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efarrelly October 11th, 2007

The Johnston Central Library and Farnham Centre in Cavan won The Judges Award, the ‘Mary Finch Accessibility Award,’ as the library which best incorporated access for all patrons, at The Public Library Buildings Awards UK and Republic of Ireland 2007, in Glasgow.

The Judges Award, the ‘Mary Finch Accessibility Award’ generously sponsored by the BBC, goes to the library which, in the judges opinion, most addressed inclusivity – the accessibility elements in this library have been carefully integrated to ensure that it meets and possibly exceeds the regulations but does so in an understated way. This means that any visitor to the building is likely to have the same visitor experience moving through this building.

The Johnston Central Library and Farnham Centre was also highly commended in the ‘Architecture Meets Practicaliy’Award. Thurles Library was highly commended in the ‘Partnership’ award. For a full list of results, as well as an oppotunity to view video clips of the winning libraries, visit the CILIP website.

The Public Libraries Group (PLG) of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and An Chomhairle Leabharlanna (The Library Council) announced the winners of The Public Library Buildings Awards UK and Republic of Ireland 2007 at their annual conference in Glasgow. Continue Reading »

Tags: Awards, Cavan, News & Events

abevan August 9th, 2007

The O2 Ability Awards are the first Irish business awards for best practice in the employment and inclusion of people with disabilities. They were created and designed by The Aisling Foundation, in association with strategic partners Access Ability, who manage the assessment process. http://www.theabilityawards.com/index.htm

Public libraries feature in the list of winners for the 2007 Awards:

Mayo County Council was the Overall Winner in the Non-Private Sector A Local authority with responsibility for the third largest county in the country, Mayo County Council has 1,400 employees and an annual budget of €250 million. Mayo County Council provides public services to local communities in an inclusive manner throughout the county, and operates out of 10 local offices and 17 public libraries. The County Council is responsible for providing a number of services to the county, including protecting the environment, fire protection, agricultural services, planning, road maintenance, enhancing the cultural and artistic life of the community, tax collection and licensing and maintaining refuse infrastructure. http://www.mayococo.ie/en/

Cavan County Council received an O2 Ability Award for 2007 for best practice in the areas of Environmental Accessibility and Leadership. The Environmental Accessibility award relates to Johnston Central Library, this is the second award that the Council have received for this building for accessibility. It has already received the National Disability Authority Excellence through Accessibility award in 2006. Cavan Library Services have been to the forefront nationally in ensuring accessibility is central in the design of library buildings and services. http://www.cavancoco.ie/cccws/templates/general/tgeindex.aspx?strID=87&new_ID=448

Dublin City Public Libraries received the award for the following areas of best practice:

Leadership Environmental Accessibility Customer Service http://www.dublincity.ie/living_in_the_city/libraries/press_news/news/o2_award.asp

Tags: Cavan, Dublin, Mayo, O2, Public Libraries