Save Mile Oak Library

Mile Oak Library has been told it must permanently close its doors on 21 July 2023 as part of council wide saving cuts. Whilst low visitor numbers have been given as justification for the closure these are the result of library opening hours structured around the needs of the school it is now based in rather than that of the community, limiting its accessibility and the activities that can take place there. This decision removes the only remaining community space and essential family educational resource from an area with significant levels of depravation.

Libraries are essential community spaces and the closure of any public library should be opposed by everyone who cares about communities, families and education.