The Library Campaign : Public Library Standards

		Public Library Standards You can now check if your local authority chose libraries among its official priorities for this year. A link on the local government department website enables you to read the full list of local priorities chosen by each local council Few councils are likely to choose libraries to focus on. They have to choose about 35 from a list of 198 'national indicators' supplied by central government (plus some education targets still enforced by central government). All national indicators will be measured, but only the priority ones chosen will get a lot of attention. Clever library users, however, will be able to spot a public library role in many of the priorities chosen. Activities for youth? Quality of life for older people? Health information resource? You get the idea... Public library Standards We have removed the reference to the Public library Standards since these have been abolished by central government. Instead library authorities in England can come up with their own although there are national 'tools' which can in theory be used for inter-authority comparisons. Related pages: Author: xxx Pages that link to this page: Diary / Home The Library Campaign, 22 Upper Woburn Place London WC1H 0TB Tel: 0845 4505946 / Fax: 0845 4505947 Email: info@librarycampaign.com / web@librarycampaign.com
Home / Help Latest News / Popular About Us Campaigns Local Groups Start A Group Meetings Newsletters Contact Us Site Index Page updated: 7/07/2008 Printer-friendly version Sign in Request password Site design: sitewriter.net				WHAT'S NEW? New Friends group for Cheltenham library contact the Campaign for more More trouble at Doncaster Change Is Overdue - a public charter for libraries launched DCMS review published. Link and Campaign Statement. Buckinghamshire Libraries - Rumours of more closures after 8 a few years ago. Anyone know more? And now closure in Northumberland? Wirral and DCMS reports out. Swindon - Old Town library gets some better news. See Campaigns Wirral inquiry - full report The Campaign for the Book . Check your library's priorities: see Public Library Standards Old News Demonstration against cuts in Hampshire libraries details Exclusive - Lyn Brown's speech to the May Campaign AGM. see [Lyn Brown} Calderdale - better news - see Campaigns (update 07/07/09) UNISON campaign Campaigns/ parliamentary Early Day motion Two reviews of public libraries! see [Public Library Reviews} News from the Reconvened Campaign AGM 11 July 2009 see Meetings Is this how you do it? Libraries for Life for Londoners (LLL) workshop with Hillingdon reps describing how they improved their service. 7.30pm, Thurs 3 Dec, Camden Town Hall, Judd St, just across from Kings X station. All welcome. Free. Campaign for the Book conference details at the bottom of this page on Alan Gibbons blog (or via the Campaign for the Book Facebook group.) Wirral - DCMS Inquiry inspector and terms of reference announced. See Campaigns Public rally to defend Waltham Forest libraries. see Campaigns Closure in Enfield? see Campaigns Dudley - Local campaign and User Groups take off. See Campaigns Tower Hamlets public meeting about the proposed closure of the Bancroft library/ Archive? see Campaigns Rate your library against the guide to great libraries Add/edit events