Your help has saved libraries (From Wiltshire Times)

Your help has saved libraries

4:40pm Friday 5th August 2011 in News By Craig Jones

VOLUNTEERS have helped safeguard the future of Wiltshire’s libraries in a move which will see new opening hours introduced from September 5.

Thanks to the efforts of more than 300 people all the county’s 31 libraries will remain open, at a time when government cuts have resulted in closures nationally. All five of Wiltshire Council’s mobile library routes will also continue, serving the county’s most rural communities.

Deputy leader of the council, John Thomson, said: “I would like to thank local people who have played a huge part in helping to keep all our libraries open. It is wonderful our libraries are so well supported and I hope people continue to use the excellent facilities which they offer.”

Revised opening hours for libraries in Wiltshire include:

• Box library: 2-5pm on Mondays, 10-1pm on Thursdays and 1-7pm on Fridays.

• Bradford on Avon library: 10-7pm on Mondays, 9.30am-5pm on Wednesdays and Fridays, 9.30am-7pm on Thursdays and 9.30am-4pm on Saturdays.

• Calne library: 10am-7pm on Mondays, 9.30am-5pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.30am-7pm on Fridays and 9.30am-4pm on Saturdays.

• Chippenham library: 10am-7pm on Mondays, 9am-5pm on Tuesdays, 9am-1pm on Wednesdays, 9am-7pm on Thursdays and Fridays and 9am-5pm on Saturdays.

• Corsham library: 2-7pm on Mondays, 9.30am-5pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.30am-7pm on Fridays and 9.30am-1pm on Saturdays.

• Melksham library: 10am-7pm on Mondays, 9.30am-5pm on Tuesdays and Fridays, 9.30am-7pm on Thursdays and 9.30am-4pm on Saturdays.

• Trowbridge lending and reference libraries: 10am-7pm on Mondays, 9am-5pm on Tuesdays, 9am-1pm on Wednesdays, 9am-7pm on Thursdays and Fridays and 9am-5pm on Saturdays.

• Warminster library: 10am-7pm on Mondays, 9.30am-5pm on Tuesdays and Fridays, 9.30am-12.30pm on Wednesdays, 9.30am-7pm on Thursdays and 9.30am-4pm on Saturdays.
• Westbury library: 2-7pm on Mondays, 9.30am-5pm on Tuesdays and Fridays, 9.30am-7pm on Thursdays and 9.30am-1pm on Saturdays.