That's terrible! FH library provides a great service, we go there regularly, lots of families I know combine a visit to the pools with a visit to the library. It's a healthy educational and inexpensive way to spend a morning.
How do these community libraries work? Are you able to request books etc as you can do now? Are they open every day?

Kids books are pretty expensive to buy, without the library my children would read a lot less than they do. It's also really useful when the children are studying specific topics as reference books are particularly expensive (and school curriculums change regularly). The staff in FH library are always really helpful and welcoming to my children and have been very patient with the Summer Reading Challenge!

Considering that the government is trying to increase literacy levels, schools are judged on pupils' literacy in regular tests, parents are strongly encouraged to read every day with their children, plus other initiatives like World Book Day and summer reading challenge, closing Libraries seems rather short-sighted. It just doesn't seem like very joined up thinking...