A LIBRARY has reopened after completing work to improve access for disabled people.
The revamped Stanley Library in the High Street has a new floor, automatic doors, a wheelchair ramp and a low-level counter, to make it easier to return books.
It has been closed for about a month while the changes were made, but now the library wants people to know it is open again.
Group manager for Stanley, Annfield Plain and South Moor libraries, Les Storey, said: "It is now much easier for people to get into the library, and it looks brighter and more welcoming.
"We need people to use the services we offer. There is so much in libraries these days.
"Books are still important but we also have talking books, public access computer terminals, which have the Internet, and word processing facilities and music available for hire on CDs."
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