Local authorities

We have been looking at how our projects and the reading services that libraries run support local authority performance, national indicators and Local Area Agreement targets.

We've developed some resources which are available to download. They are:

  • a summary of how our projects support local authority agendas
  • a powerpoint, first presented at the Public Library Authorities Conference in Liverpool in October 2008, on the new local authority performance regime and how libraries can demonstrate the contribution of their reading services to local authority priorities and targets
  • a suggested 'route map' for libraries to use to get recognition for their work in the new local authority performance context
  • a 'route map' which focuses on work with children and young people

We are developing a training course to help libraries use these tools and demonstrate the contribution their reading services make to improving the outcomes for people and their local communities.

If you have ideas to share about this area of work, please contact liz.dubber@readingagency.org.uk and leave your comments on our discussion forum