Nottingham Central Library celebrated its official re-opening of the Local Studies Library on Monday 8th September with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Customers enjoyed walkabout entertainment in the library by a mime artist from 9am-3pm and joined tours of the library which included a behind the scenes look. The Local Studies Library is also running a competition until Saturday 13th September with prize winners being notified the following week.

Remedial work following accidental water damage in May left parts of the library closed to the public, including the popular local studies library on the fourth floor, the central staircase and disabled lift. Repairs involved the removal and replacement of carpeting, lighting and ceilings in a section of Local Studies as well as on the entire central staircase above floor one.

Councillor Dave Trimble, Nottingham City Council Portfolio Holder for Communities, Leisure and Culture, said: "Despite some parts of the library being out of bounds over the summer, we’ve seen an increase in the number of members joining Central Library during June and July compared to last year. High attendance levels at events such as Tastes of the City, Meet Alan Sillitoe, Team Read and more recently, the Wii fit experience in August all contributed to a successful summer.

"We’d like to thank all our customers who have been incredibly patient whilst we get back up and running to full capacity."

The Local Studies Library is a major source of current and historical information for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, including maps, local newspapers, photographs, oral history, books, DVDs, Videos and trade directories.

Nottingham Central Library is the biggest library in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire with five floors of books, CDs, DVDs and a range of specialised information areas. It’s also the busiest library, with over 550,000 visits per year and loans over 500,000 books, CDs and DVDs each year.