Orwell 2: Fifth mobile library joins county
council fleet
On 14 April, 2009, the latest satellite equipped mobile library to
join the county council’s fleet is inspected before it goes
out on its first public route. Orwell 2 visits villages on the
north and east outskirts of Ipswich as well as some places in
Ipswich itself.
Coastal villages now have mobile library with satellite dish
(January 2009)
Coastal Mobile is the fourth mobile library in Suffolk to have a
satellite attached which means library users can now access the
library catalogue and use the internet live.
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County Councillor Graham Newman, portfolio holder for Adult and
Community Services, met users of the Coastal Mobile Library at
Market Square, Orford on the afternoon of Friday 30 January. This
is one of the new style community stops enabling community
activities and full online use of internet and the library
catalogue so users were also able to take part in free IT Taster
drop in sessions. Coastal Mobile library visits Orford fortnightly
on Friday afternoons: at Market Square (which has 70 registered
users) between 2.30 - 4.00pm and an earlier shorter stop at Baron’s
Meadow from 2.00 - 2.25pm. |
Waveney villages now have mobile library with satellite
dish
The Waveney Mobile library is the third mobile library in the
county to be fitted with a satellite dish which means library users
can now access the library catalogue and use the internet live.
County councillor Graham Newman, portfolio holder for Adult and
Community Services, met users of the mobile library at the Suffolk
Punch, Westwood Avenue, Lowestoft on the morning of Thursday 8
May.
The Waveney Mobile library visits here fortnightly on Thursdays:
in the morning from 9.45am - 12.30pm and in the afternoon between
3.05 and 4.30pm, and has a total of 60 users. Both stops are new
style community stops enabling community activities and full online
use of internet and the library catalogue.
On this occasion, users were able to talk to Natalie
Morley from Suffolk Roadsafe's GrandDriver project which aims
to help mature drivers to continue to drive safely as they grow
older. As part of this scheme, Suffolk County Council's road safety
team offers free refresher workshops with experienced Approved
Driving Instructors to older drivers in Suffolk. For more
information, see www.suffolkroadsafe.net