New Tipperary town library records unprecedented 97% increase in books issued

The people of Tipperary Town are responding very positively to their new Library located in the Excel Centre, which began operating at the start of April 2018.

In the period, April/ May 2018, the new Library issued 7,100 books which is an increase of 97% on the same period the previous year.  

Investment in a high quality bookstock, for all ages and interests, particularly Children’s stock, made possible by the decision of the Members of Tipperary County Council to increase Local Property Tax (LPT) and allocate €200,000 towards Library services, has been vital to the success of the new library.

Customers can now see what an asset a library with the best of stock and the best of design and technology can provide a town and its community.

The new Library will be the first in County Tipperary to provide a suite of new technology solutions to the public. These include the introduction of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) which will replace barcode technology on book stock and allow Library users to check out their own books.

In addition, new services such as Wi-Fi printing from a phone or tablet, remote printing from home and access to a new suite of public PCs have been introduced. Many of these new services will be accessed by a new Self-Service kiosk which utilises cutting-edge touch-screen technology as a point of access for the user.

This kiosk represents the very latest in Library technology and it is the very first one of this new generation of self-service kiosks to be installed in Europe.

There are plans to run Healthy Ireland at Your Library events and Children’s Book Festival events in Tipperary Town Library during the autumn and winter to come, further enhancing the quality and range of services the New Library in Tipperary Town is providing to the community.