The Strategic Director Place will submit a report (Document “DA”) which asks the Executive  to note the information contained in this report in response to a petition about Keighley Library that was presented to Council on 8 December 2020.  

Recommended –

That the information presented in Document “DA” in relation to the petition about Keighley Library be noted.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Regeneration and Economy

(Christine May - 07970 829265)

Resolved –

That the information presented in Document “DA” in relation to the petition about Keighley Library be noted.

ACTION: Strategic Director Place

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Regeneration and Economy

(Christine May - 07970 829265)

The Strategic Director Place submitted a report (Document “DA”) which asked the Executive  to note the information contained in the report in response to a petition about Keighley Library that was presented to Council on 8 December 2020.   It was stressed that there was never a intention to close the library.

The lead petitioner was present at the meeting and stated that it was important to develop the library provision so that a holistic and firm foundation was there, and a sustainable platform for incorporating additional services into the library was key to its future survival.

The Strategic Director stressed that the lead petitioner had been invited to join the working group to represent the  Friends of Keighley Library to take key developments forward for the Library .

Resolved –

That the information presented in Document “DA” in relation to the petition about Keighley Library be noted.

ACTION: Strategic Director Place

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Regeneration and Economy