Congratulations to Penelope Sullivan for raising the issue of lack of toilets at the Tauranga Library.
While it is good that there is provision for mothers with young children, others needs are completely overlooked.
A large number of senior citizens use the library, some of whom have mobility issues.
It is quite unacceptable to expect them, or anyone else for that matter, to traipse through the walkway and across a busy road.
Having to ask special permission to use the restricted facility is demeaning.
I'm surprised the council allows the library to run seminars and interactive groups on its site when toilet facilities are not provided for the general users.
I too have belonged to a number of libraries over the years and even in smaller towns there has at least been a toilet adjoining the library if not right inside.
In fact, as has been raised before, Downtown Tauranga is very poorly served with public toilets given we are now New Zealand's fifth largest city.

Mary L Edwards, Hairini.