Kenilworth councillors are set to write to the person in charge of Warwickshire's libraries to show their support amid a controversial review of facilities across the county.

The Reform UK-led administration at Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is currently reviewing displays and promotional material in libraries and other council spaces.

Leader Cllr George Finch, alleged that the county's libraries had been "promoting contested gender ideology", later referencing displays that were created to celebrate Pride month in June in an interview with the BBC.

Speaking at last week's Kenilworth Town Council meeting, Cllr Richard Dickson - who also sits on the county council - said details of the review are yet to be made clear.

"There is an ongoing library review which is due to report to communities, overview and scrutiny committee in October," he told members.

"It is a review being led by three members of the cabinet, so it is not politically balanced.

"It is not clear whether they have made a visit, or will make a visit to Kenilworth library and it is not clear how members of the public, if they wish to express a view of any sort, can take part in that.

"I will endeavour to find out what is going on."

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Protests against the library review outside Shire Hall earlier this year (image by Nub News)

Cllr Adrian Marsh said the town council should press the importance of the services at Kenilworth library to those conducting the review.

Cllr Dickson continued: "It is a source of frustration to county councillors as to what caused the library review to be initiated in the first place.

"It seems the leader of the county council had some residents who expressed some concerns about one book as to whether it was appropriately shelved in the right age category in a library.

"That led to a whole series of quite heated meetings and this review was initiated."

After multiple members stressed the importance of Kenilworth library, the town council agreed to write to Ayub Khan - head of library services at the county - to "express our gratitude and support for what is done in the libraries".