FINAL preparations are being made for the reopening of the central library in Oxford.

Situated at the Westgate Centre, the new Oxfordshire County Library has been refurbished and will open on Monday.

Staff have been arranging and cataloguing more than 100,000 items.

The library will feature a dedicated community space for digital, arts and crafts learning, a bigger children’s library and a focus on online access to council services.

Library Service manager Jillian Southwell said: “We just can’t wait to get back in here.”