Newington Temporary Library

It seems I haven't been keeping up with local events...I wanted to go to the Newington Temporary library yesterday, but it turns out the whole boxpark is completely closed. The best information I could find was that Southwark want to find a permanent home for the library and would try to keep the closure period to a minimum. Does anyone know any more about this? It seems the library's original home is now usable but has been rented out to someone else so I presume it won't be returning there, which is a shame.

Southwark Council closed the temporary library just before Christmas, as apparently the Artworks is moving out soon, presumably as the Heygate construction gathers pace. I asked them about it on twitter and they said that they're planning to find a new site for the library 'soon', and pointed me to Grove Vale library (which is four miles away). In the meantime I think John Harvard library on Borough High Street is the closest. I still don't understand why Southwark Council would prefer to build a new library rather than reopen Newington Library, and there's no plan to make it part of the refurbishment of Newington Town Hall.

babybat wrote:

Southwark Council closed the temporary library just before Christmas, as apparently the Artworks is moving out soon, presumably as the Heygate construction gathers pace. I asked them about it on twitter and they said that they're planning to find a new site for the library 'soon', and pointed me to Grove Vale library (which is four miles away). In the meantime I think John Harvard library on Borough High Street is the closest. I still don't understand why Southwark Council would prefer to build a new library rather than reopen Newington Library, and there's no plan to make it part of the refurbishment of Newington Town Hall.

In derby many libraries are relying on elderly volunteers to deal with work previously carried out by staff, I think it's excuse to close smaller ones down. Where would Southwark find the land nearby ? With land value in that area rising by the minute, I agree babybat Why when there's been a library there for decades? Think it will be sold off like Bermondsey one in Spa Rd. perhaps Southwark still maintains the Mobile Library, my Mum loved it she would tell young lady what she liked and just like magic five books would appear!

The new library will be at the bottom of one of the Lendlease blocks just to the north of Wansey Street

http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=50018803&PlanId=0&Opt=3#AI52121