Agenda item

(John George Stewart Scott, J.P., B.Sc.(Hons))

4 December 2013

Public Library Byelaws

It is a requirement of the Public Libraries and Museums Act, 1964 (the legislation that governs the provision of library services by local authorities) that library services shall have byelaws setting out the rules for their use, formally approved by their parent Council.  The byelaws follow a standard formula recommended by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and, subject to the endorsement of the Court, would require further approval by the Department of Culture, Media, and Sport.

The library byelaws currently in force in the City were approved by the Court in 1966 and are in need of updating.  A revised set of byelaws has been drafted and is attached to a separately printed and circulated report and we recommend the approval thereof.

CULTURE, HERITAGE AND LIBRARIES COMMITTEE

(John George Stewart Scott, J.P., B.Sc.(Hons))

4 December 2013

Public Library Byelaws

It is a requirement of the Public Libraries and Museums Act, 1964 (the legislation that governs the provision of library services by local authorities) that library services shall have byelaws setting out the rules for their use, formally approved by their parent Council.  The byelaws follow a standard formula recommended by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and, subject to the endorsement of the Court, would require further approval by the Department of Culture, Media, and Sport.

The library byelaws currently in force in the City were approved by the Court in 1966 and are in need of updating.  A revised set of byelaws has been drafted and is attached to a separately printed and circulated report and we recommend the approval thereof.

Read and agreed to.