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Caerphilly Library countdown
The brand new Caerphilly Library and Customer Service Centre is a hive of activity as staff busily stock shelves in preparation to open on Monday 6 January 2014. The Library and Customer Service Centre is prominently placed in the heart of Caerphilly town centre replacing the former Post Office. The impressive three storey facility has been sympathetically designed using the stone from the existing Post Office in order to complement the architecture of the surrounding buildings. Set against the spectacular backdrop of Caerphilly Castle, the building will be home to a number of services offering residents a one-stop shop style community facility. The Customer Service Centre will form part of the ground level and will offer an extended range of service for residents’ ease of use. The ground level will also be home to a grab and go style library section for customers who are short of time. The versatile space will offer a range of activities including adult reading groups, Welsh reading groups, IT and adult education classes, events and author visits, children’s activities, customer services, payments and much more. Cabinet Member for Education & Lifelong Learning Rhianon Passmore, said: “I was fortunate enough to have visited the site on a number of occasions during the build to see the progress. It is an impressive facility which will offer a range of new and improved services.” She added, “We have continued to invest in this valuable service in these austere times right across the Caerphilly county borough, this has ensured that we are able to offer our residents top…