Culture, Verwood | Posted on March 17th, 2025 | return to news
New chapter for Verwood Library
Verwood library is the first in Dorset to offer access to most services outside of regular staffing hours.
People in Verwood now have the chance to use their local library outside normal opening hours.
Membership of ‘Extended Access’ offers the public access to most library services beyond staffed hours.
Verwood is the first Dorset library to benefit from the new technology, and library users can now borrow books, return items, use the free wi-fi and computers, and hire rooms for community events from Monday to Saturdays, 8am to 8pm.
This is in addition to the library’s usual staffed opening times.
The official opening was attended by local councillors and library users who were given a demonstration of how the new system works, and a chance to have their library cards activated.
Any Verwood Library member over the age of 16 can upgrade to Extended Access membership.
Cllr Ryan Hope, portfolio holder for Customer, Culture and Community Engagement at Dorset Council said: “Libraries are key community assets, growing beyond book loaning, with the spaces being used for meeting, studying, IT, events and socialising.
“This is a big step forward in our commitment to enhancing library access and services, and we know the residents will benefit significantly from this expansion of opening times.”
The investment in Verwood Library was funded by Arts Council England.
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