Proposals to finally fit-out the multi-million pound central library in Nottingham are to be detailed 'later this month'. Fears however do remain over the future of three neighbourhood libraries which are still facing closure.
Nottingham City Council is proposing to close three public libraries as part of plans to save £233,000, including Basford Library in Vernon Road, the Radford Lenton Library in Lenton Boulevard and Aspley Library in Nuthall Road. The plans, which come as the Labour-run authority seeks to meet its legal duty and balance its books, have come under intense scrutiny.
A campaign group, called Save Nottingham Libraries, has brought together the city and even prompted two Labour councillors to go against their own party's plans. Famed city figures, including poet Henry Normal, are also standing behind the campaign to save them from closure.
