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Following the library's major £500,000 refurbishment guests will join Tommy, Bob and local people to enjoy poetry, performance and singing artists to celebrate the library's re-opening following a three month closure.

With its new relaxed and informal style, the Central library boasts an impressive range of new features including:

The Mayor of Poole, Councillor Ron Parker, said: "Our great expectations for this library have been surpassed, it is a outstanding achievement to see such improved services there in just three months and it is something that local people can really enjoy. The opening sounds like great fun too! Having a Central library with such a wide range of things on offer is a great asset to Poole. With its relaxed atmosphere and improved technology I am sure it will appeal to people of all ages and prove that a visit to the library can be informative and fun all at the same time."

Bob the Builder will be there to meet and greet his fans while Skorpio the Nemesis, delights visitors with poetry, music & movement. Ambient sounds from the Cleyendert String Quartet will fill nathan's cafe from 10am - 12noon when the Mayor of Poole, Councillor Ron Parker, will officially open the library with Tommy Walsh. Along with Tommy, Two posh ladies will mingle and mix with their interactive humour and remarks! and the Thinking Man living statue, Trading Faces Masks and Two Deep-Sea Divers performance artists will intrigue visitors to the new look library.

Poole central library was built in the late 1960's and this is the first refurbishment that has taken place.