Libraries

Commissioning of library services delivered by Libraries Unlimited

  • Library budgets, ownership and security

    (1) What has the budget allocated to libraries in your local authority been in each year from 2009 to 2018? Budgetary details for 2012 – 2013 onwards are published in Budget Books on our public website. We do not hold information … Continue reading →

  • Carnegie libraries

    1.A list of all public works with the name ‘Carnegie’ in the title. None 2. Any endowments set up by Carnegie to maintain his bequests in perpetuity. None 3. the number of ‘Carnegie libraries’ that were built in your area. … Continue reading →

  • Library cardholders

    How many library cardholders have accessed each relevant library (Relevant libraries include all libraries run by Devon County Council which operate self-service/unstaffed hours)  during unstaffed hours in the past 12 months? I would like a gender breakdown of these cardholders … Continue reading →

  • Library Changes since 2015

    “I would like to request the following information: 1. How many library service points did you have in 2015? Do you have a list of addresses for those at all? In 2015, there were 50 Static Libraries and 4 Mobile … Continue reading →

  • Library fines and registered users

    1. Currently, how much is your authority owed in unpaid library fines? We do not hold this information. Our contracted providers Libraries Unlimited holds the details but the system they are stored on is being upgraded and the total is … Continue reading →

  • Archive Services – Staff and Materials

    “I am writing to make a Freedom of Information request directed towards your organisation’s archive service. Devon County Council has interpreted this request as referring to Devon Archives and Local Studies 1. Does the archive service provide free Wi-Fi for … Continue reading →

  • Devon Libraries – number of items issued 2007-2008

    “Please provide the total number of items issued at Devon Libraries in the financial year 2007-2008 (number of items borrowed at Devon Libraries).” Total number of items issued at Devon Libraries in the financial year 2007-2008 was 4,264,395.

  • Library openings and closures since 2010

    1) How many libraries in your jurisdiction have been opened since 2010? 2) How many libraries in your jurisdiction have been permanently closed since 2010? In response to both questions, we can confirm that Devon County Council have not opened … Continue reading →