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Libraries' future is in community spotlight
Strathearn Herald
|April 24, 2025
Locals urged to have their say after closures halted
Community-conscious locals have been urged to have their say on the future of five Perthshire libraries recently saved from potential closure.
In response to local campaigning, the Perth and Kinross Council committed an additional £1 million over the next two years to safeguard the facilities in Alyth, Auchterarder, Birnam, Comrie and Scone when the local authority set its budget earlier this year.
And special gatherings are to be held at each of the locations early next month to discuss the next chapter.
Ahead of the meetings, a spokesperson for Culture Perth and Kinross - which runs the region's libraries on behalf of PKC - said: "The last six months have been exceptionally challenging for libraries, our communities and our staff.
"The prospect of service reduction or closure was driven by available resources and never by how much we value the services we deliver.
This story is from the April 24, 2025 edition of Strathearn Herald.
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