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save their local libraries. Other volunteers support staff in our county-run libraries.


Libraries are the original levellers-up and recycle & reuse centres


Several Warwickshire libraries share premises with other services and we work with a wide range of internal and external partners to extend and enhance our library offer – from Police enquiries to Blue Badge applications.


Photos (from left): Library and Roman museum building (Alcester); Ayub Khan, Head of Libraries; Make Space (Rugby Library); Stratford- upon-Avon library; Nuneaton library (concept drawing)


Library & Information is managed in combination with other front-facing, universal services – including Museums, Archives and Registration. In local government generally, it is not unusual for libraries to be grouped with other services under one overall manager. Warwickshire County Council has an over- arching ‘one organisation’ policy which encourages all departments to work together effectively – and think – as a cohesive whole,


with libraries acting as a ‘one front door’ for council and community services.


The Heritage and Culture team has produced two key five-year strategies for the county: the Warwickshire Heritage and Culture Strategy and Waterways Strategy. Both are shaped around three main priorities – health and wellbeing, sense of place and economic vibrancy – and libraries are key to delivering them.


Ambition and innovation


Library authorities have a statutory duty to provide a ‘comprehensive and efficient’ service. We aim to provide high-quality mainstream library services that benefit as many local people as possible. We also allocate funding to support communities and individuals most in need.


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