COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

QUESTION NO.3

QUESTION: Councillor J. Sinnott

To ask the Manager to clarify whether library members can peruse the "Toys Technology and Training" catalogue online, request items online to their local SDCC library by themselves without assistance from the librarian, and average wait time for an item requested on the Library "Toys Technology and Training" scheme?

REPLY:

The Neurodiverse South catalogue can be viewed on the library website at Neurodiverse South - SDCC. It is free to any individual who lives, works or goes to school in South Dublin County. To register, users show a letter of referral or need from an Occupational Therapist, Medical Practitioner such as Public Health Nurse or GP, Resource Teacher or other professional working with them. Two items can be borrowed at a time.  The loan period is three weeks.  The items can be reserved online or in branch. It is not possible to give the average waiting time for an item as it depends on whether an item has already been reserved or is on loan by another borrower. If it is an item that hasn’t been reserved and it is showing as available in a South Dublin Library branch, then the wait time should only be a few days. The catalogue is available for reference purposes in our libraries.