Consultation on establishing a community library service in West Heath/Wychall Farm area of the city

Closed 15 May 2016

Opened 5 Apr 2016

Contact

Liz Parkes

(Library Manager)

0121 303 5738

liz.parkes@birmingham.gov.uk

Feedback updated 27 Jun 2016

We asked

We asked residents to give their views on Oddingley Hall as the preferred option for providing a library service in the West Heath/Wychall Farm area of the city.

You said

There were 12 responses to the consultation:-

5 responses were in support of the library provision to be located in Oddingley Hall. 6 responses stated that the provision should be in West Heath 3 of these responses would like the library on the original site of the Fordrough. 1 response stated that they would like the Library to be in Small Heath, and 1 response did not want to re-provide the Library but to improve the facilities at Northfield and Kings Norton libraries.

26 written comments were collected from Oddingley Hall and Hampstead house. 21 responses were supportive of the proposal to co-locate the library into Oddingley Hall.

The 4 staffed sessions during the two week period were attended by 20 members of the public.

We did

The findings will now be presented to the Deputy Leader who holds the portfolio for Library services.

Results updated 27 Jun 2016

There were 13 responses to the Be Heard online consultation.

Respondents varied in range from 15 – 79 years of age.

3 males and 9 females responded. 5 of the 12 respondents stated that they had a physical or mental illness.69.2% of respondents described themselves as White /British 30.7% did not reveal their ethnicity.

Of the online responses 5 responses were in support of the library provision to be located in Oddingley Hall. 6 responses stated that the provision should be in West Heath 3 of these responses would like the library on the original site of the Fordrough. 1 response stated that they would like the Library to be in Small Heath, and 1 response did not want to re-provide the Library but to improve the facilities at Northfield and Kings Norton libraries.

26 written comments were collected from Oddingley Hall and Hampstead house. 21 responses were supportive of the proposal to co-locate the library into Oddingley Hall.

The 4 staffed sessions during the two week period were attended by 20 members of the public.

Overview

Due to budget constraints it is not possible to rebuild and replace the old West Heath Library as was.  The City Council has adopted a new programme of work called 'Open for Learning' that expects a range of services to be co-located and be delivered from single premises and library services are included in this process.  Residents are invited to give their views on Oddingley Hall as the preferred option for providing a library service in the West Heath/Wychall Farm area of the city.

Why your views matter

We are consulting residents to ensure that we can balance the needs of users of West Heath/Wychall Farm area of the city against budgetary constraints.

What happens next

The feedback we receive from the public will be used to decide the new location of the supported community library service in the West Heath/Wychall Farm area of the city.

Events

Areas

  • KINGS NORTON
  • NORTHFIELD

Audiences

  • All residents

Interests

  • Children & Young People
  • Arts & Culture
  • Libraries
  • Education