Inquiry into Public Libraries in Wales
Inquiry into Public Libraries in Wales
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.
Business type: Committee Inquiry
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 21/11/2013
Documents
- Report on public libraries in Wales - July 2014
- Response from the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism - October 2014
- Consultation letter PDF 225 KB
- PL 01 Charmaine Rolland PDF 112 KB View as HTML (4) 7 KB
- PL 02 Carmarthenshire County Council PDF 162 KB View as HTML (5) 30 KB
- PL 03 National Federation of Women’s Institutes PDF 200 KB View as HTML (6) 21 KB
- PL 04 UNISON PDF 94 KB View as HTML (7) 17 KB
- PL 05 Pembrokeshire County Council PDF 168 KB View as HTML (8) 22 KB
- PL 06 Paul Hobbs PDF 36 KB View as HTML (9) 4 KB
- PL 07 Flintshire County Council PDF 114 KB View as HTML (10) 21 KB
- PL 08 Society of Chief Librarians in Wales PDF 216 KB View as HTML (11) 41 KB
- PL 09 Newport City Council PDF 242 KB View as HTML (12) 35 KB
- PL 10 Wales Audit Office PDF 3 MB
- PL 11 Bridgend County Borough Council PDF 225 KB View as HTML (14) 23 KB
- PL 12 Royal National Institute of Blind People PDF 255 KB View as HTML (15) 12 KB
- PL 13 Stuart Cliffe PDF 299 KB View as HTML (16) 20 KB
- Pl 14 Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum PDF 155 KB View as HTML (17) 13 KB
- PL 15 Isle of Anglesey Library Services PDF 221 KB View as HTML (18) 36 KB
- PL 16 The Carnegie UK Trust PDF 343 KB View as HTML (19) 26 KB
- PL 17 Macmillan Cancer Support PDF 323 KB View as HTML (20) 52 KB
- PL 18 Blaenau Gwent Libraries PDF 276 KB View as HTML (21) 34 KB
- PL 19 Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals PDF 290 KB View as HTML (22) 55 KB
- PL 19a Chartered Institute of Library PDF 954 KB
- PL 20 The Open University Wales PDF 114 KB View as HTML (24) 12 KB
- PL 21 City and County of Swansea PDF 181 KB View as HTML (25) 30 KB
- PL 22 Merthyr Tydfil County Council PDF 347 KB View as HTML (26) 46 KB
- PL 23 Conwy County Borough Council PDF 528 KB
- PL 24 Age Cymru PDF 141 KB View as HTML (28) 31 KB
- PL 25 Monmouthshire County Council PDF 368 KB View as HTML (29) 44 KB
- PL 26 Gwynedd Council PDF 134 KB View as HTML (30) 33 KB
- PL 27 Powys County Council PDF 329 KB View as HTML (31) 36 KB
- PL 28 Welsh Local Governmnet Association PDF 1 MB
- PL 28a Welsh Local Government Association - Additional Information PDF 218 KB View as HTML (33) 14 KB
- PL 29 Save Pennard Library Action Group PDF 121 KB View as HTML (34) 9 KB
- PL 30 Older Peoples Commissioner for Wales PDF 302 KB View as HTML (35) 44 KB
- PL 31 Disability Wales PDF 234 KB View as HTML (36) 37 KB
- PL 32 Wales Council for Voluntary Action PDF 145 KB View as HTML (37) 30 KB
- PL 33 Children in Wales PDF 120 KB View as HTML (38) 23 KB
- Survey Responses PDF 182 KB
- Additional Information
- Letter from the Minister for Culture and Sport: Additional Information PDF 51 KB
- Letter from Chair to the Local Authorities: Additional Information PDF 201 KB
- Response from: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council PDF 940 KB
- Response from: Bridgend County Borough Council PDF 160 KB View as HTML (44) 16 KB
- Response from: Carmarthenshire County Council PDF 7 MB
- Response from: Caerphilly County Borough Council PDF 560 KB
- Response from: Conwy County Borough Council PDF 74 KB
- Response from: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council PDF 200 KB View as HTML (48) 18 KB
- Response from: Newport County Council PDF 594 KB
- Response from: Pembrokshire County Council PDF 908 KB
- Response from: Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council PDF 314 KB
Consultations
- Inquiry into Public Libraries in Wales (completed)