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Future Delivery of Library and Information Services in North Yorkshire Easingwold Public Meeting 8 February 2011

Future Delivery of Library and Information Services in North Yorkshire Easingwold Public Meeting 8 February 2011 Julie Blaisdale – Assistant Director, Library and Community Services. Background Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review. £1.1million saved since 2008.

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Future Delivery of Library and Information Services in North Yorkshire Easingwold Public Meeting 8 February 2011

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  1. Future Delivery of Library and Information Services in North Yorkshire Easingwold Public Meeting 8 February 2011 Julie Blaisdale – Assistant Director, Library and Community Services.

  2. Background • Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review. • £1.1million saved since 2008. • Budget now - £7.5 million. • Savings required - £2.3 million over 4 years. • “Front-loading” - £1.1 million (50%) in first year. • Requires radical changes to the way services are delivered, the status quo is not an option.

  3. Current Service • 42 branch libraries. • 10 mobile libraries. • One “supermobile” library. • Home Library and Information Service(HLIS)

  4. Current Service (contd) • Capital investment over past 7 years. • 50% increase in new members. • 20% increase in users – books or computers. • 100% increase in people using HLIS. • Major increase in use of on-line service.

  5. Proposals for Future Service What can we afford with the reduced budgetof£5million? • Focus on continuing to develop a cost effective service that will remain available to communities. • The Library service is more than just the buildings. • 18 core libraries spread across the county. • Support for a network of community-run libraries. • 2 “supermobiles”. • Library on-line. • Home Library and Information Service.

  6. How did we come up with the proposals? • Need to ensure future service offers the best value for money. • 80% of library users use one of the 18 core libraries. • 70% of library business is delivered through these sites. • Looked at geography, population levels, distance fromother libraries, transport links, relative costs ofdelivering some parts of the service.

  7. Comparator Statistics Easingwold Thirsk Active Borrowers 2,391 2,752 Active Users 3,093 3,664 Annual Visits 49,231 45,439 Annual Issues 76,542 73,136 Annual Computer use 4,412 6,162 sessions Annual Income £10,310 £8,440

  8. What does this mean for Easingwold? A community solution would need to be found to provide a service in Easingwold

  9. Consultation • 90 day public consultation – to 28 February. • Parallel staff consultation. • National context – Public Libraries and MuseumsAct 1964 requires Local Authorities toprovide a “comprehensive andefficient library service”. • Wirral judgement.

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