"Ground-breaking libraries such as Peckham, Norwich and Bournemouth, which are at the heart of community development, should be models for the public library service", the Minister said.
The chief priorities that the strategy sets out for libraries include encouraging access to digital skills and services, promoting learning and tackling social exclusion. The new framework outlines possible future services that could see libraries creating, hosting and managing websites for community groups, facilitating online discussions and generating interactive content to preserve local cultural heritage.
"The new strategy is intended to help local and library authorities agree on the key priorities with central government and their local communities", the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said. "It asks library authorities to consider how they might translate these policies into a set of programmes which best meet the needs of their local community."
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