The Donegal Library
Service is urging councillors to make permanent the
Taobh Tire pilot project which brings a library link
to rural areas and includes a cross-border mobile
library.
As part of the project, 14 access points were set up
in isolated geographical areas to provide library
and information services to people, in co-operation
with a number of local community groups.
The St. Johnston Resource Centre was included in the
scheme along with groups in south west Donegal and
the Gaeltacht areas among others.
The pilot project also included the introduction of
a cross-border mobile library that services areas
such as Muff, Bridgend and Culmore in Derry.
County Librarian Eileen Burgess reported to the
local authority this week on the success of the
project. She told councillors that the pilot project
was such a huge success it should be made permanent
in Donegal and rolled out nationally by the
Government.
"We generated a lot of funding from outside agencies
and we have required a small amount for Donegal
County Council to match that," said Ms. Burgess.
"But with this funding and with the partnerships
that we have created with community organisations
across the county, we have been able to extend
services much more widely that most other local
authorities have been able to do across the
country." |
