COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"To ask for a report on the mobile Library use with the Clondalkin area by location and how many people have joined Clondalkin Library in the last year?  

REPLY:

 Library service to Clondalkin

The Mobile Library serves a broad demographic in Clondalkin; schools are served in the morning and the public are catered for with afternoon and evening services. 

At present we visit 5 schools in Clondalkin including Scoil Mochua, a special school serving children with physical disabilities.  This is approximately 20% of our school service.  (19 schools in total in the Clondalkin area). A selection of books is delivered to two additional schools; Scoil Oscar and St Peter Apostle each month. The mobile library also serves 6 crèches, and the Tower Nursing Home.

Based on statistics generated by Galaxy an average of 800 items per week are issued to locations in the Clondalkin area served by the mobile library.  This figure does not include items issued to children attending the schools we visit. 

We have public stops located in Shruleen, Foxdene, Rowlagh, Neilstown, Kilmahudrick, Melrose, Bawnogue and Cherrywood.  A total of 10 hours per week are spent in the afternoon and evenings in the Clondalkin area. 

In 2015, the Branch Library in Clondalkin had 1295 new registrations. This Library caters for the local community and local schools but it is too far for schools in North Clondalkin to access by foot.