Using volunteers to run rural libraries
Training up a cohort of community volunteers as library staff has brought benefits in Wiltshire. When its rural branch libraries faced a major spending cut Wiltshire Council decided to take radical action, by seeking to find and train-up a large cohort of community volunteers. Even it has been surprised by the positive extent of the […]
Libraries with a social enterprise partner
Co-locating a branch library with a social enterprise brings multiple benefits in Shropshire. A branch library belonging to Shropshire Council has now been co-located with a social enterprise, bringing multiple benefits to both parties. As well as sharing a building, they make shared use of staff, which allows them to offer longer library opening hours. […]
Mobile libraries that meet top standards
Mobile libraries in east Yorkshire provide the same quality of services found in branch libraries. East Riding of Yorkshire Libraries has designed and introduced mobiles which provide the same range and quality of services as that found in its branch libraries. This conscious effort to level-up the service offer in rural areas with that delivered […]
Co-locating libraries in village schools
How Cornwall Council used a cost-effective solution to offer a quality library service to rural communities. Cornwall Council was concerned about the library service provided locally to some of its rural communities. What it sought was a solution that was both cost-effective and offered a quality service for users. Using existing facilities within village schools […]
