Consultation closed: 23 June 2024
Consultation opened: 29 April 2024
Eighteen objectives have been created to help us to achieve our 4 key priorities over the next 5 years.
Deliver a wide-ranging core service offer in response to customer needs.
Provide advice and guidance from knowledgeable, trained staff, signposting residents to a wide range of services.
Provide advice and guidance from knowledgeable, trained staff, signposting residents to a wide range of services.
Maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.
Improve membership, particularly within geographical areas and key target groups with low levels of active members.
Increase partnerships with other council services and community partners to deliver new or improved services.
Work with partners to increase engagement with people within libraries to reduce social isolation.
Develop a thriving programme of events and activities which promote health and wellbeing and sustainable living.
Retain and expand Reading Well book collections as part of the Universal Public Library Health Offer.
Promote reading, literacy, creativity and learning for people of all ages and abilities.
Expand collections of books, e-books, and other material to meet community needs.
Increase the number of volunteering opportunities, volunteers and the number of volunteer hours.
Use libraries as venues to increase cultural and creative opportunities.
Continue to develop the offer for schools and strengthen partnerships between libraries and their local schools.
Develop our online and social media presence to promote the benefits of reading, learning and engagement.
Consider co-location and joint delivery of services in library buildings.
Plan for future library provision/expansion in line with housing growth and population increase, and improve the sustainability of library facilities.
Ensure new housing development contributes to the expansion and improvement of library facilities.