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Leitrim County Library Service

Presentation to Elected Members Manorhamilton Municipal District January 2016

Library Service Points

Leitrim County Library Service operates a network of 5 full-time libraries and 4 part-time libraries. Support services for all libraries are provided from Library Headquarters in Ballinamore

• Full-time Libraries
• Ballinamore
• Carrick-on-Shannon
• Drumshanbo
• Manorhamilton
• Mohill
• Part-time Libraries
• Carrigallen
• Dromahair
• Kiltyclogher
• Kinlough

What do we do?

• We offer services that support and enrich
• We provide welcoming spaces for all
• We present social and cultural activities
• We promote creativity across all ages
• We afford opportunities for ICT learning and

development

• We provide access to knowledge and information
• We are a vital part of the community

The Library Collection

• Books
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Film
• Music
• Audiobooks
• Large Print
• Children’s Titles
• Teenage Material
• Literacy Resources
• Local Studies
• As Gaeilge

We’re digital too!

• E-books
• E-audiobooks
• Newspapers online
• Local Studies resources online

eg Ordnance Survey, Griffith’s Valuations

Connecting People

• Public Internet Access is

available in all of our branches.

• Public Internet Sessions in

2015: 23,292

• WiFi facilities were

introduced in Ballinamore, Carrick-on-Shannon, Manorhamilton and Mohill Libraries in late 2015

We work with..

• Leitrim County Council
• LCC’s Arts Officer /

Heritage Officer

• Wild Words Children’s

Literature Festival Committee

• Age and Opportunity
• Age Action
• The Heritage Council
• National Adult Literacy

Awareness (NALA)

• The Arts Council
• Foras na Gaeilge
• Mental Health Ireland
• Children’s Books Ireland
• Ireland 2016 – Leitrim 2016

Key Programming

• World Book Day
• International Women’s

Day

• Seachtain na Gaeilge
• Autism Awareness Day
• Bealtaine Festival
• Wild Words Children’s

Literature Festival

• Reader Development
• Heritage Week
• Culture Night
• Positive Ageing Week
• National Adult Literacy

Awareness Week

• Children’s Book Festival
• Library Ireland Week
• Science Week
• Summer Reading Tree

Leitrim County Library Service – Overview of Activity in 2015

• Current Membership: 6,883

– Adult: 4,220 – Children: 2,663

• Visitors in 2015:

162,941 (full-time libraries)

• Items issued in 2015: 113,305

– Adult: 64,897 – Children: 48,546

Manorhamilton Library

• Current Membership:

1,325

– Adult: 871 – Children: 454

• Visitors in 2015:

34,369

• Items issued in 2015:

18,414

– Adult: 12,794 – Children: 5,620

Programme of Events include: Class Visits – Pre-school/Primary and Secondary Lectures / Workshops / Readings/ Storytelling

Dromahair Library

• Current Membership:

242

– Adult: 109 – Children: 133

• Visitors in 2015:

Not recorded in 2015

• Items issued in 2015:

6,602

– Adult: 2,825 – Children: 3,777

Programme of Events include: Class Visits – Pre-school/Primary and Secondary Lectures / Workshops / Readings/ Storytelling

Kiltyclogher Library

• Current Membership:

152

– Adult: 66 – Children: 86

• Visitors in 2015:

Not recorded in 2015

• Items issued in 2015:

3,758

– Adult: 1,398 – Children: 2,360

Programme of Events include: Class Visits – Pre-school/Primary and Secondary Lectures / Workshops / Readings/ Storytelling

Kinlough Library

• Current Membership:

162

– Adult: 66 – Children: 96

• Visitors in 2015:

Not recorded in 2015

• Items issued in 2015:

2,637

– Adult: 1,278 – Children: 1,359

Programme of Events include: Class Visits – Pre-school/Primary and Secondary Lectures / Workshops / Readings/ Storytelling

2015 Highlights

2015 Highlights

• Performance by Leitrim

Light Orchestra in Drumshanbo Library during Bealtaine

• Visit of the RTÉ Lyric FM

string quartet to Ballinamore Library

(November 2015)

10th Birthday celebrations in Ballinamore Library

Summer Reading Tree 2015

Growing in popularity

723 entries

Staffing

• Our most valuable resource
• Committed to the provision of a high quality

customer service.

• Employment Opportunities:
• Leitrim County Library Service facilitated a

range of work experience placements in 2015 including: Transition Year Students / Third Level Students

2015 Developments

• Opening hours in Kinlough Library were reviewed in

consultation with the local community and educational

• rganisations. The opening hours were amended to

strengthen service delivery. There was no reduction to

• pening hours.
• The introduction of WiFi facilities in Ballinamore,

Carrick-on-Shannon, Manorhamilton and Mohill Libraries is a very important step in enhancing service delivery to our local community and to visitors - projecting a very positive image of the Library Service and of Leitrim County Council.

Library Service Developments – 2016

• As part of our commitments under the

National Library Strategy ...

• Abolition of library membership fees – effective

January 2016

• Very significant development - ensuring free access to

library resources for every citizen.

• Implementation of a new Library Management

System – nationally

Library Service Developments – 2016

• Capital Development
• Proposal for a new purpose-built Library in

Carrick-on-Shannon has been submitted to the Department.

• Shared services
• National discussions are ongoing regarding the

implications for Leitrim/Roscommon/Sligo as a shared library service.

Vital Community service

• Leitrim County Library Service is a progressive

public service, responding to the demands of

• ur users, and embracing technological

advances to improve service delivery.

• It makes a vital contribution to the

communities it serves, and is highly valued by users and visitors alike. Thank you for supporting your public library service