Annual Budget 2012 - pdf - Fingal County Council

€45m
€40m
€35m
€30m
€25m
€20m
€15m
€10m
€5m
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€33.1m
LIBRARIES
Fingal Library Service is operated
LIBRARIES through 9 branch libraries at Balbriggan,
Blanchardstown, Garristown, Howth,
Fingal Library Malahide, Service Swords, is Skerries, operated Rush through and 9
branch libraries Baldoyle. at The Balbriggan, Mobile Blanchardstown,
Library service
Garristown, increased Howth, its Malahide, visits to 62 Swords, locations Skerries, during
Rush and 2011. Baldoyle. These The include Mobile four Library additional service
increased schools, its visits one to nursing 62 locations home and during a special 2011.
These include
needs centre.
four additional schools, one nursing
home and a special needs centre.
At present there are 144,066 registered
At present library there members are 144,066 in Fingal. registered A total library of
members 1,199,734 in Fingal. visits A total were of 1,199,734 made visits to Fingal were
made to Fingal Libraries Libraries with an with additional an additional 74,750 online 74,750
online visits
visits
(page
(page
view
view
visits)
visits)
giving a combined
combined
visitor total of 1,274,484. In 2011 1,276,252
visitor total of 1,274,484. In 2011 1,276,252
items were borrowed by library
items were borrowed by library members. The
members. The range of materials
range of materials offered includes books, music
offered includes books, music CDs,
CDs, audio audio books books CDs, CD-Roms, CDs, reproduction CD-Roms,
art works, reproduction periodicals, art language works, resource periodicals, packs,
DVDs, console language games, resource downloadable packs, DVDs, audio console books
and online games, language downloadable learning. The audio library books service and
continued online to build language up and learning. expand relevant The library book
collections service in all branch continued libraries. to build up and expand
relevant book collections in all branch
In 2012
libraries.
special book collections for new Irish
Nationals, console games: including topselling
wii, playstation
In 2012
and
special
xbox
book
games,
collections
books
for
in MP3
new
format, audio Irish downloadables, Nationals, eBooks, console and games: online
language including learning will topselling continue wii, to playstation be available and in
all branch xbox libraries, games, enhancing books in our MP3 commitment format, audio to
new technologies and delivering a comprehensive
service to the citizens of Fingal.
2012 will also see the introduction and development
of EDI (electronic ordering) thereby increasing the
efficiency of the delivery of the service.
The excellent modern libraries in Balbriggan,
Baldoyle, Garristown, Malahide and Rush offer
Division F
RECREATION Division & AMENITY
F
RECREATION AND AMENITY
€36.2m
€38.4m
€4.4m €3.3m €3.9m €3.4m €3.5m €3.2m
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€34.0m €33.2m €33.3m
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Income Expenditure
downloadables, eBooks, and online
language learning will continue to be
services available to in their all communities branch libraries, which are second
to enhancing none. The our range commitment and scale of to these new facilities is
indicative
technologies
of our commitment
and delivering
to providing
a
relevant
comprehensive service to the citizens of
community based service to the people of Fingal.
Fingal.
BRANCH DEVELOPMENT
2012 will also see the introduction and
Work development on the of planned EDI (electronic extension ordering) of the Children’s
section thereby of increasing Baldoyle the Library efficiency is expected of the to start in
2012. delivery A of sum the of service. €100,000 is included for transfer
to Capital to fund the debit balance on the Capital
Account The excellent for the modern Baldoyle libraries and Blanchardstown
in
Library Balbriggan, building. Baldoyle, Garristown,
Malahide and Rush offer services to
OUTREACH their communities ACTIVITIES which are second to
none. The range and scale of these
In facilities excess is of indicative 2,823 events of our and commitment exhibitions took place
throughout to providing 2011. relevant A full community and varied based programme
of service events, to the classes people and of activities Fingal. will take place in
Fingal Libraries during 2012. These will include
computer BRANCH DEVELOPMENT
and language classes, exhibitions,
lectures, Work on storytelling, the planned extension local history, of the genealogy
workshops, Children’s section business of Baldoyle seminars, Library conversation is
exchange, expected to book start clubs, in 2012. art and craft events, return
to work seminars and multicultural exhibitions and
events. A sum The of Reader €100,000 and is Writers’ included Festival, for a high
value transfer and to firmly Capital established to fund annual the debit event will be
continued
balance on
throughout
the Capital
various
Account
venues
for the
in Fingal
Baldoyle and Blanchardstown Library
County for 2012. This event attracts large audiences
building.
and national media attention. Swords Heritage
Festival is a further excellent example of an annual
event which attracts high interest both locally and
nationally.
Annual national events programmed by Fingal
Libraries include Adult Literacy Week, Children’s
Book Festival, MS Readathon, Seachtain Na
Gaeilge, Bealtaine and Science Week Ireland.
It is envisaged that 2012 will see a deepening