{"id":8053,"date":"2016-01-12T19:31:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T19:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=8053"},"modified":"2016-01-12T19:31:39","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T19:31:39","slug":"future-roath-library-balance-cardiff-council-weighs-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/01\/12\/future-roath-library-balance-cardiff-council-weighs-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Future of Roath Library in balance as Cardiff council weighs up options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_8091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8091\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lib-front-edit.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8091 \" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lib-front-edit-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"The decision over the future of Roath Library, which has been closed for over a year, is to be considered by Cardiff Council\" width=\"473\" height=\"460\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8091 \" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/lib-front-edit-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"The decision over the future of Roath Library, which has been closed for over a year, is to be considered by Cardiff Council\" width=\"473\" height=\"460\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <strong>The future of Roath Library, which has been closed for over a year, is to be decided\u00a0by Cardiff Council<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nTHE\u00a0fate of Roath Library hangs in the balance as\u00a0the community await Cardiff Council&#8217;s decision on its future.<br \/>\nFollowing last Friday&#8217;s deadline for submissions, councillors are now reviewing\u00a0Community Asset Transfer proposals for the building to see whether there is a workable option to continue the library services.<br \/>\nThe library has been closed since November\u00a02014 as a result of structural problems and it has been estimated that repairs could cost up to \u00a3250,000.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8089\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_0426-e1452617778313.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8089\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_0426-e1452617778313-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Local anger has been directed toward's Cardiff Labour Council, with this poster on the library's front door saying 'Roath Library closed by Cardiff's Labour Council'\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8089\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_0426-e1452617778313-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Local anger has been directed toward's Cardiff Labour Council, with this poster on the library's front door saying 'Roath Library closed by Cardiff's Labour Council'\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <strong>A\u00a0poster on the front door says &#8220;Roath Library \u00a0&#8211; closed by Cardiff&#8217;s Labour Council&#8221;.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nCouncillor Peter Bradbury said: &#8220;We are desperate to find a solution as quickly as possible for the people of Adamsdown.<br \/>\n&#8220;If there is a viable Community Asset Transfer proposal that will allow for someone else to take on the building and allow for a library service to continue then that&#8217;ll be the best way forward.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe 115-year-old building on Newport Road is a Grade II listed property and is a well-known local feature, so the council&#8217;s decision to secure the future of Roath Library at a budget meeting in February 2015 was very popular among people in\u00a0the area.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8090\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_0431.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8090 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_0431-e1452617360689-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0431\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8090 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_0431-e1452617360689-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0431\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <strong>Signs around\u00a0Roath\u00a0urge people to save the library<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHowever the proposals for a Community Asset Transfer has left some residents concerned that the\u00a0building may be sold privately.<br \/>\nJulie Sharpe, 44, said: &#8220;I was a regular user of the library before it closed and it&#8217;s so sad that we haven&#8217;t seen any real initiative from the council to address the issue.<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;m worried that if the council sell off the building then we will be left without a decent library service.<br \/>\n&#8220;There&#8217;s lots of young children who live in the area and it&#8217;s important for them to be able to use facilities like this.&#8221;<br \/>\nA community group, Save Roath Library, has been set up to show the local support for the library as well as starting a petition that has received\u00a0more than 300 signatures.<br \/>\nSimilarly the Cardiff Liberal Democrats have created their own petition to save the library, claiming: &#8220;Adamsdown is one of the most deprived areas of Cardiff and Roath Library is so much more than a place to borrow books.<br \/>\n&#8220;It is vital that the library remains open.&#8221;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE\u00a0fate of Roath Library hangs in the balance as\u00a0the community await Cardiff Council&#8217;s decision on its future. Following last Friday&#8217;s deadline for submissions, councillors are now reviewing\u00a0Community Asset Transfer proposals for the building to see whether there is a workable option to continue the library services. The library has been closed since November\u00a02014 as a result of structural problems and it has been estimated that repairs could cost up to \u00a3250,000. 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