Thirroul and Corrimal libraries to open longer hours

THIRROUL and Corrimal libraries will open longer hours from Saturday with an emphasis on offering more consistency across the city.

Following feedback from more than 1,400 library customers and analysis of library usage, Wollongong City Council approved new opening hours. Major changes to library opening times include:

• District libraries at Corrimal, Thirroul, Dapto and Warrawong to open from 9.30am Monday to Friday; they are currently open at 10am Monday to Friday and at 1pm on Wednesday.
• All libraries to open from 9.30am to 1pm on Saturday (Wollongong Central Library will continue to open until 5.00pm)
• Additional opening hours at Thirroul – six hours per week, to create consistency with other District libraries.
• Augmented hours at Helensburgh – increase opening from 24 hours per week to 39.5 hours per week, close at 7pm Tuesday evenings.
• Consistent daily hours at Unanderra with no lunch time closure – increase operations by 5.5 hours per week.
• Earlier closure of Warrawong Library from 6pm (current) to 5pm Mon-Wed and from 6pm to 5pm Friday.
• Wollongong Central Library will close at 6pm on Friday, currently open until 8.30pm.

For more information you can contact Council’s Customer Service on (02) 4227 7111