Refurbished Chinnor Library welcomes visitors once more
Residents can now benefit from environmentally friendly, state-of-the-art facilities at Oxfordshire County Council’s newly refurbished Chinnor Library.
The new and improved library, which reopened on 25 March, boasts an exciting new children’s area, complete with reading dens, dedicated working and study spaces with charging points, and moveable shelving to allow the space to be used for events.
Councillor Neil Fawcett, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Community and Corporate Services, said: “We have transformed Chinnor library on multiple fronts. We installed new signage and branding, updated the furnishings, created a flexible layout, installed a new heating system, and incorporated environmentally sustainable features.”
“This has been a real team effort, with the local community, our volunteer group, our staff and suppliers all pulling together, and we are really proud of the end product. We are confident that local people will love the changes; and they now have a library that is modern, warm, welcoming and better able to meet their needs.”
Work was also carried out to improve the building’s environmental footprint, including the installation of additional loft insulation and solar panels, lighting upgrades, and replacing heaters with new air source heat pumps, which will also provide air conditioning in the warmer months.
The refurbishment was made possible through developers’ funding, alongside some additional council contributions.
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