Preet Kaur Gill MP’s Statement on Birmingham City Council’s Updated Library Offer:

“I am disappointed by the new proposals being put forward by Birmingham City Council for libraries in my constituency. These new plans would mean that there would be no full-time library offer in my constituency.

“I am still waiting for the council to meet with me to discuss a community-partnership model for libraries in Harborne and Bartley Green. It’s vital that the council meet with me and residents to discuss this proposal. Our communities must be allowed to have a stake in public assets. The co-operative model has shown how this can work. 

“It is important that residents have a say. I will be feeding into the council’s consultation and encouraging my constituents to do the same. Working together I know we can find a solution to save our libraries”

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