Sheffield City Council has, as a result of further budget cuts imposed from Central Government, been undertaking a comprehensive review of the City's library services.
This has been quite an extensive process involving two rounds of public consultation, though there is some debate over the quality of these consultations, and a great deal of discussion about the way forward.
The results are now in and the data from the review, along with the Council's proposals for the future of the library service can now be viewed on their website or in paper form from the Town Hall.
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries/library-review/consultation-2013.html
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I will make no bones about the fact that I believe that libraries are the backbone of a civilised city and a necessary support for the democratic process and a healthy community life. I believe that libraries should be a statutory service but that is just not the case at the moment and, though it is important to continue to fight for a better and extensive library service, we need also to participate in the review process to ensure that what is done in our name is as little damage as possible.
