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A new library for North Kensington

Our current North Kensington Library is in an imposing listed building in a prime location on Ladbroke Grove, but as a library it is far from ideal. It is not an easy building for people with mobility difficulties, is spread over three floors which makes it difficult and expensive to operate and has a number of issues that will be costly to put right due to its protected status.

We can address these by moving to a new location which will enable us to deliver a modern library service. The existing building will generate much-needed revenue to support Council services during a period of great financial strain. For all these reasons we are proposing to build a bigger, better North Kensington Library just 50 or so metres away in Lancaster Road.

The new library will be:
- bigger in area and all on the same level.
- better designed for disabled people.
- more environmentally friendly.
- less expensive to manage and maintain.

We hope to open the new library in 2019 and the current library will remain open until the new one is ready for use.

The Council is keen to hear the views of library users, residents and local community and voluntary organisations on what they would like the new library to contain. We would be grateful if you could spare a few minutes to complete this survey. The closing date for responses is Saturday 30 July 2016.

If you would like a large print version of this survey please contact 020 7361 3616

Current use of North Kensington Library

How frequently do you visit North Kensington Library? (Please select the answer that best applies)

Once a week or more

Monthly

Less frequently

Fortnightly

Every two or three months

Never

The new North Kensington Library

The new library building provides an opportunity to think again about the services and activities on offer, as well as how best to utilise the increased space. We would like to hear your views on what you would like to see in the new library.

Thinking about the new library, please indicate how important each of the following are to you:
	Very important	Somewhat important	Not at all important
A large selection of books, magazines and newspapers	A large selection of books, magazines and newspapers Very important	A large selection of books, magazines and newspapers Somewhat important	A large selection of books, magazines and newspapers Not at all important

Meeting rooms for adult education classes and local organisations	Meeting rooms for adult education classes and local organisations Very important	Meeting rooms for adult education classes and local organisations Somewhat important	Meeting rooms for adult education classes and local organisations Not at all important

Quiet reading and study areas	Quiet reading and study areas Very important	Quiet reading and study areas Somewhat important	Quiet reading and study areas Not at all important

Space for co-working	Space for co-working Very important	Space for co-working Somewhat important	Space for co-working Not at all important

Spaces for children's activities	Spaces for children's activities Very important	Spaces for children's activities Somewhat important	Spaces for children's activities Not at all important

Effective Wi-Fi for library users	Effective Wi-Fi for library users Very important	Effective Wi-Fi for library users Somewhat important	Effective Wi-Fi for library users Not at all important

Good quality IT facilities	Good quality IT facilities Very important	Good quality IT facilities Somewhat important	Good quality IT facilities Not at all important

Refreshment facilities	Refreshment facilities Very important	Refreshment facilities Somewhat important	Refreshment facilities Not at all important

Public toilets, with baby changing facilities	Public toilets, with baby changing facilities Very important	Public toilets, with baby changing facilities Somewhat important	Public toilets, with baby changing facilities Not at all important

Places to park bikes and buggies	Places to park bikes and buggies Very important	Places to park bikes and buggies Somewhat important	Places to park bikes and buggies Not at all important

	If you have any further comments about the new library, please use the space provided below.

About you

In order to better understand responses, we would be grateful if you could answer the following questions. The information that you provide will be treated in the strictest confidence.

	Please provide your full postcode (this will help us group responses, in order to compare findings from different areas).

Please indicate which of the following applies to you. I am a...
	Yes	No
...resident of Kensington and Chelsea	...resident of Kensington and Chelsea Yes	...resident of Kensington and Chelsea No

...North Kensington Library user	...North Kensington Library user Yes	...North Kensington Library user No

...member of a community or voluntary organisation that uses North Kensington Library	...member of a community or voluntary organisation that uses North Kensington Library Yes	...member of a community or voluntary organisation that uses North Kensington Library No

...member of a community or voluntary organisation that does not currently use North Kensington Library	...member of a community or voluntary organisation that does not currently use North Kensington Library Yes	...member of a community or voluntary organisation that does not currently use North Kensington Library No

...member of staff at North Kensington Library	...member of staff at North Kensington Library Yes	...member of staff at North Kensington Library No

Are you...?

...male

...female

How do you identify yourself?

White

Asian or Asian British

Any other group

Black or Black British

Mixed

	Please state, other answers

Do you have any long-term illness, health problems or disability which limit your daily activities?

Yes

Do you have children living in your household?

Yes

If yes, what age groups do they fall into?

Under 5

11 to 16

5 to 10

Over 16

	If you would like to be kept updated on our proposals please provide your contact details below (in the first instance we will use your email address, if you do not have an email address we will contact you via post). We will only use your contact details to keep you informed on our North Kensington Library plans.
	Full name

	Email address

	Postal address

How we use your information:
The personal information you provide will be handled by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The information will be used in relation to understanding stakeholders' views on North Kensington Library. Where you have supplied your postcode, this may be used to map responses and to better understand the views of people from different areas of the borough. Where you have supplied your contact details, this will be used to keep you updated about proposals for North Kensington Library.Your information will not be shared with any other department or organisations.

Thank you for completing this survey,
please click 'submit' to send us your response.