Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Head of Libraries.

The report details the changes to library opening hours and core staffed hours due to be implemented on 1 April 2019, following the installation of open library self-service technology (Open+), at both Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme Libraries.

The Area Committee is recommended to comment on and note the report.

Officer contact: Janet Wood on 0161 474 4443 or email: janet.wood@stockport.gov.uk

Denise Rankin and Martin Roberts attended the meeting and presented a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing changes to library opening hours and core staffed hours that were due to be implemented on 1 April 2019, following the installation of open library self-service technology (Open+), at both Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme Libraries.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         The proposed changes were broadly welcomed as means of ensuring that the Council maintained a viable library presence in the community.

·         Feedback received from the operation of the Open+ service at Bramhall Library had been overwhelmingly positive.

·         Bramhall Library would be holding an open day on 3 April 2019 between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm and Cheadle Hulme Library on 20 March between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm for residents to find out more about the Open+ system.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.