Edinburgh Future Libraries strategy 2025 to 2030

Edinburgh Future Libraries consultation

Updated 10 June 2025

The new Future Libraries Strategy 2025 to 2030 was approved at Culture and Communities committee on Thursday 5 June 2025, alongside changes to library opening hours and how we programme our activities.

Read the Future Libraries Strategy and Service Change Proposals committee report in full.

Planning for the agreed changes is underway and these will come into effect in 2026. All changes and timescales will be widely communicated to communities in advance.

Thank you to everyone for their contribution.