Ulverston Library is a fantastic place.
Quite aside from lending books, it is a valuable social hub, and offers valuable services to the community - whether that’s rhyme time, reading groups, talks by authors, or just access to the internet and a photocopier.
The library closed in early September when an electrical fault was found, and it has since remained closed. Westmorland & Furness Council are currently ‘considering their options’ regarding its future.
A library stand has since began in the Market, and now the Coro is offering a pop-up service that is planned to grow. The library team are doing an amazing job under difficult circumstances.
These offers are welcome as a temporary measure. But I want to see a full library service return to Ulverston as soon as is possible.
I continue to lobby the Council on this, but I want you to add your voice to mine and show them just how much Ulverston Library matters to its users, and the wider community. Already dozens of constituents have done so, but I know that this barely scratches the surface of local feeling on the issue.
Fill in my survey and let me know your thoughts. I will pass these on to the Council so that they understand just how important this issue is to local people, and raise the issue at the highest levels in Parliament.