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Inquiry into Public Libraries in Wales
- This consultation has completed. It ran from Thursday, 21 November 2013 to Friday, 17 January 2014
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Purpose of the consultation
The Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee undertook a short inquiry into public libraries in Wales. To assist with its inquiry, the Committee sought views on the following:
·
Progress
made by the Welsh Government towards achieving its Programme for Government
·
commitments
relating to libraries, and how sustainable any progress is in the current
climate;
·
Extent
to which the current legislative and policy frameworks are suitable to meet the
challenges facing local authorities delivering library services in Wales;
·
How
well-prepared the Welsh Government and local authorities are to mitigate the
impact of public sector cuts on library services;
·
Options
for improving the financial sustainability of library services, including
alternative models of provision;
·
The
contemporary and community role of public libraries in Wales.