Library customers are being reminded that new opening times will be introduced across County Durham in the New Year.
The changes, which come into effect on Wednesday, 2 January, will enable Durham County Council to make required savings of £1.457m while ensuring all library buildings remain open.
They follow a public consultation earlier this year, which saw more than 91 per cent of members of the county’s Citizen’s Panel support proposals to reduce opening hours rather than close libraries.
A further consultation gave library users the opportunity to help decide on specific opening times for individual libraries.
The mobile library service will start its new route from Monday, 7 January. New phone numbers will also be in operation at each library from Wednesday, 2 January.
Information on new opening times, the mobile library route and phone numbers is available at branch libraries, on the mobile library and online at www.durham.gov.uk/libraries
