DINAS POWYS LIBRARY & ACTIVITY
CENTRE
UPDATE – 20th June 2016
What is DPL&AC?
When
the Vale of Glamorgan Council made the decision no longer to support our
library the choice was to lose it altogether or for volunteers to take over its
management and day-to-day work. After several public meetings a steering group
led by two of our Councillors, Keith Hatton and Chris
Franks, was set up.
Where are we now?
·
Planning:
o
Application for
Charitable status has been made and is with the Charity Commission
o
Lease of the
building and Service Level Agreement with Vale of Glamorgan Council are in the
final review stage
o
Draft plans for
building extension are with an architect
o
Bank account
applied for
o
Grant application
to the Rural Development Programme is being made
o
Policies on,
Health and Safety, Safeguarding the Vulnerable, Equal opportunities, and
Volunteering are in final draft
o
Insurance is
being arranged
·
Volunteering:
o
Our professional
librarian has trained our initial volunteers and further sessions are in
progress
o
OPAC (On line
Catalog) training at Barry remains available
o
VoGC have agreed
that volunteers can start from now working with the professional librarians in
our library
o
Volunteers remain
the key to the success of DPL&AC
·
Where next?
o
Our provisional
starting date depends on approval of our Charity status and completion of legal
agreements with Vale of Glamorgan Council.
o
We need more volunteers
o
We need your views
ON ALL aspects of the project
IF YOU CAN OFFER HELP PLEASE CONTACT:
Keith Hatton, e-mail: khatton263@btinternet.com or Tel:
077 4982 5751
