Essex County Council carried out a consultation from November 2021-January 2022, seeking views from Essex residents, library service users and organisations about the new draft plan for the future of library services.
The plan set out high-level aims for the service and areas of focus for the next four years:
People were asked to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement with the sub-areas of each aim. They were also given the opportunity to provide comments on each of the three high-level aims.
2,213 responses were received to the consultation - 2,185 from individuals and 28 responses from organisations. The analysis showed good support for the proposals in the Plan, with many showing strong agreement.
Agreement with aim one: Library Service and Literacy
Agreement with aim two: Communications and Infrastructure
Agreement with aim three: Supporting Communities and Levelling Up
All feedback and comments received in response to the consultation have been reviewed and analysed by an independent organisation, and are now being used to inform an updated plan for library services.
The final plan is expected to be published in April 2022.
For more information and a full breakdown of consultation responses, please view reports below.
Scrutiny Committee meeting papers related to this consultation are available here.
UPDATE 20th April 2022
The final version of the new plan for libraries has now been launched and is available below:
The world has changed significantly in the last few years, particularly during the pandemic. With a new administration and new plan for Essex in place, ECC is evolving its vision for Essex Libraries to provide a service that is modern, vibrant, and sustainable; one which our residents can be proud of.
We want people to get involved and have their say about our draft Library Plan and the things we will be working on over the next four years.
These centre around three key aims:
a) Library Service and Literacy
b) Infrastructure & Communications
c) Supporting our Communities and Levelling Up
You have until 21 January 2022 to reply to this online survey.
Alternatively:
All feedback will be gathered by an independent company. This will help inform the final plan. We expect to decide on the final plan in Spring 2022.
Data protection
Essex County Council fully complies with information legislation. If you would like the full details of how we use personal data, and the rights you have about its use, please go to www.essex.gov.uk/privacy-community or call 03457 430430.
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