How much money is being spent on Libraries in Ayrshire

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Dear Freedom of Information Officer

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act to attain information regarding the amount of public spending on libraries in the past 4 years.

In this information I would like to know:

1. How many new books have been bought by council libraries in each of the past 4 years?

2. How many books have been removed from libraries in each of the past 4 years?

3. What is done with books which are no longer given out by the libraries? How many books have been destroyed in each of the past 4 years?

4. How many staff have been employed full-time by libraries in in each of the past 4 years?

5. What has been the gross size of the councils library budget in each of the past 4 years?

6. How many library closures have there been in each of the past 4 years? Please provide details of every closure.

Yours faithfully,

Hazel Urquhart

FOI,, South Ayrshire Council

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Kind regards.

 

FOI Team | Information Governance | Resources, Governance and Organisation
| [1][South Ayrshire Council request email] | Direct Line: 01292 612223 | South
Ayrshire Council | County Buildings | Wellington Square | Ayr, KA7 1DR |
www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk

 

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FOI,, South Ayrshire Council

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I refer to your recent Freedom of Information request and now enclose the
Councils response.

 

Regards

 

FOI Team |Democratic and Governance | Resources, Governance and
Organisation | [1][email address] | 01292 612223 | County
Buildings | Wellington Square | Ayr | KA7 1DR |
[2]www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk

 

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