Alternattiva Demokratika – The Green Party said that in Parliament it “would ensure that public libraries and archives are given the attention they deserve and promote community building. More public funds should be provided for Malta’s public libraries and all other Government-funded libraries such as the National Library, the University of Malta library the MCAST library and local public libraries.”
Michael Briguglio, AD Chairperson, said, “Local public libraries should be promoted as community centres in a context of everyday democracy. All libraries should have internet access. Their architecture, furnishing, equipment and collections should be accessible and inviting to members of the community. Professionalization, standardization and inter-connectivity should characterize all libraries and archival work.”
“There should be a national records management for public service data. National archive holdings should be kept in a state-of-the-art centre which also caters for archives of the National Memory Project,” he concluded.