With Brent Council is proposing to “change the way residents experience libraries in the borough” let’s remember that libraries are More Than Books. Friends of the libraries under threat of closure by Brent � Friend of Libraries NOT under threat are campaigning to change the Councils plans. Keep up with the campaign and volunteer your support, ideas, skills and stories at More Than Books.
New signing at Cricklewood library now that Brent Archive has moved out. Any chance of new planting too?
I’m now a Friend of Cricklewood Library. I join the group last month and attended a meeting. Going to be making a few Freedom of Information requests to Brent Council in search of data on public consultation exercises and service use. More… when I’ve got my degree work finished?
Cllr Chris Leaman writes “The rumour and subsequent petition started after a report which recommended library closures was released into the public domain. This report was based on a strategy to libraries that was agreed under the previous Labour administration. The current executive have rejected this plan and asked for a new strategy to be written. I understand that the new strategy will not recommend library closures. The new draft library strategy should be published in the next few weeks....
I have heard rumors locally about the closure of Cricklewood library and todaysigned a petition, organised by Friends of Cricklewood Library to keep it open. I’ve emailed Brent Council and the Lib Dem Councillors to try and discover more truth or otherwise about this rumor.