Taibach Carnegie Library in light and shade. We need more light.
The library was completed in 1916, one of 660 Carnegie libraries built in Britain and Ireland between 1883 and 1929 with funds donated by the Scottish-American philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. If it looks remarkably similar to a building on the opposite side of the road it’s because they had the same architect, John Cox, the latter being built for the old Margam Urban District Council in 1906/7 where Cox worked as Surveyor. (from Real Port Talbot)
It looks like a solid enough building, doesn't it? But planned council cuts mean that Taibach library might not see its 100th birthday. The good thing is the building is listed so it can't, in theory, disappear in a cloud of demolition dust. The bad thing is that despite a library covenant placed on the building by Emily Talbot and the Margam Estate, the local authority have plans to close it and rent out the space unless enough local people come forward to run it as a Volunteer Library.
if you're not already involved with the campaign to save the library and can add light to its future by offering a few hours of your time then please let the Friends of Taibach library know at this link.
It looks like a solid enough building, doesn't it? But planned council cuts mean that Taibach library might not see its 100th birthday. The good thing is the building is listed so it can't, in theory, disappear in a cloud of demolition dust. The bad thing is that despite a library covenant placed on the building by Emily Talbot and the Margam Estate, the local authority have plans to close it and rent out the space unless enough local people come forward to run it as a Volunteer Library.
if you're not already involved with the campaign to save the library and can add light to its future by offering a few hours of your time then please let the Friends of Taibach library know at this link.
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