Councillors will be asked to support Roath Library at a meeting this week.

Cardiff council will meet on Thursday and two Lib Dem councillors have submitted a motion calling for support for the library.

The motion has been proposed by Adamsdown councillor Nigel Howells and his Pentwyn colleague Joseph Carter.

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In it, they ask for the council to reiterate a policy they made at February’s budget meeting to continue to fund library services until alternative delivery arrangements are in place.

And they ask cabinet members to work with Adamsdown and Plasnewydd councillors to explore if money given by developers to local schemes could fund the repairs needed for the Grade II listed building.

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Coun Howells has previously asked why money given by developers of projects in his ward has not been spent in Adamsdown.

More than 1,100 people have signed petitions calling for the library to re-open.

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But the council say the cost of repairs would be too high and are instead trying to find a community group to take it over.

The council would continue to run the library service if another group took over the building.

The motion says that cabinet is trying to avoid funding repairs by attempting to find a group to take over the building through a Community Asset Transfer.

It is due to be debated at 7.25pm at a meeting of full council at City Hall.
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