Annual Report 2011.pdf (size 6 MB) - Offaly County Council

o Working with School Liaison officers to
improve literacy e.g. Clara
o Poetry night in Tullamore, Clara & Edenderry
o Culture night in Edenderry
o Music & Dance in the library
o Knitting@ the library
Marketing and Promotion
Raising the profile of the library service, through the
website, press releases and local radio continued to be a
priority in 2010.
Book clubs were facilitated by the libraries in Birr,
Clara, Edenderry, Kilcormac and Banagher.
The library website was updated on a daily basis to
raise awareness of all activities in the library.
4. Review of library services to included opening hours,
staffing levels and evaluation of services based on
budgetary cuts and non filling of staff vacancies.
5. Application for funding to SEAI for energy funding to
assist in reducing energy costs in 5 libraries.
6. Continue with Health and Safety works – funding
dependent.
7. Continue to focus on literacy and provide quality book
and media materials to library users.
8. Improve e audio and e book material.
9. Provide online learning in four full time libraries.
10. Provision of a user friendly 24 hour web library.
11. Promote services to children and young people.
12. Continue to develop linkages and collaborative
approaches to providing services.
Priorities for 2012
1. Completion of Tullamore Central library and
Headquarters refurbishment project including
financial management, stock selection, security
tagging & fit out.
2. Progress capital funding application to the
Department of the Environment, Community and
Local Government for mobile library service in
2012.
3. Progress capital funding application to the
Department of the Environment, Community and
Local Government for refurbishment/new library in
Edenderry for capital funding programme 2014-
2016.
Offaly Local Authorities Annual Report 2011