Gilgandra Shire Library Survey

What do Gilgandra residents want from their Shire Library? We are part way to finding the answer to this question with the completion of the telephone survey conducted by Taverner Research. Jenny Burke from Taverner Research presented the results of the telephone survey to Gilgandra Shire Council last Tuesday 9 September.

402 people answered the telephone questionnaire, half of them users of the Library and half non-users. One in five library users believed there needed to be a bigger library or an extension to the Library. One in ten library users would like to see a better collection of books and other items in the Library. The other improvement that people would like is to have a space for quiet study and a space for meetings. When people were asked what things they would see as important in planning their ideal library, they wanted mainly more books and other library materials, and more computers and internet access.

Overall satisfaction with the services and collections of the Library was high, with all users being satisfied with the service they receive at the Library. The Library would like to thank all the people who took the time to answer these questions. Their help has given us a very good base on which to build the Library’s plans for the future.

Taverner Research also conducted two focus groups in the Library last Tuesday. The report on the findings of these focus groups should be received by the end of the month. The focus groups aimed to explore in greater depth some of the ideas that came out of the telephone survey. The whole survey project, including the phone survey and the focus groups, was funded by a NSW Library Development Grant.

Warren Shire Library

WARREN SHIRE LIBRARY will be hosting it's next story time for pre school children on the 24th September at 10.45 am. The theme will be "fish" - stories, craft and fun. All small children and their carers are welcome. This will be the last storytime for this term, starting again on the 22nd October, 2008.