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Donegal library visits top 355,000
01.10.13
BOOKISH Donegal people
visited public libraries around the county a
whopping 355,000 times and borrowed some 372,000
items last year, new figures show.
The statistics show that library highlights include
Seachtain na Gaeilge, the Bealtaine Festival and
Summer Reading Programmes as well as next month's
Wainfest Arts & Book Festival for children.
Meanwhile, library users and the public at large are
being urged to help shape the public libraries of
the future as part of the Government's Draft Public
Library Strategy 2013 – 2017.
The Donegal Library Service wants to know what you
think of the service provided by public libraries;
what do you need from your public library and how
can the service be developed and improved to meet
yours and your community's needs.
"Our libraries provide a wide range of services both
physical and virtual. There is a countywide network
of 13 libraries, supplemented by 13 Taobh Tíre
centres that service rural, isolated and island
communities in partnership with the Library
Service," said a Donegal spokesperson.
"We provide material for lending, reader development
advice, internet access and support, information and
reference resources and guidance, learning and
e-learning activities, literacy support, cultural
promotion and community development."
The national consultation document and template for
comments are available on the Department of the
Environment website. Comments should be submitted by
e-mail or post no later than Friday, October 11,
2013 at 5pm. You can email your comments to
librariesdevelopment@lgma.ie . |
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