There's a good summary from The Citizen of some of the things talked about at the County-wide public meeting on Wednesday. I've pasted them below. I, or someone else, can then fill in the detail on each as it matters to Matson over the coming days.
Other things that were talked about:
The Good commissioning Guide
This is something the County Council has signed up and it commits Mark Hawthorne to involve us in the decisions about Matson Library from a much earlier stage.
Antonia Noble
Noble is not really involved now. If we, in Matson, are going to talk to a cabinet member it may be better to speak with Mark Hawthorne.
Data Protection
It is not clear how the County Library network could have been used by volunteers. It is illegal for volunteers to access personal databases. If we want the benefits of the county library IT system in Matson then we need at least one county librarian.
Irregular opening
If you go to Matson library when it should be open and it's closed: phone Jo Hand (425040/425042) straight away and ask what she's doing to make sure it's open. Then phone Dan Charles at the Citizen (420621) to say that the council is not keeping to the judges ruling on returning our library to its previous level of service.
Transformation Account
The County Council has around £15m set-aside for redundancies. It is this money that is being used to cover the cost of keeping Matson Library open. Matson Library costs around £50,000 a year to run. Not much in the big picture.
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