10 November 2010
Closure of Taff’s Well Library
County Council propose closure of
Taff's Well Library
Taff's Well Library under threat of closure
The Community Council has raised a number of concerns about the County Council’s proposal to close Taff’s Well Library and relocate its services at Coleg Morgannwg’s Nantgarw Campus.
The County Council claim that the new Taf Ely Learning Centre at Coleg Morgannwg’s Nantgarw Campus will create the opportunity for the library to be relocated in new facilities and that this partnership project will provide a state of the art campus, which will be readily available along with a variety of other community facilities to local residents. This will include a restaurant, hair dressing salon and beauty therapy services run by the staff and students of Coleg Morgannwg.
In addition,the County Council claim that the new library arrangements will:
- Enable the public and college libraries to work in partnership, enhancing service provision for both students and local residents;
- Provide members of the local community with access to more public access computers, more specialist bookstock and journals, meeting rooms for events, activities and classes and more space for the children’s library.
- Be easily accessible, and visible, being located on the ground floor, with brand new fittings and fixtures, adjacent to a coffee shop.
- Work alongside other public facilities that will be available on the site, and include hairdressing, a nail bar and gym. Adjacent to the Campus are facilities such as the Nantgarw Showcase cinema, a number of restaurants and the Nantgarw Chinaworks Museum.
- Offer the Library Service the opportunity to engage with new potential library users and increase library usage
The Community Council is arranging a meeting with the County Council’s Head of Library provision and we would therefore welcome local views and input so that any concerns can be raised at the meeting. So if you are concerned about the closure please let one of your Councillors know or contact us via our website at:
www.taffswellandnantgarwcc.com
