The report highlights key challenges and opportunities in relation to the public library service, the implications of recent policy proposals, and potential ways forward in developing the market.

The working paper sets out key findings in relation to the development of markets and new models of provision in the public library service. It is part of a wider study of key local government services markets undertaken by PricewaterhouseCoopers for Communities and Local Government.

New ways of working and new models of provision.pdf