WYTHALL residents, library users, local community groups and organisations have until Saturday, September 20 to comment on Worcestershire County Council's proposals to relocate Wythall Library to a new build community hub at Woodrush Academy from September 2015.

At a meeting at County Hall on July 17, proposals were approved to progress with plans in Wythall for a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Wythall Together) to take on responsibility for the premises management and internal maintenance and repair.

The library service will continue to be run by the county council. The longer term aspiration is for the library to relocate and become part of Woodrush High School's plans to create a community hub within the new build being proposed on the existing school site.

Councillor Lucy Hodgson, county council cabinet member for localism and communities, said: "Library staff, the local schools and parish council are working really hard to make sure as many people as possible know about this consultation as we are really keen to gather as much feedback as possible about our proposals.

"The proposals for Wythall Library are part of the re-modelling programme that Worcestershire County Council's Libraries and Learning Service has been progressing since 2011.

"So much of the success of this programme comes from working with our local communities on the future of our libraries, which is why it is so important for us to hear what residents, customers and community groups think about the proposals."

Anyone wishing to feedback can complete our online questionnaire which can be found on the Wythall Library webpage worcestershire.gov.uk/wythall-library or complete a paper copy of the questionnaire, available in Wythall Library and the parish council office.