New community hubs with vibrant libraries at their centre are to be created in Burton Joyce and Woodthorpe.
Nottinghamshire County Council has partnered with Inspire to create the hubs after being awarded a grant of £170,000 by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports, delivered by Arts Council England.
The villages’ current libraries spaces will be reimagined and re-configured to create more flexible library and community spaces.
Councillor Cottee, chairman of the Communities Committee at Nottinghamshire County Council said: “With libraries already at the heart of Nottinghamshire life, the grant will help us provide further support to key communities.
“Partnering with Inspire who deliver culture, learning and libraries on our behalf, our shared vision to create community hubs with re-imagined library spaces underlines our commitment to delivering a great library service.”
The Libraries Improvement Fund is helping transform library services in England by helping them upgrade their buildings and digital infrastructure so they can respond to the changing ways people use them.
