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People in Carmarthenshire are being given the opportunity to have their say on Llandeilo Library services. The Carmarthenshire Council proposal includes the relocation of the current library to the Municipal Building for improved access as well as the enhancement of ICT and extended opening hours. The county council is considering introducing self service issue and return points to allow for borrowing, returning, paying and booking which will help free up time for our staff to ensure the right care and time is given to all users. This will also enable the service to provide more community based events and activities within the library. The consultation is being carried out until April 12 on i-Local by completing a short survey. Carmarthenshire Libraries manager, Mark Jewell said: “We want to consult with the public and their views will help inform our final decision. This survey also provides an opportunity to express any ideas people may have that have not considered as part of thi...

Carmarthenshire residents are being asked to test out the county council's new i-Local site to check that it’s easy to use and access. The site, which was launched by the county council at the National Eisteddfod in August, is now being tested. The Council’s E Government Officer employed via the Communities 2.0 project is assisting to ensure that i-Local is easy to use and as accessible as possible, the results from testing will be used to make improvements to the site. Executive board member for communications Cllr Pam Palmer said: “We are asking local residents to get involved to test areas of the website so that we can improve the service. “We want to make sure that i-Local is as easy to use and accessible as possible and we believe consulting the people who use the site is the best way to achieve that goal.” The first testing session took place recently at the Felinfoel Resource Centre, facilitated by the Communities 2.0 E Government Officer and was the first time Carmarthen...