When Does A Purpose Built Library Cease To Function

Only When It’s Sited In Middlesbrough Apparently

The Local Authorities Have Plans To Improve Middlesbrough Central Library

And This May Involve The Demolition “Ball”

Which Lately Has Become The Most Popular Tool Used By Middlesbrough Council
When It Comes To So Called Improvements In The Town

Plus The Spectacular Feat Of “Time Travel”

Which Is Most Appropriate For Family Researchers And Genealogists

How Thought Full Of Middlesbrough Council
To Think Of Moving The Library Facility And Contents Back
From Whence It Came In The Bowels Of The Town Hall

And One May Ask Why Was It Moved In The First Place

Was It Due To The Unsuitable Conditions Or The Lack Of Space

All This From The Same Council Charged With The Protection And Storage
Of Local Archives Which Are Housed In One Of The Most Unsuitable Places In Town
With The Building’s Roof And Windows In Such Disrepair
Only Local Pigeons Seem To Benefit By Nesting Amongst
The Valuable Records And Papers

But Every Cloud Has Silver Lining It Is Said

So By The Movement Of The Library Plan
Good Fortune May Shine On Those With Requests To Meet
The Mayor To State Their Problems Directly

They Can At Least Read While Waiting

One Suggestion Is The Leo Tolstoy Book War And Peace

For Those Speedier Readers May We Suggest

To Help Pass The Time

They Undertake One Of The Open University Courses

Due to any possible public outcry
Middlesbrough Central Library

Has been shut several months for refurbishment

This work included selling documents maps and books off

Maybe the thought was the funds raised would pay for works

Staff numbers have been reduced

Well since there are less books etc

who needs librarians to look after them

This is progress Middlesbrough Council style

Middlesbrough Central Library

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