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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"That this area committee supports and calls for a permanent Library at Rathcoole village serving the Rathcoole, Saggart, Newcastle and surrounding areas and asks for a report on how this could be progressed."

REPORT:

A permanent library serving the Rathcoole/Saggart/Newcastle area would indeed be a huge asset to the communities of these areas. The County Council and Libraries Department will of course consider this request subject to a planned investment programme in library infrastructure being put in place.

In the meanwhile the Mobile Library offers a service to these communities.

Rathcoole: 2 school visits and 2 public stops in the village every Monday evening.

Saggart: Public stop every second Thursday

Newcastle: Public stops every Monday afternoon

We also deliver boxes of books each month to nursing homes and crèches in Rathcoole, Saggart and Newcastle and visit the crèches for special story times and promotional visits from time to time.

A home delivery service is also available to any person who has difficulty visiting their local branch library due to age or illness.