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Community Services
A £1 million state-of-the-art library, offering wireless internet access, an area for teenagers and CD listening posts, was officially opened today by the Minister for Culture, Barbara Follett (February 4).
Leicestershire County Council’s Oadby library has proved to be a big success since it opened in November, with around 100 visitors per hour and around 1,000 new members in two months.
Converted out of a former shop on Oadby’s main shopping street, The Parade, it is the Council’s 10th new library in an £8 million investment plan, which has included major face lifts to another 25 libraries. County library visitors have increased 26% over the past 5 years, and customer satisfaction has soared.
Minister for Culture Barbara Follett told an audience at the library today: "A lot of libraries are excellent but few of them are as good as Oadby’s. I want to make sure that people across the country get services as good as this.
"We have to make libraries clearer and more accessible and you have done it brilliantly. Congratulations to Leicestershire and all of you who have been involved in this."
Mrs Follett said the Government was reviewing library services and was considering giving every child automatic library membership.
Ernie White, Leicestershire’s Cabinet member for Community Services, said: “I’m delighted that the Minister could come to Oadby, to see how lively and popular a library can be.
“The first book borrowed since we reopened was called 'Second to None' - that's an apt title for this library, which really is at the heart of the community."
Chief executive of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), Roy Clare, said: “I have had a preview of Oadby library and my impression is that it will be a hugely successful community library in a busy high street location. The concept is engaging, open, friendly and there really is something there for everyone.
“This approach reflects the considerable care that Leicestershire library service is taking to deliver high quality services in the way that local people want, especially in a time of recession. I offer my warm congratulations on their work and on this important opening.”
The library’s features include:
• An extensive range of books, DVDs and music CDs and newspapers and magazines
• Comfortable seating, with special areas for children and for teenagers
• Free use of computers and wi-fi internet access
• CD listening posts, so people can enjoy music and talking books
• A Fairtrade coffee machine
• A service centre for Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
• Opening until 8pm on Mondays to Thursdays, plus 11am-4pm opening on Sundays
Regular activities include:
• Advice on benefits entitlements, rent and Council Tax
• Special sessions for teenagers and young children
• Family history research
• Sessions with authors
In December, the first full month since the library opened:
• Adult book issues rose by 35.7 per cent
• Children’s book issues rose by 48 per cent
• 100 new members joined in the first week
Facts and figures on Leicestershire’s library service:
• 55 libraries
• 3.4 million visitors per year
• six mobile libraries
• 412 computers
• 23,000 DVDs to rent
• 712,000 books to borrow
For further details, see www.leics.gov.uk/libraries
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 | A state of the art new 1 million library is about to open to the public in The Parade in Oadby. It is the 10th new library to be built by Leicestershire County Council and will be open for business from 9.... 04 Nov 2008 New library opens in Oadby |
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| Community Services 3 November 2008 New library opens in Oadby A state of the art new 1 million library is about to open to the public in The Parade in Oadby. It is the 10th new library to be built by Leicestershire County Council and will be open for business from 9.... 26 Dec 2008 New library opens in Oadby |
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