Poster, providing an ‘Update’, for March 2014 about the Pennard Librarysituation, what the “Pennard Library Action Group” has undertaken and achieved to date (q.v. their Report at https://friendsofpennardlibrary.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pennard-action-group-report_1-1_final.pdf), what has been stated/promised by the L.A.Councillor Nick Bradley, and also advising about a website created by the newly formed “Friends of Pennard Library “
Page 1 of Councillor Lynda James’ Spring 2014 Newsletter, updating the Pennard Ward Community about the many projects happening in Pennard – including the Friends of Pennard Library (born out of the Pennard Library Working Group)
Page 2 of Councillor Lynda James’ Spring 2014 Newsletter, updating the Pennard Ward Community about the many projects happening in Pennard – including the Friends of Pennard Library (born out of the Pennard Library Working Group)
19 DEC 2013
Hundreds of people attend Pennard Library closure plan meetings
From: South Wales Evening Post; Thursday December 19, 2013
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Hundreds-people-attend-Pennard-Library-closure/story-20343549-detail/story.html
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200 show library concern
From: South Wales Evening Post; Thursday December 19, 2013 (page 12)
Around 200 people have attended meetings about the proposed closure of Pennard Library, with several of them planning to quiz senior Swansea Council figures today.
Pennard Library
Pennard community councillor Lynda James said the library was the hub of a close community and that its future had aroused strong feelings. She said she was expecting a decent South Gower turnout at a budget consultation event at West Cross Community Centre at 5pm this afternoon.
“The majority want to fight the closure” said Mrs James,
Closing the library would save the authority £36,4000 [sic: £36,400] – part of a series of proposals to save the authority £25million next financial year.
“People do appreciate the difficult times we live in,” said Mrs James. “The people of Pennard are intelligent and well-educated, but they think that it (the proposed closure) is being pushed too quickly.”
She added that local people could be receptive to discussions about maintaining the library as community-run “in some format”.
Another meeting about the planned closure takes place at 7pm at Kittle’s Beaufort Inn.
The council said it looked forward to hearing the community’s views.
Friends of Pennard Library 