Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:03 pm on 20 September 2016.
Following on from that, First Minister, clearly, the councils are facing difficulties because of Westminster austerity cuts being passed down to them; they are looking at the services to provide and community libraries are one of the ways in which it’s happening. You, yourself, have visited Briton Ferry library and have seen the work being done by the community there—Taibach and Cymmer are similar in my constituency. But, they always face difficult times when they start off trying to become a community library. What can the Welsh Government do to support those community groups that are trying to take over the libraries to provide a service, particularly, as has been highlighted, the IT elements, for both adults and children, which are vital to those communities?