Par Library will move to Par Running Track early next year as part of an agreement to secure the future of a library service in the town.

The new micro library at the Moorland Road facility will remain part of Cornwall’s library service, so customers will be able to keep their existing library cards and will be able to visit, borrow and order books online from other libraries in Cornwall.??

The library will also provide a free ‘click and collect’ service so visitors can access the library catalogue and reserve books online. Customers will have access to free WiFi and computers.??

The library on Eastcliffe Road will close on Saturday January 26 and the new micro library at the running track will open on Monday February 4. Customers will be able to return any books borrowed from the current library to the micro library. Anyone in Par using the Home Library Service, which is delivered by the Royal Voluntary Service, will be able to continue to access this service.??

The new library will initially be open at the same times and on the same days as the current one. Par Track Ltd has plans, subject to funding, to create a new library space to allow them to provide a more comprehensive service and to extend the opening hours.