TENBURY Library will soon be adopting Worcestershire’s new Libraries Unlocked model.
Changes will extend the library’s opening hours from 8am to 8pm (Monday to Saturday).
The service provides more flexibility for customers and community groups to use their local library at times that are convenient to them, such as before or after work and on previously closed weekdays.
Thanks to new technology, members can enjoy a range of services, including borrowing and returning books, utilising free library computers and Wi-Fi, accessing dedicated study spaces, participating in community events, and hiring meeting rooms.
Ahead of the service launch, Worcestershire County Council is inviting library members to introductory drop-in sessions at the library. Sessions are available from 11am to 1pm on Saturday, July 26, from 11am to 1pm on Saturday, August 2 and 4.30pm to 6.30pm on Thursday, August 7.
Those interested can also visit the library during staffed hours to sign up and complete your induction. A date for the official launch is yet to be confirmed.
“We’re thrilled to be bringing Libraries Unlocked to Tenbury,” said Councillor Ian Cresswell, Worcestershire County Council’s cabinet member for environment and communities.
“This upgrade gives residents more freedom to use the library in a way that suits their lives, and it’s already had a fantastic impact in other parts of the county.”
Libraries Unlocked membership is for ages 15 and over. Under 15s can visit the library during Libraries Unlocked opening hours if they are accompanied by a Libraries Unlocked member.
Library members who wish to upgrade to Libraries Unlocked membership will be required to complete a short induction.
Existing Libraries Unlocked members in areas already using the scheme have said it is a ‘brilliant idea and it’s enabled us as a family to access the library more’ and that it is the ‘best thing
Worcestershire Libraries have done since the introduction of self-service.’
Visit www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/worcestershire-libraries/libraries-unlocked for more information.
