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The City of Wolverhampton Council's Cabinet Member for City Economy Councillor John Reynolds cut the ribbon on the new look library following improvement work.
It has seen the Coalway Avenue library completely redecorated and its back office space reconfigured to create a new community lounge and meeting room. The layout of the main library area has also been reviewed to make better use of the space, while old shelving has been replaced.
Councillor Reynolds said: "This improvement work at Penn Library is further evidence of our commitment to developing a strong and sustainable library network for the people of Wolverhampton by creating modern and vibrant community assets.
"It has made Penn Library much more community orientated and will hopefully increase the number of people who are able to make use of this vital facility on a regular basis.
"This work was carried out in response to feedback from local people which we received during the development of our 10 year strategy for Wolverhampton's libraries, and I would like to thank customers for bearing with us while these improvements were completed."
He added: "The new facilities are excellent, with new seating and flooring, including colourful tables and chairs for younger readers, creating a warm and welcoming environment for our customers."
Penn Library's opening hours are Tuesdays 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm, Thursdays 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm, Fridays 9am to 1pm and Saturdays 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm.
For more information about Wolverhampton's libraries, please visit Type=articles;Articleid=1703;Title=Libraries;.
Library customers are invited to sign up to the new BorrowBox service and choose from a selection of more than 1,300 eBooks and eAudiobooks to download to their Apple or Android mobile device for free - for more information, please visit Type=articles;Articleid=1703;Title=Libraries;.
- released: Wednesday 21 March, 2018