Don’t miss the library consultation roadshows and public meetings

This week the Library and Information Service consultation on proposals for the future of the service continues at a pace, with public meetings taking place every night this week at different venues around the county.

A roadshow got underway a short time ago at Rugby Library and continues until 2.30pm.

Tonight there is a public meeting at 6pm at Kingsbury Youth Centre.

Tomorrow there is a roadshow from 11.30am until 2.30pm at Coleshill Library.

Tomorrow evening at 6pm there is a public meeting at St Leonard’s Church Hall in Church Road, Dordon.

On Wednesday evening there are two different public meetings in different parts of the county. One takes place at 6pm at Michael Drayton School in Hartshill, while the other takes place at 7pm as part of Southam/Feldon Community Forum at Southam Fire Station.

There is then a roadshow on Thursday from 10am until 1pm at Harbury Library in High Street.

On Thursday evening there are three public meetings.

The first is at 6pm at St Nicholas Church Hall in Baddesley Ensor.

The second is at Studley Community Forum at Studley Village Hall at 7pm.

The third is at 7.30pm at the Warwick Rural East Community Forum at Offchurch Village Hall.

A roadshow is taking place on Friday at Leamington Spa Library from 11.30am until 2.30pm.

On Friday evening there is a public meeting at Stour/Shipston Commuity Forum at 7pm at Shipston High School in Darlingscote Road.

And this coming weekend there is a roadshow at Warwick Library from 10am until 1pm on Saturday.

Also, remember the mobile library consultations continue this week, taking place today in Atherstone and tomorrow in Kenilworth mobile libraries.

A busy week ahead

The library consultation is back in full swing this week asking people for their views on proposals on the future of the Library and Information Service.

The double bank holiday has meant a quieter couple of weeks, but this week there is plenty going on for those who want to find out more about the proposals.

This week also see the start of a series of roadshows in the county’s mobile libraries.

The roadshow will be held all day tomorrow in Alcester Mobile Library.

The roadshow will be held all day on Wednesday in Bedworth Mobile Library.

The roadshow will be held all day on Friday in Southam Mobile Library.

These mobile roadshows will then be at Atherstone and Kenilworth on Monday, May 16, and Tuesday, May 17, respectively.

There are also a series of public meetings this week, allowing communities to express their views and ask questions as part of the consultation process.

Tonight a public meeting is being held at 7pm at the Crawford Memorial Hall in Salford Road, Bidford-on-Avon.

Tomorrow evening at 7pm a public meeting is being held at The Cabbage Club in Stockingford, Nuneaton.

On Wednesday there will be two public meetings in different parts of the county.

A public meeting will take place on Wednesday at 6pm at Water Orton Primary School in Attleborough Lane, Water Orton.

A public meeting will take place on Wednesday at 6.30pm at St Joseph’s Church Hall in Murcott Road East in Whitnash.

Also on Wednesday there will be a roadshow at Dordon Library in Roman Way from 2pm until 5pm.

On Thursday, May 12th, there will be two public meetings in the south of the county.

A public meeting will be held at Stratford Methodist Church, Old Town, Strratford-upon-Avon, at 7pm on Thursday.

A public meeting will also be held on Thursday at 7.30pm at Harbury Parish Council Annual Meeting at Harbury Village Hall in South Parade, Harbury.

Also on Thursday, May 12th, Studley Library in High Street, will host a roadshow from 10am until 1pm.

On Friday a public meeting is being held at 7pm at Kineton Village Hall in Mill Street, Kineton.

Elsewhere in the county on Friday a roadshow will take place from 10am until 1pm at Water Orton Library in Coleshill Road, Water Orton.

And finally this week a roadshow will be held on Saturday, May 14, at Henley in Arden Library, The Guild Hall, High Street, from 9.30am until 12.30pm.

Hundreds complete library consultation questionnaire

The Warwickshire Library and Information Service consultation has so far attracted almost 800 written and online responses.

So far 356 people have completed the online survey. Warwick and Leamington are now the most popular libraries that respondents currently use, with 85 and 82 responses respectively. This is twice as many as the next libraries, which are Kenilworth (42), Stratford (42) and Nuneaton (41).

There have also now been 432 written consultation responses, taking the total number of consultation respondents to almost 800 people.

The consultation continues until June 9, with roadshows and public meetings around the county.