Library Costs per Library

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07/07/2021 21:32:29 GDT
Subject:Freedom of Information request - Library Costs per Library

CAUTION: This email may be from an unknown source. Do not reply, click
links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the
content is safe. Dear St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Could you
please provide the annual running cost for each library operating within
the Borough along with information as follows: Total number of libraries
(even if closed due to Covid) Library eg Eccleston No of Staff Ward Ward
size No of Hours Open No of Library Members If it is possible to split
costs down into Staff costs Building costs (ie rent) Spend costs (to stock
the library) Other costs If it is not possible to split costs down, a
rolled up figure for each library will suffice. In view of Covid please
provide the details for the last complete year where data is held. Thank
you Yours faithfully, Den B Evan
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Good afternoon
The following FOI was requested in July 2021. The original information
provided on a spreadsheet contained sensitive and personal information and
has now been removed. 
Please find attached revised information which should satisfy the original
request. 
Thanks 

Kathryn Boothroyd

Library Services Manager – Place Services

St Helens Borough Council
E-Mail: [email address] | Tel: 01744 677486  |
Website: [1]www.sthelens.gov.uk

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