Customers are being invited to try out Borehamwood's new-look library, which has undergone a revamp costing around £100,000.

The library, in Elstree Way, re-opened on Monday, having been closed for the past two months.

Improvements to the building include a new enquiries desk, improved lighting, a new shelving arrangement to improve access to books, new disabled toilet and improved benches for computers.

Library manager Denise Ellis said: "It is much brighter and there is much more space.

"We have got more space for more computers, which we hope to get in the future."

While refurbishment work was carried out, a trailer in the library's car park provided a temporary service.

The improvements were started, on August 6, in response to the results of a users' survey.

Hertfordshire County Council said the improvements will also allow the library to start a homework club for children after school.

The council has also said it has long-term plans to demolish the library and replace it with a larger building.

The library's opening times have returned to normal: 10.30am to 8pm on Mondays, 9.30am to 8pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9.30am to 5pm on Fridays, and 9.30am to 4pm on Saturdays. It is closed on Thursdays and Sundays.

October 17, 2001 11:38