Ludlow library to re-open to public

Ludlow library will re-open to customers from Monday.

The library in Parkway Lane has been operating a click and collect service for the past couple of weeks, but the library itself has not been open to customers since March when the national lockdown began.

A number of measures will be in place including hand-sanitising facilities, limits on the number of people using each library at any one time, and quarantining all returned library stock.

Also from Monday, the Ready Reads click and collect service will be made available from libraries in Bishop’s Castle, Bridgnorth, Church Stretton, and Cleobury Mortimer. Although these libraries themselves will remain closed until Monday 3 August 2020, the Ready Reads service will enable people to borrow library books in the meantime, and to return books which they may currently have on loan.

Michael Lewis, Shropshire Council’s library service manager, said: “Our Ready Reads service has been really popular with customers, many of whom have appreciated receiving book choices selected by library staff. We’ve had well over 300 people using the service in the first five days alone.

“However, we’re excited about the next step, which is to enable customers to come into Shrewsbury, Ludlow and Oswestry libraries. Once again we’ll be reviewing how this goes before opening the rest or our libraries in August.”