The Leader of the Lib Dems on Haringey Council last night called for more investment in the borough’s libraries.Ross Laird (Muswell Hill ward) was commenting on the latest report on the performance of the borough’s library service.

While welcoming the improvements in the running of the service, Cllr Laird raised concerns about the state of the borough’s library buildings and called for additional funding.

Ross Laird comments:

“While we all welcome the improvements that have been made to the library service, more needs to be done, and needs to be underpinned by investment in library buildings, many of which are in a poor state.

“As part of the Council’s budget planning for next year, no money has as yet been identified for these vital improvements, so the state of the buildings is a cause of continuing concern.”