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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 19th 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

• n 19th 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