Barry Gardiner, MP for Brent North, went and saw the state of Brent Town Hall Library himself after complaints from constituents and my February 9th post on the issue LINK
The Library was in a mess after stock and shelves were transferred from closed down libraries including Neasden.
He saw boxes of books dumped on the floor in disarray and apparently unsorted, stands and shelves with sharp edges unsecured and protruding. He wrote to Sue McKenzie, Head of Brent Library Service to express his concern and remarked that if health and safety inspectors had visited at that time they would have noted several serious health and safety risks.
He requested that the issue be sorted out urgently and also asked what would happen to the books currently being moved from the six libraries, and when they would be available for use by the public. In addition he asked if other options had been considered including dispersal to Brent schools, nurseries or children's centres
I visited the Town Hall Library earlier today and it was a lot tidier, although there are still boxes of unsorted books tucked under the bookshelves. A number of additional shelving units from Neasden are now in use at the Town Hall. A large space has been cleared for the '60 years of Wembley' exhibition which begins at the Library on Saturday. It looks likely that things will be quite congested.
The Library was in a mess after stock and shelves were transferred from closed down libraries including Neasden.
He saw boxes of books dumped on the floor in disarray and apparently unsorted, stands and shelves with sharp edges unsecured and protruding. He wrote to Sue McKenzie, Head of Brent Library Service to express his concern and remarked that if health and safety inspectors had visited at that time they would have noted several serious health and safety risks.
He requested that the issue be sorted out urgently and also asked what would happen to the books currently being moved from the six libraries, and when they would be available for use by the public. In addition he asked if other options had been considered including dispersal to Brent schools, nurseries or children's centres
I visited the Town Hall Library earlier today and it was a lot tidier, although there are still boxes of unsorted books tucked under the bookshelves. A number of additional shelving units from Neasden are now in use at the Town Hall. A large space has been cleared for the '60 years of Wembley' exhibition which begins at the Library on Saturday. It looks likely that things will be quite congested.
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