#LetsTalkLibraries

The consultation will be a conversation with communities, employees and partners, to better understand what they value and need from the service, now and in the future. 

Libraries are at the heart of Dorset’s communities and provide highly valued services, including:

  • book lending
  • activities and events
  • reading groups
  • skills and learning
  • health and wellbeing
  • information provision
  • digital access and support
  • art and cultural exhibitions

People of all ages can enjoy all of this and more, within a safe and welcoming environment. There are 23 council-run and eight community-managed libraries in the Dorset Council area.

The current Library Strategy is 11 years old. Over those 11 years, there have been significant changes in public behaviour and digital technology, and the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have been felt.

This consultation seeks to look to the future of Dorset’s libraries and how can they best meet the needs of local residents and communities, now and over the next ten years.

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