Dozens of library services and 26 museums to receive £33m government funding

The latest round of cultural investment will enable local councils to upgrade their services and help ‘libraries play an increasingly important role in our communities’

Forty-three library services and 26 museums will be given funding in the latest round of the government’s cultural investment fund.

£10.5m will be distributed through the libraries improvement fund (LIF), which helps services upgrade their buildings and improve their digital infrastructure. Local authorities can bid for the money on behalf of their library services. £22.6m will be awarded to museums.