Please book via Eventbrite.
It’s free to attend but only those who have booked will be admitted so please spread the word!
Attendees will need a Zoom account (this could be a free one) to join the meeting. Just log into your account and use the link you’ve been sent to join the meeting. The meeting will open five minutes prior so we can start promptly at 7pm.
Website: www.savecroydonlibraries.wordpress.com
Email: savecroydonlibraries@gmail.com
Twitter: @SaveCroydonLibs
From 17th May Shirley Library will be operating a select and collect service. This will only be on Mondays from 10.30am until 4.00 pm.
Customers can pre-order books by email or phone (staff are on site from 10am – 5pm Mondays but the answerphone is on at other times).
Books can also be ordered online at bit.ly/CroydonLibsCat. We will contact customers when the books are ready to arrange collection.
We are looking forward to seeing some of our customers again!
Thank you to all who have participated in the Libraries Consultation process, and are keen to be involved with the proposed changes to our libraries.
To provide more time, we are extending the consultation deadline to 14 March 2021, and if you have any additional comments we are allowing multiple survey submissions.
The Libraries Consultation has had over 1400 responses to date, and many residents have questions which we would like to address in a series of Zoom webinars:
20 February Saturday
10.30am-11.30am
All Libraries service webinar: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/141172349297
20 February Saturday
12noon-1.00pm
How to run a community library – with The Community Run Libraries National Peer Network: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/141177717353
22 February Monday
6.00pm-7.00pm
South Norwood Library: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/141178744425
23 February Tuesday
5.30pm-6.30pm
Broad Green Library: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/141178832689
23 February Tuesday
6.45pm–7.45pm
Shirley Library: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/141179013229
24 February Wednesday
5.30pm-6.30pm
Bradmore Green Library: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/141181893845
24 February Wednesday
6.45pm-7.45pm
Sanderstead Library: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/141182056331
These sessions will be recorded and available to access after the event.
Register on Eventbrite: bit.ly/CroyLibsEventbrite.
Submit your questions in advance (please note the relevant session) to librariesconsultation@croydon.gov.uk, or leave a message on 0207 884 5159.
For more details see the Libraries consultation website: www.croydon.gov.uk/library-consultation
Bradmore Green, Broad Green, Sanderstead, Shirley and South Norwood libraries have been earmarked for closure by Croydon Council.
Are YOU concerned about the five libraries under threat and the wider impact this will have on our much valued and well-used public library service in Croydon?
Join with others to discuss the consultation and what we can do to campaign to save our libraries.
Email SaveCroydonLibraries@gmail.com for login in details.
Why are we doing this?
The council is currently facing severe financial challenges, which means we will need to be clear about our priorities and make some tough decisions about what we will and won’t do over the next few years. Some services will stop and others, such as our library service, will have to change. But, by focussing on a smaller number of priorities for our residents, we will make sure that we are delivering good quality services, where they will have the biggest impact.
We are committed to delivering a comprehensive and efficient library service, which operates within the reduced resources available. This means that we are having to look at either closing some of our library buildings, or find an alternative that would not require any council funding.
The council currently runs 13 libraries in the borough, and we are proposing reducing this to eight. By doing this it will allow us to continue providing a comprehensive library service that meets the needs of our community.
When considering library buildings to include in our proposals we have looked at building operating and maintenance costs, how visitors use the service, and how close they are to other libraries – more details on this is provided on the Croydon Council Libraries Consultation website.
What do we want to know?
At this stage of our consultation we want to hear your views on the proposals, ideas for our library service and suggestions for alternative ways we could use library buildings. We will use this information to help us further develop our options and consult you again on these, before taking a proposal to cabinet for a decision in summer 2021.
To request this information and questionnaire in a different format, email: librariesconsultation@croydon.gov.uk or call 020 7884 5159.
Please complete the survey by 7 March.
Public consultation timetable:
| Initial consultation on proposals begins | 14 January 2021 |
| Initial consultation ends (survey closes) | 7 March 2021 |
| Consultation outcome & options report | April 2021 |
| Consultation finishes | May 2021 |
| Final report | June 2021 |
| Final decision | Summer 2021 |
| Implementation | September 2021 (expected) |
