The Fate of Hampstead's Heath Library is Decided

The organisation that will be taking over the running of Hampstead's Heath Library has been decided.

    It was agreed that three of Camden's libraries, Heath library included, would be used by community groups for whichever services the council deemed best. All three libraries (Belsize, Chalk Farm and Heath Library) will all still be used as libraries, but will now be run by community groups. Their fates are as follows:

Belsize Library: Community library, café, work spaces, and a possible nursery.

Chalk Farm: Community run library

Heath Library will still run as a library, but will have a specific focus on children and young people. They hope to extend the use of the library to the wider community, and it will be funded by membership.

    Needless to say, we will keep you up-to-date with how Heath library is doing, but after the concerns that the library would be closed, many local residents will be pleased that the library will continue to function.