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<p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport invested £4 million in 2016-17
in the Arts Council managed Libraries: Opportunities for Everyone innovation fund.
This supports innovative public library service projects that benefit disadvantaged
people and places in England.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS also invested in dedicated support
for library services exploring an alternative delivery model (such as a public service
mutual). This involved commissioning a consortium of existing library mutuals to produce
a toolkit for the Libraries Taskforce on Alternative Delivery Models; running two
Masterclasses (one in London and one in York); and providing grants to support library
services undertaking detailed options appraisals through access to specialist technical
advice.</p>
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