Following a number of queries from members of the public this morning I have had it confirmed by Durham County Council's library service that Blackhall Colliery library will be closed until next Thursday, 23 May, to allow for window replacement works.
Whilst I acknowledge the need for this temporary closure, and welcome the improvements, I do have concerns about the way this issue has been handled. Clearly library users and the general public appear to be unaware of the council's intentions to shut up shop - and perhaps it would have been a step in the right direction if the council had informed me and Lynn that the library would be closed for a while!
Hopefully improvements to library windows will be followed up by improvements to the council's method of communicating with its communities!
