Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation.

The Cabinet Member for Education introduced the report which sought approval to implement a Strategy for Flintshire’s Libraries 2013-16.

The draft Strategy had been published for public consultation on 7 January 2013 and responses were received from elected Members, Town and Community Council’s, schools and individual library users.  Many of the comments were supportive and constructive suggestions had been incorporated into the final draft.

A Strategy for Flintshire’s Libraries 2013-2016 had been presented to Lifelong Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 25 April 2013.  The Committee endorsed the strategy and its five key objectives as a blueprint for the current and proposed offer from the Library Service over the next three years.

However, given the Council’s revenue and capital pressures it could not be assumed that the service, at that level, was sustainable in the long term.  In common with all Council services, it would be subject to future review and possible reprioritisation.

The library service was developing a new shared service under the Flintshire Connects programme at Connah’s Quay which would demonstrate that libraries could be at the heart of both communities and the delivery of modern public services.

RESOLVED:

That the Strategy and its five key objectives be endorsed as a blueprint for the current and proposed offer from the Library Service over the next three years.