FOI Request - Library Services
Request 101002812103
1. How many libraries are operational in your area on the first day of the business year in 2015,2016,2017,2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
2. How many libraries in your area have no plans to reopen following lockdown restrictions being eased?
3. How many FTE members of staff were working in libraries on the first day of the business year in 2015,2016,2017,2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, and of those staff members how many were librarians?
4. How many computers were available for the public to use in libraries on the first day of the business year in 2015,2016,2017,2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
5. How many bookbug sessions did your service host in a week on the first day of the business year in 2015,2016,2017,2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
6. A list of active community groups who were using local authority/ leisure trust premises on a regular basis to meet or conduct activities from 2015 to 2021, broken down by business year
Response 24-06-21
1. How many libraries are operational in your area on the first day of the business year in 2015,2016,2017,2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
11 libraries + 1 mobile library in 2015 – 2019. 2020 - all Libraries closed due to Covid pandemic. 2021 – 9 Libraries and 1 mobile Library offering Order and Collect; 1 Library closed, in process of re-locating to new building; 1 Library not yet ready to re-open for Order and Collect.
2. How many libraries in your area have no plans to reopen following lockdown restrictions being eased?
ZERO
3. How many FTE members of staff were working in libraries on the first day of the business year in 2015,2016,2017,2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, and of those staff members how many were librarians?
| Number of staff in post at 31 March each year as reported annually to CIPFA | ||
| 2015 | 40.2 in total | 7.6 librarians |
| 2016 | 39.6 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | 37.1 | 7.0 |
| 2018 | 35.5 | 6.0 |
| 2019 | 35.5 | 6.0 |
| 2020 | 30.1 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 30.1 | 4.0 |
4. How many computers were available for the public to use in libraries on the first day of the business year in 2015,2016,2017,2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
| Number of PCs available at 31 March each year as reported annually to CIPFA | |
| 2015 | 114 |
| 2016 | 148 |
| 2017 | 150 |
| 2018 | 150 |
| 2019 | 150 |
| 2020 | All libraries closed (146) |
| 2021 | All Libraries closed for PC use (113) |
5. How many bookbug sessions did your service host in a week on the first day of the business year in 2015,2016,2017,2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
| Number of Bookbug sessions during first 7 days of April | |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
6. A list of active community groups who were using local authority/ leisure trust premises on a regular basis to meet or conduct activities from 2015 to 2021, broken down by business year
| 2015/2016 | Aberlour Web Group Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival Info Hub CAB, Buckie Burghead Card Group Burghead Craft Group Burghead BALL Group Fochabers Writing Group Kick Butt Group, Fochabers Quarriers Sunshine Developmental Playgroup Keith & District Heritage Association Lossie Craft Group Lossie Walking Group Moray Camera Club Royal Aeronautical Society Western Front Elgin Writers Nappy Network Autism Support Group Advanced Motorists Moray Philatelists Elgin & District Anglers Aberdeen & NE Family History Society Hydro Electric Pensioners Moray Childcare Partnership Moray Way Association |
| 2016/2017 | Aberlour Web Group CAB, Buckie Burghead Card Group Burghead Craft Group Quarriers Sunshine Developmental Playgroup Lossie Walking Group Moray Camera Club Royal Aeronautical Society Western Front Elgin Writers Nappy Network Advanced Motorists Moray Philatelists Elgin & District Anglers Aberdeen & NE Family History Society Hydro Electric Pensioners Moray Childcare Partnership Moray Ramblers University of the Third Age Moray Way Association Moray Moot |
| 2017/2018 | Aberlour Web Group Buckie Lego Club CAB, Buckie Burghead Card Group Burghead Craft Group Lossie Walking Group Moray Camera Club University of the Third Age Moray Way Association Advanced Motorists Elgin Writers Hydro Electric Pensioners Aberdeen and NE Family History Society Scottish Recovery Network Alzheimer’s Scotland Elgin & District Anglers Royal Aeronautical Society Hidden Hearing |
| 2018/2019 | Aberlour Web Group Burghead Craft Group Burghead Card Group Lossie Walking Group Keith & District Heritage Group Moray Camera Club Hidden Hearing Elgin Writers Moray Way Association Advanced Motorists Aberdeen & NE Family History Society (Elgin) Stamp Club Hydro Electric Pensioners University of the Third Age Elgin & District Angling Association Speyside Photography Club |
| 2019/2020 | Aberlour Web Group Burghead Craft Group Burghead Card Group (Dufftown) Colour Therapy Group Lossie Walking Group/WalkMoray Keith & District Heritage Group Moray Camera Club Hidden Hearing Moray Way Association Elgin Writers University of the Third Age Advanced Motorists Aberdeen & NE Scotland Family History Society (Elgin) Stamp Club Hydro Electric Pensioners |
| 2020/2021 | NIL |