One Coventry Services Consultation Proposal - Relocation of Coundon Library and Supporting Families Team
What is the Proposal?
To relocate Coundon Library (currently located on Moseley Ave, Coventry CV6 1HT) and Children’s Services Supporting Families Team (currently located in Radford Primary Academy to Coundon Family Centre (located at 82 Moseley Avenue Coventry CV6 1AB) with Social Work area West team. Bringing services together to deliver them in a more joined-up way.
Which services would be Impacted?
This proposal will initially include and impact on:
- Coundon Library Service (and services delivering sessions from this space)
- Children’s Services Supporting Families Team
- Social Work Area West Team
What would the difference be?
The Children’s Services Supporting Families Team would be relocated to Coundon Family Centre. The Children's Services Social Work area West team would continue to be based at Coundon Family Centre. Services currently delivered from Coundon Library, which is in poor condition, would be relocated to be delivered from Coundon Family Centre which is close to the existing library but is in better condition and has a car park.
It is likely that the space the library would occupy in the proposed new location will have smaller dimensions than the current library provision.
In moving location this may mean changes in service provision including:
- fewer library books available (however a wide range would still be made available)
- the possibility of fewer public access computers (however, efforts will be made to maintain the same number of public access computers where this is possible.)
- increased use of self-service facilities
Libraries are a statutory service based on the 1964 Public Libraries and Museum Act and this proposal delivers access to a comprehensive and efficient library service.