However, it may well be that other libraries in Hyndburn – other than Accy – may be about to suffer the same fate. Does anyone know anything else about the Council’s Library policy for Hyndburn?

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Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4266	Library to close. There was a meeting of Church Kirk Residents Association last night in which the news was given that the County Council intend to close Church Library in May of this year. Naturally, those attending this meeting were up in arms about this. The excuse given for the closure was the low usage of the library but I suspect the real reason is cost cutting and centralization, which as we know from other public services, usually results in greater costs and poorer delivery. I know we don’t have much left in Church now, other than a few eyesores, so this is going to come as a real blow. However, it may well be that other libraries in Hyndburn – other than Accy – may be about to suffer the same fate. Does anyone know anything else about the Council’s Library policy for Hyndburn? Last edited by Tealeaf; 11-01-2006 at 10:06.