We have received the latest communication from the County Librarian. Sadly it gives no news on funding for the disabled access work, although it does confirm that listed building consent for the permitted works is in place.

Thank you very much for contacting us about Headington Library.  We are very well aware of the concerns raised by our existing users and those who wish to use the library but find the current access arrangements difficult.  I have copied in Cllr Judith Heathcoat, the Cabinet Member responsible for the library service so that she is aware of our correspondence.

I am pleased to be able to confirm that Listed Building and Planning consents are in place.  They were renewed in January 2012. We are expecting to be in a position later in the year to make a decision regarding the availability of funding and therefore the scale of any future improvements to the buildings layout. Should the Council find itself in a position to fund improvements, then the primary purpose will be to improve access.

Rest assured, your local councillors will be lobbying the County hard to release that funding. In this day and age, it is appalling that those with pushchairs, buggies, wheelchairs and mobility aids are unable to use the public library and all its services.