Councillor Debra O'Brien said she hoped to hear from all members of the community who did not necessarily use the town libraries, to get their ideas on services or activities that might be implemented to change that.

"Whether you want to curl up and read a magazine or book, do some research on alpaca wool or take a virtual reality trek up Mount Everest, we want to make the library the place you choose to do it," she said.

To succeed in creating library learning hubs, ARC would like to see all members of the public invited to share their ideas on how they would like to utilise the Armidale and Guyra libraries.

"We will be seeking the opinions and ideas of current library users, young people, older people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, school groups, community groups, businesses and organisations," said Cr O'Brien.

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ARC is busy developing a 21st century libraries strategy plan.

"Council is in the intergenerational business," Cr O'Brien said.

"We have to think not only about today's library users but also of the future and how the young people and future generations will want to use the libraries."

"The current plan is to expand opportunities to even more people from a wide range of ages and backgrounds. It's about democratising access and use of libraries."