THIS is a thank you to our county council for the survival of our public libraries, despite central government cuts and obstructions.

There is an impressive range of services, CDs and DVDs to borrow, time on a computer, activities for families and children, all sorts of useful information available.

For me, a life without a ready supply of all sorts of books would feel sad and impoverished and I feel gratitude to GCC and to the helpful and friendly staff at my local library.

Julia Bayes

Stroud