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 From Monday 31 March 2025 all 43 of our council-run libraries will introduce the new opening hours timetable, and although slightly reduced, the revised hours have been tailored to ensure branches are open when most people regularly use them.
The changes are part of the implementation of the new Derbyshire Public Library Strategy, which is aimed at securing the future of county libraries, ensuring they remain open, offering modern and sustainable services to their communities. The new strategy was agreed in January following a 12-week public consultation which saw 3,800 residents give their views. All council-run libraries (not including 2 community-run libraries in Woodville and Tideswell) will reduce their opening hours by an average of 10%. However, all libraries will be open for a time on Saturdays, with all but the smallest libraries also opening until 6pm once a week. No libraries will be open for less than 16 hours per week. To mitigate the reduced opening hours, reservation charges for book and talking book requests, where the item is either in print or in stock in Derbyshire libraries, will be removed, as will charges for borrowing talking books. Library users who are planning on visiting their local branch are asked to check revised opening times from Monday 31 March 2025. They can also ask about the new times at their local library from today. Any queries should be emailed to ask.library@derbyshire.gov. |
