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Community Services is part of the Education and Lifelong Learning Department.  There are 3 other Services in Education and Lifelong Learning:

• Business Services
• Quality Services
• Schools Service

Community Services is organised into three areas:

• Arts
• Cultural Services (Libraries and Museums)
• Community Learning and Development.

The Arts Service delivers opportunities for people to see and take part in creative arts activity in schools and the community. 

• The staff and curriculum development team provides continuing professional development for teachers and teaching in art & design, drama, dance and music in schools.
• The arts development team organises projects, events, workshops and classes. These enable and inspire people and communities to participate in creative activity. They promote the arts to all and develop initiatives with creative arts businesses. The accent of the unit's work is on creativity and imagination, self-development and social inclusion.

Community Learning and Development (CL&D) operates across a range of informal settings, within communities, community centres and on occasion, formal education establishments. The service focuses on issues relating to:

• Community Regeneration
• Social Inclusion
• Adult Learning
• Youth Participation

The service also contributes with a range of partners, to help communities respond and adapt to changing circumstances.

Provision of Cultural Services is delivered through two related strands:

• Library and Information Services
• Museums and Galleries

The Library and Information Services’ activities are delivered through 12 Libraries, 6 Mobile Libraries, a Computer Bus and a Family History and Genealogy Centre. Support to other related activities and organisations is centred around book and audio-visual lending services. There is an increasing use of ICT in information provision and the support of learning and active, informed Citizenship.

The focus of the Museum and Galleries service is on the preservation, presentation and display of local and national cultural artefacts, the interpretation of Borders history and way of life. These services are provided through 12 Council Museums and a Countryside Interpretation Centre. In addition, the service advises a number of independent Museums and organises an outreach programme of activities.