AQW 2388/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities whether she will explore the possibility of increasing the availability of the Lost Lives book in local libraries.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 19 February 2020
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 19 February 2020
- Answer due by
- 5 March 2020
- Answered
- 16 March 202026 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department has allocated Libraries NI additional in year funding of £3.472m to buy additional book stock. This brings Libraries NI’s total spend on book stock in 2019/20 to £4.372m.
Libraries NI has informed me that it has 21 copies of the Lost Lives book in stock and is keen to purchase additional copies as the book is in high demand. However, the book is currently out of print so this has not been possible. Libraries NI checks this regularly with its suppliers and will continue to do so.