How Good is Our Public Library Service

HGIOPLS is the revised framework for ensuring the council meets its statutory obligations in respect of public library provision.  This evaluation is directly linked to Ambition & Opportunity: a Strategy for Public Libraries in Scotland 2015-2020. 

In May 2017 Indicator 5 "Vision, Strategy & Continuous Improvement" was evaluated through self-evaluation and peer review by a team of peer assessors from the Scottish Library & Information Council (SLIC). The service achieved "Very Good" for this assessment.

The full report is available here.

In May 2016 Indicator 1 "Access to Information" and Indicator 2 "Readers' Experiences" were evaluated through self-evaluation and peer review by the Scottish Library & Information Council (SLIC).  The service achieved "Good" and "Very Good" respectively for these assessments.

The full report is available here.