Decision details

The Committee resolved:-

(i)              to instruct the Chief Officer - Early Intervention and Community Empowerment to carry out engagement and consultation with stakeholders to understand current and future demand and how available resources can be maximised to ensure continued access to library and information services that are sustainable and responsive to local need;

(ii)             to instruct the Chief Officer - Early Intervention and Community Empowerment to work with stakeholders to co-design a strategic vision and plan for the Library and Information Service in the context of the Community Planning Aberdeen Partnership;

(iii)            to approve the timeline for consultation, communication, analysis and design of Aberdeen’s Future Libraries and Information Service vision and plan, as set out in 3.8 of the report, extending the consultation period until October 2023; and

(iv)           to instruct the Chief Officer - Early Intervention and Community Empowerment to report back to the Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee on the Future Libraries and Information Service vision and plan at the first Committee meeting of 2024; and

(v)             to request that officers look at areas with low feedback received during the consultation and to target these areas in order to aim for better response rates in these areas.