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6/5/2008
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Extended opening hours for libraries

LIBRARIES across Surrey are extending their opening hours from Tuesday following a public consultation into the standard of services in the county.

Surrey County Council has spent an extra £250,000 to keep 24 of them open for longer.

The libraries, which will now open at 9am, include ones in Guildford, Epsom, Esher, Haslemere, Redhill and Woking.

They will also be open on Wednesday afternoons and until 5pm on Saturdays.

Yvonne Rees, head of cultural services, said: “We have listened to residents’ views on opening hours and are confident that the 198 additional hours per week will mean that there is a time to suit everyone.

“These changes are part of our ongoing efforts to provide our residents with the best possible service and the best value for money - and we hope that by being in tune with modern needs we can attract even more people to use the range of services on offer.”

First printed in: Surrey Advertiser Online

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