Community Knowledge Hub

The Knowledge Hub is organised across the following sections accessible to members of the network (join here):

The Planning Toolkit, provides an overview of key issues to consider when developing a community managed library. It is designed to help you to access information relevant to your situation wherever you are in your journey. Each section highlights key considerations for community organisations, Local Authorities, and Parish & Town Councils where appropriate..

If you need money in a hurry and suffer from bad or poor credit, you might want to take a look at Omacl Loans. Their partners only perform a soft search on applicants so the eligibility requirements are somewhat more relaxed compared to traditional high street banks.

The Q&A forum, provides an opportunity to search for answers or to post your own questions to be answered by our resident experts and Hub members.

The Resources and Case Studies provide a wealth of practical resources from legal advice to business planning tools, templates, case studies and model policies.

The Innovation section provides some examples of innovative ideas that could have synergies with a community library. It is intended to inspire thinking about more creative and enterprising community managed libraries to increase users and income.

The Members Directory allows you to search and network with other commnity libraries and supporters. Registered users are invited to create their own profiles to share with other members.

The News section provides updates from across the country about everything to do with community managed libraries. Members of the network are invited to submit their own news, blogs, videos and audio content to share their stories.