Llyfrgelloedd yng Nghymru

Libraries in Wales

CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd CymruCyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales

Alyson TylerLibraries Development Adviser

CyMAL, Welsh Government@libalyson

http://libalyson.wordpress.comhttp://www.slideshare.net/alysontyler

Outline of talk

• CyMAL’s role and work• My work• Libraries in Wales• Public library statistics • Library strategies in Wales• Libraries Inspire strategy• Current library issues

Beth yw CyMAL/ What is CyMAL?

CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd CymruCyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales

• Policy division of the Welsh Government• Cross domain division (museums, archives and libraries)• Established in 2004• About 25 members of staff• Work for the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and

Heritage

200+ museums

c.20 archives

100+ library services

Rolau & Gweithgarddau CyMAL Roles & Activities

cynghori y Gweinidog datblygu polisi trosgludo rhaglen grantiau darpar cyngor a chefnogaeth i’r sector darpar rhaglen hyfforddiant am ddim nodi rhwydweithio ymchwil cyhoeddi cylchgrawn

advise the Minister develop policy deliver grant programmes provide advice and support provide free training programme for sector sponsorship networking research publish magazine

Cynghorydd Datblygu Llyfrgelloedd Libraries Development Adviser

• Rheolwydd rhaglen Llyfrgelloedd yn Ysbrydoli

• Rhaglen grantiau• Cyngor a chefnogaeth• Gwaith Gweinidogol• Datblygu polisi • Ymchwil• Golygydd cylchgrawn

• Libraries Inspire programme manager

• Grant programme• Advice & support• Ministerial work• Policy development • Research• Magazine editor

Llyfrgelloedd yng Nghymru/ Libraries in Wales

• 22 llyfrgelloedd cyhoeddus / public libraries • 18 llyfrgelloedd addysg pellach / FE libraries• 11 llyfrgelloedd addysg uwch / HE libraries• 1 llyfrgell genedlaethol / national library• 5 llyfrgelloedd carchar / prison libraries• c.45 llyfrgelloedd iechyd / health libraries• ?900 llyfrgelloedd ysgol / school libraries• ?20 llyfrgelloedd arbennig / special-workplace

libraries

Llyfrgelloedd cyhoeddus yng Nghymru Public Libraries in Wales

(Figures from CIPFA 2010-11)

• Staff: 1,174 fte• Active Borrowers: 737,000 (c.25% of the pop) Increase of 8.3% • Number of visits: 14,840,000 pa – highest in the last 10 years• Book issues: 13,880,000 pa (down slightly)•Number of requests for items doubled in last 10 years

Physcial visits to public libraries in Wales

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Welsh public library standards

Included in: Delivering a quality service (Libraries Inspire)

Standards in Wales = mechanism of monitoring “comprehensive and efficient” library service of 1964 Act

Fourth framework: “Maintaining a Valued Service 2011-14”

• 9 standards, 8 PIs• Annual reports publicly available on CyMAL

website

Library strategies in Wales

2005-07 @ your library £2 million

2008-11Libraries for Life£10.5 million

2012-16Libraries Inspire c. £6 million

Libraries Inspire: the strategic development framework for Welsh libraries 2012-16

• Sustainable models of service delivery

• Resources for all• Space for all• Skills for life• Investing in people• Attracting the audience• Delivering a quality

service

• Modelau cynaliadwy o ddarparu gwasanaethau

• Adnoddau i bawb• Lle i bawb• Sgiliau am oes• Help llaw• Denu'r gynulleidfa• Darparu gwasanaethau o

ansawdd

Core offer of libraries

librarywales.org

Cat Cymru (Find a Book)

Get Reading, Get Better, Get LibrariesI’r llyfrgell, i ddarllen, i wella

•Autumn campaign promoting the benefits libraries can have on people's health and wellbeing

•Calendar of events

Welsh libraries and social media

• Facebook: Welsh Libraries• Twitter: @WelshLibraries and @LlyfrgellCymru • Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/welshlibraries • Youtube: Welshlibraries channel• http://www.youtube.com/user/WelshLibraries/videos

– Video for FE college libraries & HE college students• Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/welshlibraries/pins/

• Bibli family: www.thebiblis.com/ – Short videos with each character– Lauren (teenager) on Facebook and Twitter (links from the Biblis

website)

• Survey research report: ‘Welsh libraries and Web 2.0’ http://tinyurl.com/33an558

Cymru - Materion cyfoes & y dyfodol / Current issues & the future - Wales

• E-lyfrau / E-books

• Cyfrwng cymdeithasol / Social media

• Anoddau electronig / E-resources• Sgiliau dehongli gwybodaeth / Information literacy skills• Toriad cyllidebau / Budget cuts

• Caffael / Procurement & consortia• TGCh / ICT • Marchnata/ Marketing• Sgiliau newydd? / New skills?• eich barn chi…? / your views….?

Any questions? Diolch yn fawr Contact details

alyson.tyler@wales.gsi.gov.uk@libalysonhttp://libalyson.wordpress.com http://libalysoncym.wordpress.com (Cymraeg)http://www.slideshare.net/alysontyler

Bibli family pictures © Welsh Government