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Dylan Hughes, Libraries Officer, Wrexham Library and Information Service
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Population: 132,900 Wrexham town Urban villages “West Wrexham” Rural hinterland: Ceiriog Valley & Maelor Deprivation
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12 Libraries Wrexham Library 11 branch libraries Mobile and homelink service Businessline & Europe Direct services 175 computers Libraries, Adult & Community Learning, Community Centres, Welsh Translation Service
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Budget Project management Welsh Public Library Standards Built or refurbished 7 libraries in 7 years
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Wrexham West Wrexham
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People in Communities Communities First Local Regeneration Fund £920,000 Opened September 2002 Library, cyber suite, meeting rooms, office space, creche, main hall
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£6.5 million ERDF £13 million including match funding Communities of Brymbo, Broughton, Coedpoeth, Gwersyllt and Llay Priorities - Entrepreneurship - Community participation Community committees
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Brynteg “model” Mix of facilities and services library youth centre community hall meeting rooms ICT suite crèche business units café / kitchen facilities
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£1.8 million contract Opened October 2007 Facilities Community hall Library ICT suite Youth activities room Crèche Atrium coffee bar and kitchen Reception office 4 business units
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ICT Suite Library Business units Training Room CafeMain Hall
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Official Opening (September 2008) Councillor Bob Dutton, OBE, Lead Member Councillor David Griffiths, Mayor of Wrexham Author Grahame Davies Olympian Tom James, MBE
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CyMAL funding Rhos Library: £100,000 Overton Library £26,000 Wrexham Library £310,000 2010/11 grants 8 libraries Only 4 more to go!
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Funding Community ownership Local authority leadership Working together The “model” Right “mix” of facilities Key services included Project management
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Libraries at the heart of each development Involvement in architect’s design Involvement with the community Resources and facilities Programme of events Marketing and publicity
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Being involved in the planning Taking the lead Being involved in learning and training Appointing the right staff Blue chip tenant
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dylan.hughes@wrexham.gov.uk dylan.hughes@wrexham.gov.uk 01978-297442 www.wrexham.gov.uk www.wrexham.gov.uk
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