Primary Services

Libraries

Why We Do It

The library's vision is to contribute to the social, cultural and economic wellbeing of people in the Far North district by:

providing leisure and learning opportunities with facilities and services that are accessible, and that meet the needs of the community providing best practice library and information services guided by LIANZA standards for public libraries; and
providing responsive, affordable, and sustainable library and information services for our communities.

What Has Changed Since The LTCCP 2009/19?

There are no significant changes to the libraries activity since the publication of the 2009/19 LTCCP.

Priorities For 2011/12	What We Have / Haven't Achieved
Continuing to support the new archives facility completed at the Procter library showcasing the history of the Far North	Ongoing support for the archives facility at Procter library with new resources in place to assist with more efficient customer service delivery.
Commence incorporation of the Kaitaia library into Te Ahu centre	Successful transition into Te Ahu centre achieved ahead of schedule.
Investigate potential availability and usage of the existing Kaitaia library	Council is currently negotiating a lease with potential tenants.

Future Issues / Challenges	Implications
Improving performance in tough economic times - doing more with less	Limited ability to grow the library service and invest in new projects.
Changing library environment around growing technology	Technological advances will create affordability issue.

Highlights of Performance

TPM = Total number of Performance Measures

Performance 2010/11 vs. 2011/12 - is neutral

Statement of Service Performance

For LIBRARIES the following pages detail:

Service performance information provides levels of service comparative results for 2010/11 and 2011/12 including achievements and issues.
Financial performance including comparisons against budget 2011/12.

FYI: Key symbols are used to identify each measure contributing to Community Outcomes. For more information on Community Outcomes see the Community Outcomes Diagram.