Northern Ireland Library Authority

Libraries Act (Northern Ireland) 2008
Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly
Long title	An Act to provide for the establishment and functions of the Northern Ireland Library Authority; to enable the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure to make grants in connection with the provision of library services; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2008 c. 8 (N.I.)
Dates
Royal assent	17 June 2008
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Libraries Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

Libraries NI (formally the Northern Ireland Library Authority) is a library service in Northern Ireland consisting of all libraries in Northern Ireland. It is headquartered at Lisburn City Library and is sponsored by the Department for Communities to provide 'a dynamic focal point in the community and assists people to fulfil their potential'. ^[1]

In June 2023, it was announced that the service had significantly reduced its budget for buying new books. ^[2]

References

1. Department of Communities. "Libraries". Department of Communities. Department of Communities. Retrieved 11 July 2024. The Department's vision for the public library service is: 'A flexible and responsive library service which provides a dynamic focal point in the community and assists people to fulfil their potential'
2. The Guardian (22 September 2023). "Northern Ireland libraries can no longer afford to buy books". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2024. At a meeting in June, chief executive Jim O'Hagan told the board that delivering the "public library standard" for investing in new books would cost £4.3m but that the funding proposed in the DfC budget would allow only £260,000 for book buying.

External links

• Official website