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<p>The Government is committed to providing support for those library services that
want to explore new approaches. The Libraries Taskforce’s Libraries Deliver: Ambition
for Public Libraries in England 2016 to 2021 strategy document, good practice toolkits
and blogs promote a range of examples of innovative practice already underway in libraries
in England. These include alternative delivery models, income generation, partnerships
and specific projects. The Libraries Taskforce has also run a number of workshops
and masterclasses for the sector to build awareness of the options available and to
share good practice.</p><p> </p><p>The £4m Libraries: Opportunities for Everyone innovation
fund, managed by Arts Council England on behalf of DCMS, was set up to pilot library
service projects that provide benefit disadvantaged people and places in England.
These pilots will be tracked and evaluated, with a view to encouraging wider adoption
and investment in those which prove most successful.</p>
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