South Friern Library

Sadly the local council have wrecked this great little library. It used to be open fairly reasonable hours but is now hardly ever open at a useful time for adults or children. They have also chopped off a section so it's now very cramped. I imagine in a few years they will close it completely and it will turn into a Tesco Express.

The staff is exceptionally friendly, they can always get you a book, even if it’s not there, and as long as you know the opening hours(which are posted online) you are good to go!

I've given it 5 stars because librarys are important. So important that it should be open ALL days of the week for a reasonble amount of hours. Being closed on Mondays and Fridays is unacceptable. I am a student, does that mean I dont study on mondays, fridays and sundays as apparently the library doesnt need to be open. If more staff are required Im certain there are plenty of people looking for employment. In my opinion the opening hours are a disgrace. I hope someone takes this up with who evers stupid idea it was and the local MP

I'm a student and it's a nice environment to study in however it's opening times are really inconvenient and the covid regulations seem a little ridiculous.

This is a lovely place for reading from a wide range of books and also the natural light helps a lot, as the building looks modern and it has wide windows. The staff is very amiable also. The only important detail is to double check the days and the hours as for the moment this beautiful library is open only four days out of seven.

It's a good library but I do not understand why it is not open on Monday and Friday as well. If they are short of people than they should just ask for more volunteers. The staff were nice when I visited on a Tuesday some months ago to use the computer as my printer is not working.

( I actually asked a lady behind the desk back in 2019 about volunteering for the library. I was perplexed when she replied 'I don't know why you want to work here, it's rather boring as all you'll be doing is putting books away' before she walked off'). A very off-putting manner and not how to treat people who offer to help

Very stringent Covid measures still being enforced, such as a 15 minute browsing window. It's quite odd. The selection of books is fabulous but the environment they've created is incredibly off putting.

Closed 3 days a week? Really?
And the other days closing at 5:30...... please do something about the opening hours