Library collection management and development policy

Purpose of the Library collection management and development policy

2.1 The purpose of this policy is to set out the principles for managing and developing the library collections held by Lancashire County Council so that they are responsive to the needs of communities, fulfil the service's purpose of enriching lives in Lancashire, and deliver the goals and objectives of its strategy and plans.

2.2 The policy serves as a point of reference for staff to inform understanding and decision-making for building and managing the collections held in each library.

2.3 The policy demonstrates to external organisations and individuals that the service operates in accordance with relevant legislation, has adopted recognised professional standards and codes and aims to follow good practice. 

2.4 This policy is implemented by standard procedures recorded in 'service information documents' which provide guidance to all library staff and are published on the service intranet pages.

2.5 This policy replaces the suite of Lancashire County Library policies dating from 2012.

2.6 This policy will be reviewed in June 2022 and subsequently every three years.