New Hours for the Library

Thanks to Hay Festival, the opening hours of Hay Library will be longer from 1st April.
They will be:

Monday 10.30-12.30, 1.30-6.00
Thursday 10.30-12.30, 1.30-6.00
Friday 1.30-6.00
Saturday 10.00-12.30

Becky Shaw of Hay Festival said they were delighted to be able to help with an extra 7 and a half hours every week, and Councillor Rachel Powell, the portfolio holder for Young People and Culture for Powys County Council, said she was very grateful to the Festival, and added: "This is a fantastic example of partnership working for the benefit of the community, particularly the children and young people who can use the resources after school."

And so it is - but it shouldn't be necessary, and it leads to a patchwork of services where some communities can get a 'fantastic example of partnership' and others can't.
Libraries are supposed to be a service for all the public, wherever they might live - not just for the lucky ones who live in communities like Hay, where there are organisations willing to support the library service.