Work starts on library relocation

Published 23 Jan 2012 12:12

WORK has started to prepare the temporary new home of Greenock's Central Library.

The library will move to the Business Store in nearby Cathcart Street in April before a permanent move to Wallace Place at the end of next year.

Regeneration convener Councillor Ronnie Ahlfeld said: "Opening hours and the facilities available will remain the same and people will have access to better parking with the free car park right next door. The Business Store is a modern building with disabled access and the library, including the children's area, will all be on the ground floor giving better access than the current building. The library will also have a public toilet which the current one doesn't have."

The library's former home in Clyde Square will be refurbished to accommodate Inverclyde's Community Health and Care Partnership. The Council's Customer Service Centre currently located in Wallace Place will move to the refurbished ground flood of the Municipal Buildings.

Councillor Ahlfeld added: "This is not about closing a library or reducing the services on offer. This is about making the best possible use of the facilities and assets we have. Inverclyde Council is committed to providing a dedicated, first-class and modern library service to all of our communities."

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This article appeared in Greenock Telegraph 23 Jan 12

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