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Proposed changes to opening hours for libraries in Fareham Borough

We have a key library in each district council area across Hampshire. This library will be a central hub, supporting the smaller libraries in the district. Our goal is for the 11 key libraries to be open for at least 50 hours per week, 6 days a week.

The other libraries in each district have been designated as large, medium, small or neighbourhood. Each designation has a minimum number of opening hours and all will be closed at least one day a week.

Fareham Library

Fareham is designated as a key library.
There are no proposed changes.

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Feedback

There were a variety of responses including pleasure that there will be no change to the hours at Fareham, displeasure at proposals to cut opening hours elsewhere, request for Sunday opening, request for opening on Christmas Eve, and a suggestion to reduce hours at the key libraries to keep Stanmore and North Baddesley open.

  • Monday
    9.30am-7pm
  • Tuesday
    9.30am-5pm
  • Wednesday
    9.30am-5pm
  • Thursday
    9.30am-7pm
  • Friday
    9.30am-7pm
  • Saturday
    9.30am-4pm
  • Total hours
    50 hours

Comments

Fareham is designated as a key library and no changes to opening hours are proposed.

 

Lockswood Library

Lockswood is designated as a medium library.
No proposed changes.

  • 15

Feedback

The majority of the responses were pleased that there would be no change, but there were requests for longer opening hours and a comment that the library is too small

  • Monday
    Closed
  • Tuesday
    9.30am-5pm
  • Wednesday
    9.30am-5pm
  • Thursday
    9.30am-7pm
  • Friday
    9.30am-5pm
  • Saturday
    9.30am - 1pm
  • Total hours
    35.5 hours

Comments

For its floor space Lockswood is the busiest library in Hampshire. The opening hours will not be reduced as currently they just meet the target set for a library of this category and it is already stretched beyond its physical capacity for customers.

 

Portchester Library

Portchester is designated as a medium library.

  • 59
    45 (76%)
    14 (24%)

Feedback

Of the 14 responses which disagreed with the proposals, 64% wanted the library to remain open on Tuesday. There was no consensus on how to do this, but suggestions included closing the late night, closing over lunch and having two half days.

  • Monday
    9.30am-7pm
    9.30am-7pm
  • Tuesday
    9-.30am-1pm
    Closed
  • Wednesday
    9.30am-5pm
    9.30am-5pm
  • Thursday
    9.30am-5pm
    9.30am-5pm
  • Friday
    9.30am-5pm
    9.30am-5pm
  • Saturday
    9.30am-1pm
    9.30am-1pm
  • Total hours
    39 hours
    35.5 hours

Comments

As there was a low number of responses and 76% of these agreed with the change, the original proposed alteration will go forward for approval.

 

Stubbington Library

Stubbington is designated as a medium library.

  • 107
    76 (71%)
    31 (29%)

Feedback

The views of those who disagreed with the proposals were equally split between wanting to retain Wednesday morning (39%) and wanting to retain the Friday late night (39%), but there was no consensus on how to achieve either.

  • Monday
    9.30am-7pm
    9am-7pm
  • Tuesday
    9.30am-5pm
    9am-5pm
  • Wednesday
    9.30am-1pm
    Closed
  • Thursday
    9.30am-5pm
    9am-5pm
  • Friday
    9.30am-7pm
    9am-5pm
  • Saturday
    9.30am-1pm
    9.30am-1pm
  • Total hours
    41 hours
    37.5 hours

Comments

As 71% of the responses agreed with the change, the original proposed alteration will go forward for approval.

 
 

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