WESTERN CAPE LIBRARY SERVICE LIASA 2019 CONDITIONAL GRANT OVERVIEW: 2018/19 PIETER HUGO 2 OCTOBER 2019 OVERVIEW OF 2018/19 • WC spent the total grant of R176 624 000 No underspending No rollover • WC Library Service supports 376 libraries with funding, library material, free internet, training and supporting services. OVERVIEW OF 2018/19 (2) • Progress with addressing the underfunded mandate: o The 15 B3 municipalities: 97% funded (CG and WC specific MRF) o All 24 B municipalities: 75% funded (CG and MRF) o All 25 municipalities (Metro included): 29% funded (CG and WC specific MRF and MLG) CG ALLOCATION 2018/19 Total CG WC allocation for 2018/19: R176 624 000 Total transfers to 25 municipalities = 95% of the provincial allocation (R167 631 000) for municipal library staff, building/upgrading of library facilities, furniture & equipment and library operational costs. Centrally managed projects: establishment of Mini Libraries for the Blind, purchasing of library material, internet services and Grant management – (R9.9million, 5%, balance of the funding). FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN OF THE ALLOCATION ALLOCATION PER PROJECT: • R146 730 000: Staff (municipal)appointed with conditional grant funding in public libraries (83% of total grant) • R15.5 million: New library facilities established and libraries upgraded (9% of total grant) • R2.7 million: Library material bought for libraries FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN OF THE ALLOCATION (2) • R6.3 million: Grant Management, including consultations with municipalities (3.6% of total grant) • R4.5 million: Operational costs for libraries, transferred to municipalities • R900 000: Mini libraries for the Blind 2018/19 OUTPUTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • New libraries completed: Du Noon(City of Cape Town Municipality) Groendal(Stellenbosch Municipality) • New library projects in progress: Groenheuwel (Drakenstein Municipality) Khayalethu (Knysna Municipality) Rose Valley (Oudtshoorn Municipality) Swellendam (Swellendam Municipality) Brandwag Modular (Kannaland Muns) Elim Modular (Cape Agulhas Muns) Koekenaap Modular (Matzikama Muns) 2018/19 OUTPUTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS (2) • Library upgrade projects completed: Hawston (Overstrand Municipality) • Library upgrade projects in progress: Waterloo (Breede Valley Municipality) Bergsig (Kannaland Municipality) Noordhoek (Bergrivier Municipality) Harald Krumm (Saldanha Municipality) Grabouw (Theewaterskloof Municipality) Gansbaai (Overstrand Municipality) Eluxolweni (Overstrand Municipality) DU NOON LIBRARY – CITY OF CAPE TOWN MUNICIPALITY DU NOON LIBRARY- CAPE TOWN MUNICIPALITY KHAYALETHU LIBRARY– KNYSNA MUNICIPALITY GROENHEUWEL LIBRARY- DRAKENSTEIN MUNICIPALITY KOEKENAAP LIBRARY- MATZIKAMA MUNICIPALITY KOEKENAAP LIBRARY- MATZIKAMA MUNICIPALITY ELIM LIBRARY- CAPE AGULHAS MUNICIPALITY GANSBAAI LIBRARY & ELUXOLWENI UPGRADES- OVERSTRAND MUNICIPALITY WATERLOO (WORCESTER): BREEDE VALLEY MUNICIPALITY WATERLOO (WORCESTER): BREEDE VALLEY MUNICIPALITY 2018/19 OUTPUTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS (3) • Funded 670 library posts in public libraries. • Rural ICT extended with 3 new libraries to total of 226 libraries already connected. • 15 274 items of library material procured with CG funds. • 22 mini libraries for the blind already established. • 80 monitoring visits to municipalities to ensure efficient grant spending. • 2 new libraries built • 1 library upgraded SALB: 5 New mini libraries in Western Cape 1. Idas Valley 2. Stellenbosch 3. Genadendal 4. Tesselaarsdal 5. Hopefield South African Library for the Blind for 2018/2019 Idas Valley Library South African Library for the Blind for 2018/2019 Stellenbosch Library South African Library for the Blind for 2018/2019 Genadendal Library South African Library for the Blind for 2018/2019 Tesselaarsdal Library South African Library for the Blind Hopefield Library SUMMARY • CG provides a huge contribution towards keeping the WC’s extensive network of libraries effective, assisting in addressing the underfunded mandate and building and upgrading of libraries. • The library network is ever expanding, but not keeping up with the rapidly growing Western Cape population. SUMMARY (2) • Funding (national and provincial) is not keeping up with inflation, much less progressing towards full funding. • Increasing budget constraints necessitate reprioritising towards keeping the current network of 376 libraries effectively operational with staff, books and services. Thank You.