Bramley Baths example could save libraries – The Yorkshire Post says

Not only has its comprehensive Covid safety measures won the confidence of users, but this community-led enterprise has also been able to secure sufficient funding, and support, so that it, too, is not sunk by the pandemic.

Testament to the foresight of all those who fought to save the historic baths from closure in the first place, this management model also provides a template for people wanting to save other community assets that continue to fall victim to council cuts.

The key word is ‘community’ – Bramley Baths owes its survival to those people and donors who set up this non profit-making venture.

Perhaps the same ethos could be applied to libraries if they were rebranded as ‘community hubs’ and sufficient people took the plunge by turning them into the focal point of local areas. It’s called ‘people power’.

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