Survey completed and petition signed. The idea of a hub library with extended hours miles away will have no benefit whatsoever to my family or I think our community. I doubt people will make the trek which means we'll essentially lose access to the service. My family want and use a local library with proper staff known to users. How many volunteers and what systems would be needed to provide an equivalent service? Who are those volunteers?? Who are the partners the council references and what have they done elsewhere? What's the reference to them decreasing space for other purposes? Access to books is a key foundation for our kids and removing that, particularly for the most needy in our community, is just storing up future problems. The proposal is so short sighted.