Monmouthshire County Council will launch the second phase of its Request & Collect library service on Monday 27th July when it will be available on certain days at Caldicot, Gilwern and Usk as well as at Chepstow and Monmouth community hubs.  Initially introduced at Chepstow and Monmouth in mid-June, Request & Collect allows customers to browse the library service on-line catalogue.  They can then book via the form on the website – https://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/request-and-collect-library-service/ – or by calling 01633 644644 to choose their preferred books and reserve a time to collect them.

In addition to introducing Request & Collect at the three additional sites, the council is also extending the service for an extra day each week at both Chepstow and Monmouth.

Work at the refurbished Town Hall in Cross Street means that the service will be unavailable in Abergavenny though the council looks forward to opening its new facility in the future.  Meanwhile, the town’s residents can visit and use any of the council’s community hubs to return and collect new books.

Speaking about the development of the service, Monmouthshire’s cabinet member with responsibility for community hubs, Councillor Paul Jordan said: “After the successful introduction of our Request & Collect library service we now look to expand our service to make it accessible to more people across the county.”

Details of days and times the service is available at each community hub are on the website: https://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/request-and-collect-library-service/ – the booking form goes live for the three additional sites at noon on Tuesday 21st July and the new form listing extra days for Chepstow and Monmouth will be available at noon on Wednesday 22nd July.