Northern Ireland Library Authority Explained

Libraries NI (formally the Northern Ireland Library Authority) is a library service in Northern Ireland consisting of all libraries in Northern Ireland. It is headquartered at Lisburn City Library and is sponsored by the Department for Communities to provide 'a dynamic focal point in the community and assists people to fulfil their potential'.^[1]

In June 2023, it was announced that the service had significantly reduced its budget for buying new books.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Libraries . Department of Communities . Department of Communities . Department of Communities . 2024-07-11 . The Department's vision for the public library service is: ‘A flexible and responsive library service which provides a dynamic focal point in the community and assists people to fulfil their potential’.
2. Web site: Northern Ireland libraries can no longer afford to buy books . The Guardian . The Guardian . The Guardian . 2023-09-22 . 2024-07-11 . At a meeting in June, chief executive Jim O’Hagan told the board that delivering the “public library standard” for investing in new books would cost £4.3m but that the funding proposed in the DfC budget would allow only £260,000 for book buying..