Renewal: New Libraries for Manchester

Renewal:
New Libraries for Manchester
Councillor Mike Amesbury, Executive Member for Culture and Leisure
Nicky Parker, Head of Transformation

GreaterManchester

About Manchester
City of population of 460,000
Fastest growing economy outside London
City Region status, 2.5 million population
23% BME population
350,000 students within an hour’s drive
The Original Modern City

Manchester Libraries
22 community libraries
Central Library
4 Mobile libraries
Library at HMP Manchester
Library Theatre
Greater Manchester County Record Office
Manchester Archive Service
24 hour virtual Library
Shared Services across Greater Manchester and the North West

The stats….
123,000 active members
2,341,839 visits April –Dec 2009
1,671,617 book issues and renewals April-Dec 2009
400,000 enquiries
537,755 computer sessions
2 additional libraries this year
500,000 views of the library website
38,000 online reservations

Political priorities
We will remodel or rebuild every library in every community in Manchester
We will continue to invest in Library services to improve life long learning opportunities for all Manchester residents
We will ensure where possible the Council extends library opening-hours

Renewal: New Libraries for Manchester
Five-year programme of capital investment called Renewal
Funding from the City Council and innovative partnerships
Integrated whole City approach
Co-location strategy: colleges, adult learning centres, academy schools, supermarkets, leisure centres, children’s centres, health centres.
Location: re-siting libraries at the heart of regenerated communities

Renewal: New Libraries for Manchester
Use of new technology: RFID, Wifi, automated storage and retrieval, selfservice and return, book vending machines
24 hour virtual library and award winning social networking services
Open when customers want including Sundays
Uniquely Mancunian

Tiered Services
Central Library
City LibraryCity centre, 4,000m2, open 67 hours
District LibraryCo-located, 1,000m2, open 64 hours
Community LibraryCo-located, 450-900m2, open 46 hours
Outreach Libraries
Community locations, 50-150m2

Phase 1. Completed
Forum Library (MCC and European funding)
Co-located with health centre, leisure centre, nursery, and college
North City Library (Manchester College and MCC funding)
Co-located with the College
Clayton Library (Regeneration funding)
Co-located with a Children’s Centre
East City Library (Manchester College and MCC funding)
Co-located with the College

Clayton Library

East City Library

Phase 2 – under construction
Moss Side Powerhouse Library
Co-located with a youth centre
Longsight Library & Learning Centre
Co-located with an adult learning centre
Beswick Library and Brooklands Library
Co-located with new Academy Schools
The Avenue Library & Learning Centre
Co-located with an adult education centre and a supermarket

Big Lottery funded refurbishment, moving the library to a larger ground floor space
Reopened autumn 2009
A library for ages 8-25 years
Young people worked with architect to design their library
Massive increased usage

Longsight Library
Opening April 2010
Co-located with a new Adult Learning Centre: ICT, ESOL, vocational and non-vocational learning
Glazed façade, remodeled inside and out
RFID, new technologies
Headspace for young people
Funded by MCC and the Learning and Skills Council

Longsight Library & Learning Centre

Beswick and Brooklands Libraries
Both opening on the same day in September 2010
Both co-located with newly built academy schools
Integrated school and public libraries
Beswick at the heart of a regenerated community with a built environment specialism
Brooklands in an academy with a health specialism
Funded by MCC and New Deal for Communities funding

Beswick Library

Brooklands Library

The Avenue Library & Learning Centre

Phase 3 - now to 2013
Refurbished Central Library
New Archive Centre
New City Library
New Library Theatre
Temporary Central Library

Central Library
Opening 2013
Careful and sensitive restoration
Archive reading room
Meeting rooms, performance space
More books on open display than ever
A showcase for the city’s heritage, special collections and treasures
Funded by MCC as part of £155m refurbishment of the civic estate

Archive Centre
Opening 2013
New Careful and sensitive restoration
Archive reading room
BFI Mediatheque and North West Film Archive
Meeting rooms, performance space
The ‘third place’
Funded by MCC and external funding

City Library
Opening 2013
Co-located with City Council’s new Customer Service Centre in the newly refurbished Town Hall Extension
Customer focused, family friendly space
State of the art lending service
24/7 access
Funded by MCC as part of £155m refurbishment of the civic estate

Central Library Transformation Programme
New Service Concept- new services, delivered differently
Improved Customer Services
Staff transformation programme

New service concept
The Library as the Third Place
New services such as the Film Archive
24/7 access
Self service and automation
Increased access to the collection of 1m items
More public space from 30% to 70% of the building
Central Library and City Library
1 integrated Archive
Integrated collections

Central Library:Manchester’s Third Place

City Library, look and feel

Family friendly library

Archive Partnership at Central Library

Core Partnership
Greater Manchester County Record Office
Manchester Archives & Local Studies
Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre & Education Trust
Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society
Manchester Registration Service
North West Film Archive
British Film Institute Mediatheque

Vision for Archive Partnership
Archive + service concept
Regional centre of excellence for archives & family history
The destination for heritage tourists, telling the stories of Manchester’s history and communities
Exciting and unique partnership, combining complementary collections and services
One-stop shop for family history
North West partner for The National Archives and British Film Institute

New ways of working – automation and customer self service
Issue
Return
Security
Book sorting
Automated storage
Automated stack retrieval
Self serve reservations
(only shelving in public areas remains non automated)

Customer self service - self issue

Staff enquiry points

Automated book sorting and return

Automation at the British Library

Automated book vending – 24/7

Largest cataloguing project in UK
1 million retrospective items
Manchester’s rich literary heritage
Electronic delivery of records from British Library and other sources
Improved access to collections for customers
Leading to National Designation Status

Phase 4 – coming soon!
4 more new libraries under discussion with 2 retail developers, a Housing Association, and the PCT
Potential for more joint college public libraries
Refurbishment of remaining estate

Any questions?
Further information:
Councillor Mike Amesbury
Cllr.m.amesbury@manchester.gov.uk
Nicky Parker
n.parker@manchester.gov.uk

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