Pop-up library to open after water leak
LDRSA pop-up library will open in a shopping centre while investigations continue into the main town centre facility.
It follows a water leak and problems with asbestos at Grimsby's Central Library in Town Hall Square.
The new, temporary library will open in Freshney Place.
Councillor Hayden Dawkins, who is responsible for culture and heritage at North East Lincolnshire Council, said: "We hope that residents will continue to use the temporary service while we determine the extent of the repair works needed."
The preferred site for the pop-up library was discussed by councillors at a scrutiny meeting on Monday.
Members of the economy, culture and tourism panel heard officers had looked at several council-owned locations and Freshney Place offered the largest space available.
Dawkins said survey work was not possible with any books or archives in the Central Library building because of the risk of loose asbestos, which could "jeopardise the material in there", the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
Council officer Carolina Borgstrom confirmed a full structural survey began in June and estimated it would continue into August.
Members of the panel called for more information about costings and timings for repairs to the Central Library.
The panel agreed the pop-up plan by four votes to three, but the temporary arrangement will be reviewed every three months.
Councillor Trevor Crofts accepted the move "with the understanding that temporary means a high probability of moving back to the Central Library as a priority".
The second phase of a 12-week consultation into the future of the library service will close on Wednesday at 17:00 BST.
Dawkins said the council wanted to "develop and grow a vibrant service that will ensure thriving facilities into the future".
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