1. Dylan Hughes, Libraries Officer, Wrexham Library and Information Service

2.  Population: 132,900  Wrexham town  Urban villages  “West Wrexham”  Rural hinterland: Ceiriog Valley & Maelor  Deprivation

3.  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

4.  Budget  Project management  Welsh Public Library Standards  Built or refurbished 7 libraries in 7 years

5. Wrexham West Wrexham

7.  People in Communities  Communities First  Local Regeneration Fund  £920,000  Opened September 2002  Library, cyber suite, meeting rooms, office space, creche, main hall

13.  £6.5 million ERDF  £13 million including match funding  Communities of Brymbo, Broughton, Coedpoeth, Gwersyllt and Llay  Priorities  - Entrepreneurship  - Community participation  Community committees

14.  Brynteg “model”  Mix of facilities and services  library  youth centre  community hall  meeting rooms  ICT suite  crèche  business units  café / kitchen facilities

18.  £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

22. ICT Suite Library Business units Training Room CafeMain Hall

25. Official Opening (September 2008) Councillor Bob Dutton, OBE, Lead Member Councillor David Griffiths, Mayor of Wrexham Author Grahame Davies Olympian Tom James, MBE

26.  CyMAL funding  Rhos Library: £100,000  Overton Library £26,000  Wrexham Library £310,000  2010/11 grants  8 libraries  Only 4 more to go!

27.  Funding  Community ownership  Local authority leadership  Working together  The “model”  Right “mix” of facilities  Key services included  Project management

28.  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

29.  Being involved in the planning  Taking the lead  Being involved in learning and training  Appointing the right staff  Blue chip tenant

30.  dylan.hughes@wrexham.gov.uk dylan.hughes@wrexham.gov.uk  01978-297442  www.wrexham.gov.uk www.wrexham.gov.uk