Hope Library Community Asset Transfer

Changes are to be made to the provision of library services in Hope in May. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The service is making these changes in line with The Medium Term Plan for Libraries which was agreed by the Cabinet in March 2015. These seek to ensure a sustainable and affordable network in the face of 30% budget cuts over a 3 year period resulting from cuts in funding stemming from the central government’s austerity programme. Officers have been working with communities to ensure these changes are managed as smoothly as possible. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Hope Library at Castell Alun High School ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Hope Library will cease operating as part of the Flintshire County Council network of libraries on Friday 6 May 2016. Customers will be able to continue to use their membership at other council run libraries, on the mobile library, and to access online resources such as e-books, e-zines and the online catalogue and request service. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Castell Alun High School and the Friends of Hope Community Library will operate a community run library and school library in the current library premises in Hope Library at Castell Alun High School. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The library will be open to the community at the following times: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Mondays 9.30am to“ 12.30pm, 3– 7pm
Tuesdays 9.30am to“ 12.30pm
Wednesdays 9.30am to“ 12.30pm ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Mobile Library service ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The mobile library service will be visiting Hope on a 3 weekly rota starting from Thursday 12 May 2016
Castell Alun High School car park, Fagl Lane, Hope
Thursday 9.30 -11am ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​