Rutland Times, Rutland County Library Service, Oakham Library Cuts

Opening hours at a library look set to be cut after councillors refused to cover cost http://bit.ly/fhsHLh #Rutland

I think, this story twittered by the Rutland Times is very unfair to both our Town Councils. The request from Rutland's library service came in the form of a begging letter, asking for £2,000.

This was after the councils had set their budgets for the following year.

The town council here in Oakham considered the request a double taxation and refused to pay. Rutland County Council now find it convenient to pass on the blame to town councils. When they are to blame for the cuts. the Town Councils have never had any responsibility for the library service.

This is a poor effort by Rutland County Council to deflect blame.

Who are they going to blame for the hundreds of job losses?

They found a million so why did they not divert the required £2,000 to save cuts at Oakham library?

Or scrap Live@museum that is currently expected  to loose £16,000 this year.

Rutland Library Service

Oakham Library

Rutland Libraries

Information was given to us at the parish forum about the library service

www.rutland.gov.uk/libraries

You can renew or reserve an item in a library by phone or by email:

libraries@rutland.gov.uk

simply quote your library card number and your name and address

you can also renew & reserve items on the Internet.

Please ask a member of staff to arrange for a PIN to be posted to your home - once you have a PIN you can use the online service at

www.rutland.gov.uk/libraries

any book may be renewed unless they have been requested by another borrower

the 24hr renewal line is

0845 6032 2815

Library card number and PIN will be required

Rutland Libraries can be found in

Oakham, Uppingham, Ryhall and Ketton

mobile library provides a fortnightly service to the villages of Rutland, bringing books and information to all parts of the County.

http://www.rutland.gov.uk/pp/gold/viewGold.asp?IDType=Page&ID=3507

Can't get to the library? then let the library come to you

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