Tweed library opens doors at temporary civic centre sites
17 January 2017
Two temporary library sites opened at the Tweed Heads Civic and Cultural Centre yesterday, in the next steps to ensure services and resources continue to be available to the community during the Tweed Heads Library upgrade.
Richmond Tweed Regional Library (RTRL) opened the doors of its temporary site next to the auditorium, for pick-ups of reservations, returns and to browse part of the Tweed Heads Library collection.
In addition, the library is now operating in Council’s Tweed Heads Administration Office in Brett Street to continue access to computers, newspapers, printing and copying, and to provide a casual reading area.
The reservations service continues to be available, including online and phone bookings. Free wi-fi services are available in and around the pop-up library and temporary collection site.
RTRL Tweed Area Librarian Selina Ryan gave the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Chris Cherry, a tour of the two newly-opened facilities yesterday.
“Council and Richmond Tweed Regional Library are working very closely together to provide the services and alternative venues so residents continue to have convenient access to the resources and activities they need and enjoy,” Cr Cherry said.
“These temporary reading, browsing and pick-up locations will be really valuable because they’re located so close to the existing library site, further minimising any inconveniences and interruptions to residents. RTRL staff have done a great job to make the two sites inviting and user-friendly.”
Ms Ryan: “The library team, in conjunction with Council, is striving to ensure our Tweed residents have the essential facilities required to stay informed and connected.
“The library’s goal during this renovation period is to provide as many of our popular services and resources as possible. We look forward to helping our members in our temporary library spaces, while the renovation of our exciting new library occurs.”
The eight-month project to expand and improve the library will create a bigger, more versatile and user-friendly community facility. The project will increase the library’s floor space from 619 square metres to 1054 square metres, and improved design will allow greater flexibility in how the building is used.
The improvements will help ensure Tweed Heads Library continues to meet the needs of a growing community and to become even more of a community hub as a valuable public resource and a social space.
Children’s activities are being temporarily relocated to Council’s Community Centre (next to Tweed Heads South Aquatic Centre) at Tweed South, with Baby Bounce set to resume from Friday 10 February and the first Storytime for 2017 to be held on Monday 6 February. Children’s library materials will be provided from Council’s Community Centre during scheduled Storytime and Baby Bounce sessions.
For further information, visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/Library or the Richmond Tweed Regional Library website, www.rtrl.nsw.gov.au.
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Caption: Deputy Mayor of Tweed, Councillor Chris Cherry (left), and Richmond Tweed Regional Library Tweed Area Librarian Selina Ryan in the Tweed Heads temporary library, which opened on Monday.