Freshney Place home found for 'temporary' pop-up library - but still no date for it to open

                                                  

Coming 'shortly' - pop-up library in Freshney Place

A LOCATION has been found for a  pop-up library in Grimsby' Freshney Place.

North East Lincolnshire Council says  it will be on Baxtergate, next to the Community Diagnostic Centre and opposite Costa Coffee.

However, after months of delay, there is still no date for it to open.

Pressed for clarification, a council spokesperson would only say: "It is due to open shortly."

The stated intention is for the new library to be 'temporary' pending a decision being made on the town's central library which has been closed for most of this year as a result of water ingress and potential asbestos contamination within the fabric of the building. 

Says NELC: "A structural survey on the condition of the building is now complete and further surveys are underway to determine the works required."

The spotlight will fall on the future of NELC's library service at  meetings on October 2 and October 8.

In the meantime, the authority's portfolio holder for culture, heritage and the visitor economy, Cllr Hayden Dawkins, insists "We are working hard to ensure that the temporary library can  be open as soon as is practically possible."