Business November 10th, 2016

Staff our Libraries Press Release

The November Laois County Council meeting will determine the adoption of the annual budget for the year 2017. To proceed with the staffless library project in Portarlington the council will need to approve 25% of the renovation costs to top up the 75% grant provided by the government. In September Laois County councillors voted unanimously to stop the introduction of staffless libraries indefinitely. There have been no estimates of the ongoing costs that the council will have to pay every year. Opposition is on the rise following a public meeting in Portarlington and other councils are facing the same dilemma. In Galway, councillors are also moving against the staffless libraries. The future of the library service within Co. Laois now rests with the decision of the councillors whether to adopt the budget or not.