Public Meeting Clayton Library & Information Centre Cllr Chris - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Public Meeting Clayton Library & Information Centre Cllr Chris Kaushal-Bolland Chairman

Welcome and introductions u Welcome and introductions u Background to date u Progress u The Future of the Library Service u Questions and Discussion

Brief background u BMDC will continue to fulfil their statutory duty by providing a central ‘City Library’ service; u BMDC funding cuts and financial projections have had to move a large number of libraries into Community Management or closure; u Clayton offered a ‘hybrid’ library service, shared responsibility with BMDC and local community; u New hybrid service will commence in April 2017; u Lack of community interest = closure and sale of library building;

Requirements to maintain a library service in Clayton u To maintain the library service opening 30.5 hours per week; u The proposal from BMDC is to provide a ‘hybrid’ library until March 2020; u BMDC staff = 30.5 hours/week u Volunteers = 30.5 hours/week u Building will remain an asset of BMDC and part of Bradford Libraries network; u Volunteers will work inline with BMDC policies/procedures & provided with full training; u Need to identify a Responsible Body (can not be the Parish Council) u Need to find a Volunteer Co-ordinator

Progress u Clayton Library registered as an ‘asset of community value’ – a community right to bid – the power to trigger a 6-month moratorium on any proposed sale – although need to be mindful of precept increase… u Already had a good response from the public; u Over 20 volunteers able to provide approx. 30 hours support;

Progress u Positive discussions with Management Committee of Clayton Community Association (CCA); u CCA agreed to be the Responsible Body; u Paper going to Parish Council on 19 th Jan 2017 to consider a new parish council funded role: u Asst Clerk / Volunteer Co-ordinator 10/12 hrs/wk; u Will work from the Library for the Parish Council and contribute towards volunteer hours; u New governance structure and proposal to create a Library Oversight Group - to be discussed at Parish Council on 19 th Jan 2017;

Asst Clerk / Volunteer Co-ordinator overview u Assist the Parish Clerk & Responsible Finance Officer; u Act as a Customer Services Assistant in the Library; u Identify and co-ordinate library volunteers; u Will manage the volunteers and be responsible for the day-to operations of the library volunteers; u Responsible for H&S of volunteers; u Responsible for the collection of library funds, footfall statistics etc; u Oversees Library activities – reading sessions, visits, IT courses etc;

What can you do? After March 2020 – Review and next steps for a full Community Library Service