Decision details

Changes to Library Opening Hours at Whaley Bridge Library

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Strategic Leadership, Culture, Tourism and Climate Change

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To seek approval for changes in opening hours at Whaley Bridge Library in line with the Derbyshire Public Library Service Strategy and, to make changes to staffing levels to achieve required savings.

Decision:

To approve the implementation of the proposed changes to opening hours at Whaley Bridge Library, as set out in Paragraph 6.4 of the report.

Reasons for the decision:

Following consultation, the vast majority of respondents (57.1%) expressed a preference to the opening hours set out in Option 1; this enables the Library Service to not only manage public expectations following consultation, but also to meet the budgetary pressures set out in the Library Strategy.

Alternative options considered:

The alternative options considered through public consultation were as follows:

Option 1
Summary of changes:

• Change opening time on Tuesday from 10am to 9.30am.
• Change closing time on Tuesday from 5pm to 1pm.
• Change opening time on Thursday from 10am to 2pm.
• Change opening time on Friday from 10am to 9.30am.
• Change opening time om Saturday from 9.30am to 10am.

Option 2
Summary of changes:
• Change opening time on Tuesday from 10am to 9.30am.
• Change closing time on Tuesday from 5pm to 1pm.
• Close the library on a Friday.

Publication date: 21/10/2021

Date of decision: 21/10/2021

Effective from: 29/10/2021

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