A review of library services is under way in Kirklees.
The authority is looking at its library provision - one of many services it’s assessing as part of a Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) currently taking place.
Kirklees Council say: “Libraries as with all other services are still under consideration, however we are not yet a position where future options have been identified.”
At a Cabinet meeting, David Smith, director of resources, told a community group looking to take on Denby Dale Library they could have mobile library provision during the building work, but it could mean adding a stop and rescheduling it from elsewhere.
Mr Smith added: “The whole library service is under review and it would mean rationalising some stops and adding Denby Dale but that may mean taking a stop elsewhere.”
Clr Sheard, council leader, added: “The problem we’ve got is, we can’t at this stage say what the library service will be in two years time.”
Denby Dale is one of several communities that stepped in two years ago when Kirklees Council looked to the community to run its library service.
Clr Shabir Pandor, Cabinet member for Resources, said: “Two years ago was a different situation... we didn’t have the CSR we saved the money we had to save but since the review on the seven libraries we’ve had to make another £65m savings.
“The situation is extremely difficult, very different to where we were two years ago.”
In 2012 Kirklees proposed the community would volunteer to run seven libraries - Golcar, Shepley, Slaithwaite, Lepton, Honley, Kirkheaton and Denby Dale but later backtracked.
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