In the meantime, the library is set to move to a temporary site in the town centre to provide a scaled-down service while repairs are completed.
Wood today is much overlooked as a natural resource, everlastingly renewable, infinitely variable, and we will still have it when the oil runs out.
Thurso Library could be closed for up to 12 months after major structural damage was found during refurbishment work at the facility.
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