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Wollondilly Library Strategy 2020 – 2026 3 Wollondilly Library Strategy 2020 – 2026 3 Contents Commissioned by: Wollondilly Shire Council Introduction 5 PO Box 21, Picton NSW 2571 Australia E [email protected] Summary 6 P 02 4677 1100 www.wollondilly.nsw.gov.au Setting the scene 8 Written and produced by: Benchmarks 13 Project Sisu www.projectsisu.com More than books 14 Designed by: Leading libraries 16 Pro Bono Publico www.probono.com.au Wollondilly Library Strategy 2020-2026 © Copyright 2020 Library vision 19 Library mission 19 Focal areas 19 Lifeline 20 Sanctuary 22 Memory place 24 Futures hub 26 Strategy timeline 28 The vision for 2020-2026 30 Next steps 32 Appendices 33 Objectives and Actions 34 Bibliography 38 Glossary of Terms 39 Acknowledgement Wollondilly Shire Council acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land in Wollondilly, the Dharawal and Gundungurra peoples. We acknowledge the living culture and spiritual connections to the land for the Dharawal and Gundungurra people and that Wollondilly is remarkably placed as the intersection of these two tribal lands. We recognise the traditional Custodians have occupied and cared for this Country over countless generations and celebrate their continuing contribution to the Shire. We also acknowledge and remember the Dharawal and Gundungurra peoples who were killed in the Appin Massacre on 17 April 1816. 2 3 4 Wollondilly Library Strategy 2020 – 2026 5 Wollondilly Map Introduction Tumultuous and uncertain Perfect partner in change Two words now in frequent use. The library is Wollondilly’s premier cultural The Australian summer of 2019/20 was marked by institution. It is perceived as a lifeline, sanctuary, devastating bushfires, including the Green Wattle memory place and potential futures thinking hub. fire that swept though the Wollondilly Shire. It is a trusted space and reliable partner in learning, practical skills, creativity and social connections. Fires were followed by widespread flooding. Wollondilly Library Strategy 2020-2026 outlines Disruption on a scale few could have predicted what needs to be done to prepare for an expanded came in the form of Covid-19, a global pandemic N library experience as part of the proposed with massive health, economic and social Community, Cultural and Civic Precinct. consequences. It balances pragmatism with aspiration. The combined impacts are likely to be far- reaching. The emphasis is on judicious investment in small-scale mobile and semi-permanent library spaces; a modest expansion in skilled Underlying trends staff; consolidation of collection building These events have highlighted underlying trends and programming strengths; and a focus on and faultlines: experimentation and community engagement. C the high casualisation rate across the Australian The recovery efforts ahead will be challenging, but workforce E may also present opportunities for creative and barriers to essential services - like the 2.5 community-centred responses. The library service million Australian households without internet is the perfect partner for transitional change. and broadband access insecurity of housing; high levels of debt the need for art and culture during tough times, and the under-appreciation of the creative sector by many government decision-makers the value people place on community and North public things in times of crisis and change. Wallacia | Warragamba | Silverdale | Werombi | Theresa Park | Orangeville | Brownlow Hill | Glenmore | Mount Hunter | The Oaks | Belimbla Park | Oakdale | Nattai | Mowbray Park | Lakesland | Yerranderie Central Picton | Thirlmere | Tahmoor | Couridjah | Buxton East Cawdor | Camden Park | Menangle | Razorback | Douglas Park | Maldon | Wilton | Pheasants Nest | Bargo | Yanderra | Cataract | Appin | Darkes Forest Wollondilly Library 6 Wollondilly Library Strategy 2020 – 2026 7 Wollondilly Library Strategy 2020-2026 summary THE SHIRE WOLLONDILLY COMMUNITY REFERENCE FUTURE STRATEGY • 2,560 km2, two-thirds of LIBRARY RESEARCH POINTS 2020-2026 FOCAL AREAS which is national parks and • 20-year-old building in • 350 participants: 206 How does Wollondilly Need now • lifeline water catchment areas, Picton Civic Centre survey; 144 interviews, compare with other library • Explore options to expand • sanctuary including parts of the • Renovated in 2016 workshops, meetings services? service delivery and hours Greater Blue Mountains • memory place • Excellent program/ • Small library service including: World Heritage Area • 725 sq metres/2 levels • futures hub responsive staff compared to adjacent – 24/7 Library Kiosk • 53,149 (2019) people • No branch library network • Library is highly valued councils and relevant – 24/7 access to Main Investment in: • Around 16,455 members • 92,102 people by 2036 Excellent programs/ library benchmarks Library or a library “annexe” • library kiosk • 72,000 visitors each year • ATSI: 3.2 % responsive staff • Small staff cohort – Expanded general public • mobile libraries • Mobile libraries x 2: 16 opening hours • Lots of ideas for expansion • Low capital expenditure • transitional library annexe locations each week • Staff capability x 2 & new services • Restricted opening hours • staff capabilities • Small staff cohort • Good mobile delivery Future = 10 FTE + 4 casuals • Performing well: programs • Experimental library annexe + collection diversity + staff • Outreach programs/local responsiveness history • Library of Things • Staff capability x 4/5 8 Wollondilly Library Strategy 2020 – 2026 9 Setting the scene Wollondilly Shire is located in one Wollondilly Library Service of the fastest growing regions of New The Wollondilly Library Service comprises one library building in Picton, the Shire’s largest town South Wales. The Wollondilly Shire and administrative centre. The library occupies is entering a period of significant a retrofitted office building over two floors. The transition from a semi-rural to spatial footprint is currently 725 square metres. peri-urban identity. The Wollondilly Shire covers a large geographical area and public transport options are limited. The Wollondilly Shire population is predicted to Consequently, there are two mobile library vans grow by 50 per cent or more over the next two that visit 16 towns and villages across the Shire decades. There are growth hotspots at Wilton and on a rotating basis. The vans provide a range of Greater McArthur. Council’s various strategies such services from popular adult and children’s books as Create Wollondilly 2033, Wollondilly 2040 Local to DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, laptops, printing Strategic Planning Statement, and Master Plans services and wifi access. for Picton’s Community, Cultural and Civic Precinct Council also supports the Dilly Wanderer, a mobile all posit a future linking economic growth with community development and information service environmental, tourism, lifestyle and culture-related that provides programs and events across a strategic objectives. Multifaceted learning and similar geographic footprint. There is increasing cultural services like those found in contemporary connection between the two services. libraries can support all of these objectives. More than books Essential infrastructure The library provides a suite of learning programs, Contemporary public libraries represent essential which are highly valued by current library users. In cultural infrastructure. They help communities the absence of a Council-run art gallery or museum, develop a sense of shared identity, especially the library is also Council’s premier cultural facility. during transitions. They facilitate the exchange It curates and hosts a dazzling array of arts and of information and knowledge; support learning, science programs and events on a weekly basis. creative expression and entrepreneurial activity; Its one meeting room is in constant demand. and, importantly, offer free, publicly owned There are no quiet, dedicated study and reading and trusted spaces in which people can rest, spaces, and students compete to use the limited Mobile libraries What people say... read, research and participate in shared cultural spaces available. The mobile library service, while Wollondilly’s mobile “As we live 30 minutes away, we find the mobile library a great experiences. Public libraries can and do play a highly valued by its community users, cannot be library service is a lifeline benefit to us. The staff are always helpful, too.” central role in facilitating positive community and everywhere at once. Its current roster privileges to towns and villages cultural outcomes. Successive studies show that “I live in Warragamba and we have a mobile library on Tuesdays people who are available during the limited hours across the Shire. for a few hours. I can’t get there because I work and it takes 50 Australian public libraries return an average of $4.30 a mobile van visits one of 16 locations. for every dollar invested. After cinema attendance, Already popular, it will minutes drive to Picton.” libraries are the most visited cultural institutions in be extended and “More mobile services or smaller libraries spread throughout Australia, attracting over 114 million visits in 2017/8. updated as part of the the Shire, would be great.” Library Strategy. “The current library while good is not large enough to adequately service our growing “The library and mobile services are a big improvement on the community. A mobile library service can only do so much. Students need study services I found when I first moved here. But the Shire is growing rapidly and more
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