The Libraries Partnership Board (LPB) has now been set up to ensure Warrington's library services are dynamic, comprehensive, universal and sustainable for all Warrington residents.
In 2016, LiveWire, the community interest company (CiC) that runs Warrington’s leisure, library and lifestyle services, consulted on how to modernise the library service.
In response, many people stressed how important the service is to them, and the good it does for our communities and cultural life.
This strength of feeling led to the set-up of a Libraries Working Group to consider residents’ feedback, review the needs of local people, and liaise with community groups.
The group made recommendations to keep all libraries open for the foreseeable future, which was approved by the council's Cabinet in December 2017. After this, the LPB was set up to deliver a new partnership strategy and establish a new set of performance measures.
LPB responsibilities:
The board can make recommendations to the council's Cabinet, policy committees, and to the LiveWire Board.
The next library partnership board meeting on the 16 February 2023 (between 2pm and 3.30pm) will take place at Penketh library.. If you'd like to attend the meeting, please email Garry D'Arcy to secure a place at the meeting
Be assured that the council continues to work extremely hard with its partners and the community to ensure that vital services continue to be delivered to those who need them.
The board may consider a matter in private if is 'confidential and exempt information' as set out in the council’s constitution (Section E, Access to Information - Rule 8).
The board meets at least every two months, more often if needed.
View all meeting minutes and agendas in our document library
In the first few months of 2019, we published our draft Library Strategy for 2019-22 and asked you what you thought about it. We’re now finalising the strategy based on what you told us, and we hope to publish the final Library Strategy 2019-22 in the summer.
Board members:
