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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

QUESTION NO.16

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask that the Chief Executive issue a report into how many people are registered as In Our Libraries in SDCC and how many use the services and what plans are under way to provide an additional Libraries or Hubs during the lifetime of this Council?

REPLY:

In 2019 a total number of 1,264,037 visitors came to our branch libraries in South Dublin and borrowed 1,185,915 items. Overall there was 172,558 registered members of the library with 47,462 being Active Members, that is, borrowing at least one item during the year. Active membership has increased by 8% from 2018.

We anticipate that the new North Clondalkin Library will open in late May/early June 2020 and Castletymon will open in Q4. The provision of a library in Rathcoole forms part of the wider housing development plans in the area.