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Non-political campaign against the relocation or closure of Redditch Library, or any downgrade to the service.

13/10/2026

During ‘Libraries Unlocked’ hours, the library relies on internet to be open. So, no internet = no library. This doesn’t happen in a properly staffed library.

03/02/2026

We love it when someone discovers the absolute GEM that is our favourite library! ❤️

26/11/2025

The Leader of Redditch Borough Council has written to the Leader of Worcestershire County Council to express concern about ‘Libraries Unlocked’. There are some good points in this letter and we look forward to seeing a thorough response from Cllr Monk.

18/11/2025

⚠️ Watch out! Worcestershire County Council has posted on the Redditch Library page and we don’t think they’re telling it quite like it is…

18/11/2025

This was posted today. Note the word ‘upgrade’ here. In actual fact, 13 hours of staffed time are being lost. Some of these hours are actually within the ‘core staffed hours’ mentioned in this post!

This post hasn’t been written by one of the Redditch librarians. It has been posted by someone at County Council.

From November 24th, new technology will allow customers with Libraries Unlocked membership to enter the library using their library card outside core staffed opening hours and to use library services independently when staff are not present. Customers who complete a brief induction and upgrade to free libraries unlocked membership will be able to access the library from 8:00am to 8:00pm Monday to Saturday as of November 24th.

To upgrade your membership, speak to a librarian today.

13/11/2025

Something looked a bit ‘off’ here so we fixed it. 🛠️🧰

Worcestershire County Council published a chart today (pink and white) showing the new ‘Libraries Unlocked’ hours at Redditch Library. At first glance it looks as if they are adding huge chunks of time in the mornings, and that the ‘Unlocked’ hours are double that of the staffed hours.

We thought we’d fix it to show a more accurate representation of timings (red and green). See also our previous post about loss of staffed hours. (Spoiler alert: it’s bad news!)

13/11/2025

⚠️ There will be a LOSS of 13 staffed hours per week at Redditch Library from 24th November.

This is due to ‘Libraries Unlocked’. Yet another downgrading of our library service, disguised (poorly) as an ‘upgrade’.

01/10/2025

📚New opening hours at WOODROW from 20th October 2025📚

Woodrow Library will NOT be part of the ‘Libraries Unlocked’ scheme. However, the opening hours are changing as a result of ‘Libraries Unlocked’ at Redditch Library.

We are pleased to see that the number of open hours at Woodrow is unchanged, and we’d love to know what users of this library think of the new schedule: is this better or worse for you?

‘Unlocked’ hours at REDDITCH Library will soon be released. We will keep a close eye on this as many Worcestershire libraries have suffered from significantly reduced staffed hours since the rolling out of this scheme. We have received information indicating a slight reduction in staffed hours at Redditch. We’ll be watching very closely to make sure that WCC doesn’t continue to chip away at staff hours in the coming months and years (as has been the case with the number of staff).

Do let us know your thoughts. We will, of course, post a ‘before and after’ comparison of Redditch Library staffed hours when they are released.

16/09/2025

We knew it wouldn’t be too long before we had to fight for our library service again. 😢 We need to ask the important question: WILL THE STAFFED HOURS AT REDDITCH LIBRARY BE REDUCED by Worcestershire County Council?

04/09/2025

The importance of libraries! ❤️📚

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