Early day motion · EDM 47 · 22 Jul 2024
100th anniversary of the Devon Library Service
Tabled by Steve Race (Labour)
9 signatures
The motion
That this House celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Devon County Library Service, managed by the Libraries Unlimited charity; pays tribute to all the staff, the board, and the volunteers for their dedication to providing free access to knowledge and spaces for community activity across Exeter, Torbay, and Devon; notes that in the past year, the Devon County Library Service has loaned over 1.5 million books, hosted and staged nearly 24,000 events, and welcomed people into the service over 2.3 million times; further notes that the Service continues to adapt for new audiences, with new technologies, providing free WiFi for 165,000 sessions, enabling 253,000 ebook downloads, and 292,000 eAudiobook downloads; and wishes the Service all the very best for the next 100 years of enriching lives and building communities across Devon.
Signatories (9)
-
Steve Race
Primary sponsor
21 Jul 2024 -
Jim Shannon
23 Jul 2024 -
Fred Thomas
24 Jul 2024 -
Richard Foord
24 Jul 2024 -
Ian Roome
24 Jul 2024 -
Martin Wrigley
24 Jul 2024 -
Rebecca Smith
26 Jul 2024 -
Steve Darling
30 Jul 2024 -
Caroline Voaden
7 Oct 2024
Source: the official Early Day Motions database.