Furious library users in Kinross have launched a fight to stop threatened changes.
The local authority is struggling to make a six-figure saving and has launched an extensive costcutting drive.
In a bid to slash its outgoings by £281,000, every cultural asset has been put under intense scrutiny, including Perth Museum and Art Gallery and the AK Bell Library.
Last November, members of Perth and Kinross Council backed plans to reduce opening hours at every library in the area.
In Kinross, the Loch Leven Community Campus library will be closed every Monday and from 1pm on Saturdays.
Campaigners have hit out at the decision, as figures show it is one of the busiest libraries in the area second only to the AK Bell in the centre of Perth welcoming 108,000 visitors last year.
They have formed the Keep Kinross Library Open group, backed by local councillor Willie Robertson and the Scottish Book Trust.
Spokesperson Jenny Stewart said: “We are a community group campaigning to keep Loch Leven Community Campus Library open on Saturday afternoons and Mondays in opposition to Perth and Kinross Council costcutting proposals.
“Our members are local library users, including many parents with pre-school and school age children.
“Lots of people in this community, including families with children who can’t get to the library during the week, want to use it on a Saturday afternoon.
“We argue that the library should be open until 5pm at weekends. Footfall data also shows our library is well used every day of the week.”
In a bid to force Perth and Kinross Council to change its mind, local residents will host a peaceful demonstration outside the library on January 18.
They have also launched a campaign page on Facebook and a website at www.keepkinrosslibraryopen.org.uk.
Ms Stewart added: “We are asking that they reconsider their proposal on the basis of our site and local community priorities.
“We also want the local authority to draw up some alternative options for reductions to opening hours in collaboration with library users and let us decide which option is best.”
Kinross is the second community to make a bid to protect library services. Members of the Friends of the West Mill Street library in Perth have hit out at plans to close the facility, which is a lifeline for more than 13,600 people.
Despite providing vital support to elderly and visually-impaired users, giving them a rare opportunity to socialise and enjoy their passion for reading, it has been deemed surplus to requirements. Campaigners are now calling for volunteers to help keep it open by taking on shifts, with proposals currently under discussion.