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Community Managed Libraries in Warwickshire

Warwickshire’s first community managed library opened on Monday 9 January 2012. It will be joined by another 11 Community Managed Libraries. The full list is:

Bedworth Heath Honesty Library

Bedworth Heath Honesty Library is a community run honesty library, located at Bedworth Heath Community Centre.

There is a collection of books, including children's and adult titles. Local volunteers manage book loans - they are not issued to your library ticket. Because of this:

  • books borrowed from the honesty library can only be returned there;
  • items borrowed from other libraries, cannot be returned to Bedworth Heath.

Bedworth Heath Honesty Library

Kingsbury and Binley Woods

Both libraries have been replaced by a mobile library service.

What a Community Managed Library will offer.

Community Managed Libraries will continue to be supported by Warwickshire Library Service.

A Community Managed Library will be able to:

  • issue books to Warwickshire Library Service tickets;
  • issue books that have been requested by a customer to Warwickshire Library Service tickets
  • accept the return of books from any Warwickshire County Library
  • renew books on a Warwickshire Library Service ticket

Books borrowed from Community Managed Libraries that become overdue will receive an ‘overdue reminder’ from Warwickshire Library Service – these are automatically produced

The volunteers at the Community Managed Libraries will be able to help customers do the following, using the library website:

  • join the library
  • reserve items
  • amend their membership records
  • access Ask Now / Enquire enquiry services
  • access most of our subscription websites

Keep up to date

Please visit this page for contact details, opening hours and more information about the new community managed libraries as they open. Alternatively, you can also follow Warwickshire Libraries on Twitter for additional information.