Cambuslang Library unveils new opening hours after being saved through community perseverance

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Cambuslang Library has unveiled new opening hours for the next two years after being saved through community perseverance.Following on from the Save Our Libraries campaign, Cambuslang Library has revealed that it will stay open at its current location at Cambuslang Gate for two years until an alternative permanent solution is created in a new community hub with council support.The library will be open from Tuesday to Friday every week from 10am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5pm.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android In Cambuslang, Halfway, and Blantyre, residents, parents, and kids have been campaigning to keep the libraries open and services from being pulled by the South Lanarkshire Council, with the argument that they are essential to the local communities.Leading the charge to keep the services in place has been Tracy Macrury of the Save Our Libraries campaign.

She visited the council’s Hamilton headquarters last month to deliver the petition with 8500 signatures to Council Leader Fagan.This came after the decision by the board of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (SLLC) to approve proposals to withdraw services from the libraries.What followed was a massive campaign through several protests to fight for the future of the three facilities.Speaking last month, Tracy said: “I welcome the update that