Yate Library opens today
The new Yate Library opens today, a month ahead of schedule. The £1.5 million building has been financed by the Big Lottery Fund and South Gloucestershire Council. The original library was built in 1971, but since then the local population has more than doubled.
New technology will be prominent - self issue terminals will let library users issue and return their own books, there will be more PCs, and there will be plasma screens to let local people know about events at the Library and elsewhere in the area.
It won't just be a library, either. There will be an exhibition area and space for hire by community groups, and it will provide the operating base for the Yate Volunteer Bureau and Shopmobility. Community office space is also available for other community groups, and there will be an advice room for local advice groups to use.
This is the first of the new buildings planned for Yate Town Centre - the next to open will be the new Health Centre, which can be seen in the background behind the Library.
I thought I'd go along to Yate Library the other day and I was really impressed, it exceeded my expectations. Very different from when I was a kid, worth the visit if you haven't yet been.
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