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Councillors look forward to new library hub opening
Cramlington Town Councillors have welcomed the news that Northumberland County Council Library Service will soon be opening their new facility in the town.
As Covid restrictions ease, staff at Cramlington Library are looking forward to welcoming customers back to choose their own books, use the public access IT and other resources. Not only that but they are excited that it will be from their new home in the Community Hub building (previously Your Link)
The library will eventually offer the full range of library services as one of the recently designated library hubs. This will include a wider choice from an improved range of books; a larger local history collection; a welcoming library space for children and young people; an evolving public access IT offer and space for a range of events and activities when these can safely take place.
Town Mayor Loraine De Simone said “The old library has been sorely missed so this is great news for Cramlington residents. The new library will be very welcome and I trust it will be used to the full.”
Some activities will be revived such as creative writing and reading groups, knit and natter, storytimes but with the flexible space to deliver a much wider range of activity, we are keen to share our virtual author talks with library members who haven’t had the digital access to join in from home. Library users will be able to enjoy choosing their books with a tea or coffee from the community cafe that will be established on the ground floor. Whilst those wishing to work or study will have the choice of the cafe area or the study facilities on the first floor.
Village Ward Town Councillor Mark Swinburn commented ““I am pleased that we will have a library that our residents deserve, somewhere that will be for more than just books, but also more families, access to information and a centre with facilities for the whole community. My thanks go to everyone involved to bring this significant amenity into our town.”
Access will be limited for a short while longer as full reopening is anticipated from the June date in the government’s road map. Library users will ultimately have extended opening hours as previously as the building develops as a community hub.
Pictured, left to right, Town Mayor Loraine De Simone, Village Ward Councillor Mark Swinburn and Councillor Christine Dunbar, chair of the Northumberland County Council Local Area Committee, at the site of the new library facility.
