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About ATLIS

Aims
ATLIS (Access To Libraries In Swansea Bay) is an alliance of library and information services within the City & County of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.  ATLIS aims to improve access to information, and opportunities for lifelong learning, for everyone who lives, works or studies in the Swansea Bay area.

There are more than thirty-five libraries within the City & County of Swansea. These include Swansea Libraries, the libraries of the University of Wales Swansea, Swansea Institute of Higher Education, Swansea College and Gorseinon College, as well as several libraries for health professionals.

Neath Port Talbot Library and Information Service includes Neath Port Talbot College as well as Neath Lending and Reference Library, Neath Junior Library, Port Talbot Library and sixteen branch libraries.

Benefits for you
Almost all of the libraries in the Swansea Bay area can be freely accessed by anyone in the area. For more details on access arrangements, and services for you, use the link at the top of this page.

Enhancement and support for your lifelong learning opportunities.
Information at your fingertips on how to track down resources in the Swansea Bay area.

Benefits for local library services
More knowledge of local resources and services, so that the use of these can be maximised by people in Swansea Bay.
Collaborative staff development and exchange of experience opportunities.

Links to local initiatives like the City & County of Learning, as well as national developments like Objective One.
Opportunities for joint bids to obtain external funding of joint projects.

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