{"id":5883,"date":"2026-10-06T13:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/fundingnews\/?post_type=tb_fund&#038;p=5883"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:56:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:56:42","slug":"re-imagined-library-spaces-fund","status":"publish","type":"tb_fund","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/fundingnews\/fund\/re-imagined-library-spaces-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-imagined Library Spaces Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Devon County Council has launched two new grant programmes as part of a wider investment in the future of libraries, creating opportunities for communities to develop local activities, improve library spaces and strengthen libraries as community hubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Re-imagined Library Spaces Fund and the Enhanced Library Offers Grant&nbsp;Fund have a combined budget of \u00a3300,000 to help transform libraries into more accessible, welcoming and inclusive community spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Re-imagined Library Spaces Fund<\/strong><br>There is a total budget of \u00a3200,000 for investment in accessible, flexible and sustainable community assets. You can apply for up to \u00a320,000 to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>improve access to library buildings and services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>create more welcoming and inclusive spaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increase community use of buildings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>support collaboration between organisations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improve the long-term sustainability of library spaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>enable new and innovative uses of library spaces and add value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funding can be used for refurbishment and internal reconfiguration, accessibility improvements, creating flexible spaces, co-locating partner services, energy efficiency and long-term sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications can be made by Friends of Library groups, community and voluntary organisations, registered charities, CICs, social enterprises, Town and Parish Councils, public-sector organisations, partnerships involving libraries and community groups, and businesses delivering projects with clear community benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devon County Council has launched two new grant programmes as part of a wider investment in the future of libraries, creating opportunities for communities to develop local activities, improve library spaces and strengthen libraries as community hubs. The Re-imagined Library Spaces Fund and the Enhanced Library Offers Grant&nbsp;Fund have a combined budget of \u00a3300,000 to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"fund\/category":[3,6,12,15,17,19],"class_list":["post-5883","tb_fund","type-tb_fund","status-publish","hentry","tb_fund_cat-environment-energy-transport","tb_fund_cat-community-health-welfare","tb_fund_cat-arts-heritage","tb_fund_cat-education-training","tb_fund_cat-physical-activity-sport-leisure","tb_fund_cat-devon-funds"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-13 23:23:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"tb_fund_cat","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/fundingnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fund\/5883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/fundingnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fund"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/fundingnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tb_fund"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/fundingnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fund\/5883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5888,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/fundingnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fund\/5883\/revisions\/5888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/fundingnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tb_fund_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/fundingnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fund\/category?post=5883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}