Committee details

The Learning & Culture Overview & Scrutiny Committee agreed they wanted to investigate further local library provision across the city and their use as community hubs providing other Council services, in order to ascertain whether the Council is making best use of library buildings and if more could be developed as community hubs to better serve residents in their surrounding locale. 

The Committee set up a Libraries Task Group to carry out the review on their behalf, and agreed the following objectives:

i.          To increase the number of people going into libraries

ii.         To make better use of library buildings (whilst not undermining the integrity of the library service)

iii.       To provide greater access to Council and third sector services, and provide more opportunities for community engagement on local issues.