Northern Grampians Shire Council will take over the operation and running of the Stawell and St Arnaud libraries at the end of the financial year.
The decision to withdraw from the Wimmera Regional Library Corporation was made in a session of closed council in April last year but was resolved to be made public at the ordinary council meeting earlier this week.
Council is able to release the confidential decision to the public after the final terms of the withdrawal have now been finalised.
The decision to take on the library services as part of council's operations are part of a broader process of looking at ways in ways we could do things more effectively and effectively.
Following that review, NGSC came to the conclusion council could provide the same service or better for less cost and this gave us the opportunity to better integrate the libraries into other existing community programs.
In order to leave the Wimmera Regional Library Corporation, council has to give notice of its intention to exit the service before June 30 2019 and then leave by June 30 2020.
Further, it is expected that by incorporating library functions into council's existing community services that there will be additional benefits for the community at a reduced cost.
Northern Grampians Shire Council CEO, Liana Thompson, said in absorbing the library operations, NGSC are able to offer a better library experience to the community.
"The library review showed the current service model doesn't suit the community and we can provide a better service better price if we do it ourselves," she said.
"We have chosen a path that is best for the community in a financial sustainable way."
