Time to stock shelves ahead of Tweed Library reopening

10 November 2017

Temporary Tweed library to close this weekend

Richmond Tweed Regional Library staff will next week begin the huge task of moving thousands books, periodicals, discs and other library resources into the expanded Tweed Heads Library, ahead of its opening to the public on Wednesday 6 December.

Tomorrow is the final day for a temporary Tweed library, which has been operating since the start of the year while the main library building has been extended and upgraded.

“While there will be just over three weeks from the closure of the temporary library to the reopening of the new building, to enable us to move all the resources, there will be a number of services to ensure continuity of service to our users,” RTRL Tweed Area Librarian Selina Ryan said.

“Our customers can continue to reserve books and other resources online, by visiting the RTRL website, and reservations fees will continue to be suspended until 6 December.

“The mobile library service will visit the Tweed Heads Civic and Cultural Centre on Monday 13 November and Monday 27 November to further assist users with browsing collection items and collecting reserved items.”

Returns to the Tweed Heads Library can continue to be placed in the external returns chute at the temporary library site.

Materials and public activities continue to be available at the Murwillumbah and Kingscliff libraries.

Baby Bounce and Storytime sessions, which had been relocated to Tweed Heads South during the library expansion, will be suspended from 13 November until the new library space reopens.

Library fit-out contractors last week started installing shelving and other furniture, ahead of the huge task of putting all the Library’s resources back on the shelves.

Users are reminded the Murwillumbah Library will be closed to the public from 9am to 2pm on Wednesday 15 November, while new loan stations and gates are installed for the Radio Frequency ID self-service system for borrowing.

Kingscliff Library will be closed on Thursday 16 November, also from 9am to 2pm while the installation of the stations and gates is completed.

For more information, visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/Library or call Richmond Tweed Regional Library on (02) 6670 2427.

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Caption: JM Kelly Builders Site Supervisor Peter Richardson and Richmond Tweed Regional Library Tweed Area Librarian Selina Ryan discuss the plans for the finishing touches to the upgraded Tweed Heads Library.