Description

Arts Council England are working with the Local Government Association (LGA), the Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to create
a new information and support resource for officers and service planners who are considering creating community supported or community managed libraries in their areas. We require a supplier to update the existing guidance (see Appendix 1), develop a number
of case studies and work with our partners to plan and deliver learning materials and events for the sector. In this context, a new information and support resource about community libraries in both urban and rural locations, is required which will: • support
local authorities who are reviewing delivery of their library services or thinking about new ways of involving and working with their communities • facilitate the effective, sustainable transfer of library assets and services into community ownership and management
where appropriate. This resource must: • give an impartial and objective overview of the current landscape of community managed or community supported provision • offer guiding principles based on evidence • give practical and concrete examples to support
decision making • align with other community asset transfer work currently ongoing A key element of this project is designing a dissemination strategy for the resource which clearly supports action and practical decision making within local authorities and
the library sector.