SECURITY cameras will be installed in a library after a couple were caught having sex among the stacks.

The eight CCTV cameras are being put up due to "occasional instances of inappropriate behaviour", a council spokesperson confirmed.

They will cost just under £3,000 and will be funded by a donation from a member of the public.

It comes after a couple were caught having sex in Lord Louis library, in Newport, Isle of Wight.

A council spokesperson said: “We have installed eight new cameras in Lord Louis Library to help improve security.

“We have had occasional instances of inappropriate behaviour and we hope this will act as an effective deterrent.”

Library user Neil McDougall, from Newport, said: "It's unfortunate people do not act in a way that ensures cameras are not required.

"But, if they are required to make people behave in a positive manner, than that can only be good."