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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

QUESTION NO.4

QUESTION: Councillor S. Moynihan

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the introduction of additional opening hours in libraries in Palmerstown, Lucan and North Clondalkin.

REPLY:

Weekend opening of Palmerstown Library is contingent on newly recruited staff being trained. We have targeted mid-to-late October to commence service on Fridays and Saturdays. Additional opening hours for Lucan Library will be offered through the provision of My Open Library, the automated system of providing additional hours of service in the evenings and weekends. The tender for this system has just been published. We have targeted Q1 2024 to launch this service. While all branches of South Dublin Libraries have been included in the tender, there are no plans to extend the service beyond Lucan until it has operated there for a sufficient amount of time to allow us to review and plan its further rollout.