Library and heritage strategy consultation

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Consultation has concluded

Over the first three months of 2022, we asked for feedback on our draft library and heritage strategy 2022 - 2027.

You said:

We received nearly 200 survey responses, with high levels of support for our vision, broad support for the package of thirteen priorities for delivery and lots of valuable free text comments. Very few people disagreed with our proposals.

We did:

Taking all this feedback on board and continuing with our commitment to listening to people, evidence-led planning and responsive service development, we plan to:

  • increase activities for children, young people and their families to support learning and literacy.
  • explore the opportunity to implement a programme called Every Child a Library Member with the registration service where every baby receives a library card when their birth is registered.
  • launch a new digital platform to make the county’s rich heritage records and assets more accessible to members of the public; and use this platform to increase participation and engagement with heritage services.
  • work closely with a range of partners in the community, to identify ways to increase and improve information and advice, activities to support people to live healthy and active lives and reduce digital exclusion.
  • support residents who want to start or grow their own business through a co-working and business networking space in County Library in Oxford and a programme of business support available to all new or emerging businesses in Oxfordshire.
  • assess all our library and heritage buildings to ensure they can meet the projected population growth and that our libraries can support the aspiration to become community hubs, offering a wide range of activities and events for the whole community.
  • measure more effectively the carbon impact of our buildings and activities and will develop and implement a plan to reduce the impact on the environment.

You can read a copy of the final strategy(External link) on the county council website.

More information about the initial consultation can be found here.

Over the first three months of 2022, we asked for feedback on our draft library and heritage strategy 2022 - 2027.

You said:

We received nearly 200 survey responses, with high levels of support for our vision, broad support for the package of thirteen priorities for delivery and lots of valuable free text comments. Very few people disagreed with our proposals.

We did:

Taking all this feedback on board and continuing with our commitment to listening to people, evidence-led planning and responsive service development, we plan to:

  • increase activities for children, young people and their families to support learning and literacy.
  • explore the opportunity to implement a programme called Every Child a Library Member with the registration service where every baby receives a library card when their birth is registered.
  • launch a new digital platform to make the county’s rich heritage records and assets more accessible to members of the public; and use this platform to increase participation and engagement with heritage services.
  • work closely with a range of partners in the community, to identify ways to increase and improve information and advice, activities to support people to live healthy and active lives and reduce digital exclusion.
  • support residents who want to start or grow their own business through a co-working and business networking space in County Library in Oxford and a programme of business support available to all new or emerging businesses in Oxfordshire.
  • assess all our library and heritage buildings to ensure they can meet the projected population growth and that our libraries can support the aspiration to become community hubs, offering a wide range of activities and events for the whole community.
  • measure more effectively the carbon impact of our buildings and activities and will develop and implement a plan to reduce the impact on the environment.

You can read a copy of the final strategy(External link) on the county council website.

More information about the initial consultation can be found here.