Madam, You have reported the response of the project board to the Ross Library Development Group. This was a most depressing read, not least for its meaningless bureaucrat-speak.

My suspicion that its author is not familiar with libraries was reinforced by the suggestion that he/she is happy with the idea of toddlers rushing about the place, screaming and shouting as they so often do. How are the older children going to be able to concentrate on their homework in such circumstance? A library is not a crèche nor is it a public convenience for nappy changing; a perfectly acceptable facility can be found only 150 yards away in The Crofts.

Library space will be lost to the Info centre. The division of what is left into five age-group areas, creating ghettos and needlessly repeating facilities, is absurd. There are several mentions of computers while the sole mention of the word 'books' is with reference to large print for the elderly.

Under the heading: Space in Ross Library: "All the shelving would be movable and flexible ... and on castors". This is, presumably, so that the whole lot can be shipped out in the near future, as is strongly hinted at in the last sentence: "Final use of the building would depend on the community and practicalities of use." It would be hard to write a less whole-hearted endorsement of the concept of a library than this.

I accept that finances require the move of the Info centre from Swan House but the imminent destruction Ross Library at the hands of people who clearly have no interest in, or care for libraries is lamentable and a disgrace.

C S Thompson, Ross