Their latest newsletter is above. Please click on it to enlarge.
Their work follows the sad closure of Churchtown Library. Looks like a great project to me; let’s hope it is a success and is backed by Sefton Council.
Save of Libraries – RIP Churchtown Library closed by Labour-run Sefton Council 15th November 2013
I am grateful to Cllr. Nigel Ashton for this update on how the community on the northern side of Southport is approaching the loss of their much loved library.
Cllr. Nigel Ashton – This photo was taken during the campaign to save the Library from closure
North Meols Library Association (NMLA) was formed at a public meeting on 10th October 2013 by the local community. It replaces the Friends of Churchtown Library which campaigned, unsuccessfully, to keep Churchtown Library open. The Library was closed by the local authority on 15th November 2013.
The aim of NMLA is to establish a community run library to support Churchtown and the surrounding areas, mainly Crossens, Marshside and High Park. We are in negotiations with Sefton Council regarding an unused council building but it is early days and will take some time.
In order to provide some continuation of library services in the community we have already set up an internet cafe with the support of Crossens Community Association to, in a small way, replace access to the internet following the closure of the library. We are also working to set up a Storytime / Rhymetime group, another library service no longer available to the community.