Labour Wakefield Council breaks it's promise - Library funding ended - Library to close in July

It was reported in 2012 that the campaign to save Crofton Library has succeeded in it's objective to designate the Community Library as a "Hub Library" which would be saved an given investment. In 2014 however Wakefield Council as part of cut-backs broke it's promise and cut the £45,000 salary funding for the Library. The Decision was the report noted justifiable because the Library was part of Crofton Academy School and "may not" close.
This month Crofton Academy will decide whether to allow the Community Library to continue as a Community run local Library staffed by volunteer Librarians or to close the Library for good. The funding will end in July.
On May 6th Crofton Parish Council called an emergency Public Meeting to seek public support to keep the Library open as a Community Library. A further meeting will be held on May 21st at 6pm in the Parish Centre to seek further volunteers to join the 20+ who have signed up to work a rota to keep the Library open.

Crofton Library

Your local library is in danger.

Please help save it if only for your children, parents and our neighbours who find our library a lifeline.

20 residents are going to try and save our Library.  They are meeting in the Parish Centre on  Wednesday 21 May at 6.00 pm. We need more so do please attend if you want our Library to continue.

(If you cannot attend but want to help please contact Simon Bennett bennett.simon@btinternet.com)

In the meantime we have to

USE IT OR LOSE IT

So if you are not already a Library member do please register at the Library and borrow a book. If we do not act now it will go this July.

Supported by Crofton Parish Council