Federation Of Family History Societies

Calderdale Central Library and Archives

We have been advised that Calderdale Council is proposing to demolish Calderdale Central Library to make way for retail development. The building houses the lending library, reference library, local history, community meeting rooms and state of the art Archive facilities.

A website has been set up to support a campaign to save the library from the bulldozers. It states "The Council's plan is to move the library and the adjacent council offices to another location. However, it is likely that the alternative accommodation will not be sufficient to house all of the functions that are currently in the Central Library. The current Library and Archives are purpose-built, well-used and centrally accessible. We oppose the unnecessary move and fragmentation of such a valuable resource."

The website can be accessed at http://www.dbol.org.uk/ where you will find more information and a link to a couple of petitions.

The Federation of Family History Societies supports this campaign and we encourage all family historians and other users of archives to show their support for it.

Roger Lewry
FFHS Archives Liaison

25 April 2009