The library plan

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Our 10 year Croydon Library Plan (PDF, 3.15 MB) sets out the vision for a library service that will inform, involve and inspire. 

It outlines how our network of 13 libraries will adapt to meet the changing needs of all our residents and sets out what we will do to create a service that is:

• designed around the needs of our residents and communities
• a front door for council and partner services to be delivered locally
• at the heart of Croydon’s cultural offer, celebrating the written and spoken word
• modern, welcoming, inclusive and accessible 

You said, we did

During public engagement activities in 2016 and 2018, library users

• requested access to more books, so we have increased the book fund and are joining the London Libraries Consortium in Autumn 2019, giving residents access to over 6 million books
• told us how important it was to have space to study and access to computers, so we are expanding our homework and jobs clubs, and digital zones will support people into work and improve digital skills
• sign up to receive the libraries newsletter
• become a member
• join our volunteer programme