After resisting library closures for many years when other local authorities were busy with them, LBE now looks set to follow the trend. The Council have published a draft Strategy for the Library Service which sets out proposals to close eight libraries: Bullsmoor, Enfield Highway, Enfield Island Village, Bowes Road, Southgate, Winchmore Hill, Oakwood and John Jackson (Bush Hill Park). Additionally the proposals include formally declassifying Angel Raynham as a public library.
The Council say that those being recommended for closure are the least used and that the Angel Raynham library, being in a school, is not accessible by the public.
The Council have now started a twelve-week consultation which you may wish to contribute to. Closing date is Thursday 14th November 2024.
Petition
The opposition group with the Council have also launched a petition aimed at saving the libraries marked for closure.