Marling Cross Library

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Marling Cross Library
Address: 266 Mackenzie Way, Gravesend. DA12 5DY




             Operating hours
                 Monday                  Closed
                 Tuesday                 9.30am - 1.00pm, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
                 Wednesday               Closed
                 Thursday                9.30am - 1.00pm, 2.00 - 5.00pm
                 Friday                  2.00 - 5.00pm
                 Saturday                2.00 - 4.00pm
                 Sunday                  Closed

             Distance to nearby Libraries (in miles):
             Less than 1 mile
                o Riverview Park
                o King’s Farm
             1 -2 miles
                 o Dashwood
                 o Coldharbour
                 o Gravesend
             2 – 4 miles
                o Hive House
                o Higham
                o Meopham
                o Swan Valley
                o Longfield
                o Hartley


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             Services on offer
                    Books, DVDs and CDs (including Talking Books)
                    2 Computers with free internet access, Microsoft Office, Ability net
                    Photocopier.
                    Local and Family History resources
                    Activities – Story Time/Talk Time

             Mobile Library Services
                     None in this area

             Homebound users
             This service is available for people unable to visit a library due to ill health,
             disability or caring responsibilities. Books and other items are delivered to
             people in their own homes and to Residential Homes. For more information
             click here

             Currently 60 people receive deliveries to their own homes across the district.

             Service to Visually Impaired customers
             For information about the postal service for registered blind and partially
             sighted people click here

             Marling Cross Library statistics and data
             Levels of use (For the period April 2010 – March 2011)
             Items* borrowed                     10,434          Visits                          9,140
             Average number of items*            11.1            Average number of               9.8
             borrowed Items per hour open                        Visits per hour open
             Number of hours of PC use                           664
             Active borrowers i.e. the number of individuals who 464
             have borrowed items from Marling Cross Library
             Number of events/activities held in Marling Cross   199
             Library

             Items* in stock As of 1 November 2011                      4,836

             * Items = Books, CDs and DVDs




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             Items* borrowed over the last five years
                12,000
                10,000
                 8,000
                 6,000
                 4,000
                 2,000
                        0
                              06/07    07/08    08/09    09/10   10/11

                       Items = Books, CDs and DVDs

             Visits over the last five years
                9,500
                9,000
                8,500
                8,000
                7,500
                7,000
                6,500
                            06-07     07-08     08-09    09-10   10-11


             The Library building
                       Tenure: Leased
                       Size of building: 91.6 square metres

             Annual running costs (2010/2011 figures)
                               Costs           Notes
                 Staff                         £13,709           Costs of front of house staffing allocated to
                                                                 operate this library for current opening hours.
                                                                 The figure does not include a proportion of
                                                                 district based staff or county wide
                                                                 management staff costs. Staff cover for
                                                                 sickness, holiday and training is provided
                                                                 from the District pool of staff.




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                 Premises              £7,751            Costs included: Rates, Kent Cleaning,
                                                         Energy, Security, Office Supplies
                 IT                    £3,752            Costs included: connection to KCC network,
                                                         hardware for staff and public computers,
                                                         printers and scanners technical support
                 Books and DVDs        £2,363            This represents the amount of new stock
                                                         allocated to the library in the year.
                                                         Customers also have access to the whole
                                                         County stock via the reservation system, see
                                                         information sheet about Stock for more
                                                         detail.
                 Transport Costs       £237              Deliveries of new books and requested items


             About the Marling Cross community
             Click here to go on-line and browse a map of the local area
                     About the Marling Cross area
                      o Suburban estate on the southern edge of Gravesend
                      o In parade of shops with a public car park close by
                      o Close connections with A2/M2
                      o On a Bus Route to Gravesend
                      o Small branch refurbished in 2009
                      o Community area and meeting room (with potential to develop a
                        garden)
                     By using data and statistics we can draw up a picture of the
                      people living in this community.
                         o High levels of need
                         o Large numbers of people claiming unemployment benefit
                         o Low levels of access to the internet at home
                         o A mix of older people and the very young
                         o Many have access to a car
                         o Some people in this area use Gravesend Library
                         o 50% of people use Gravesend for High Street shopping

                      Sources: Mosaic - 2010, Mid Year Estimates Office of National
                      Statistics - 2009, KCC Education data - Autumn 2009, Department of
                      Work and Pensions - September 2010, National Survey of Local
                      Shopping Patterns - 2009, Spydus Library Management System -
                      2009/2010




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             For more information
                Data and Statistics about the District and Wards
                     http://www.kent.gov.uk/your_council/kent_facts_and_figures/
                     area_profiles.aspx
                  Information about Library Services www.kent.gov.uk/libraries
                    Contact the FLS Team by telephone 01622 696504 or email
                     fls@kent.gov.uk




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