Arts Council England – Libraries Improvement Fund
Closing Date: 27/06/2022
Funding available to enable library services across England to invest in a range of projects to upgrade buildings and technology.
The aims of this fund are to:
- Enable libraries to develop more flexible, more commercial spaces
- Increase and improve digital access within communities
- Connect libraries to their communities
- Increase potential for transformation
- Increase library use
- Increase sustainability of libraries.
The outcomes expected from this investment are:
- More community groups using library space
- Increased number of users accessing collections and services
- Increased users accessing makerspace technology
- More revenue taken in commercial income
- Increased number of PCs/devices available to users
- Fewer libraries running outdated operating systems
- Extension of available hours
- Increased number of co-located services.
| Funding body | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) |
|---|---|
| Maximum value | £500,000 |
| Reference ID | S48512 |
| Category | Transport, Infrastructure & Communications (ICT) Energy Sport, Tourism & Leisure Community Development |
| Fund or call | Fund |