West Dunbartonshire Council is due to start its long-awaited refurbishment of Balloch Library.
The main purpose of the project is to provide a fully accessible Public Toilet, plus an enhanced ICT area within the Library which will double the number of public PC’s to 12, and in combination with free Wi-Fi will offer a much improved public service.
In addition to the investment by WDC the project is also benefiting from a partnership with the Wheatley Group to provide £30,000 Scottish Government funding under the Click & Connect scheme to encourage digital inclusion.
This will see the Library offer access to West College Scotland’s on-line learning platform and an extended choice of courses provided by the WD Libraries and Cultural Services Quest Team and Working 4 U Learning.
The refurbishment work which will commence at Balloch Library on August 15th and will entail a closure of the Library for a week from August 22nd.
The project has a six-week schedule of works and will be completed by the end of September bar any unforeseen eventualities.
During the closure, the nearest available library will be Alexandria.
The refurbishment was included in the Labour Administrations Budget last year.
West Dunbartonshire Councillor Martin Rooney 