Libraries receive £4m fund as part of strategy to secure their future

Cash for community projects comes as report calls for sector to be more innovative and raise awareness of the services on offer

A new national strategy to help England’s hard-pressed libraries is to include a £4m innovation fund for projects that help disadvantaged communities.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published a five-year strategy for libraries, which it said would help them improve and thrive in the 21st century.

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