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Libraries First!

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Wandsworth Council is delivering its Libraries First! strategy through an extended contract with Greenwich Leisure Ltd until March 2028.

Wandsworth Council extended its library services contract with Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL) for an additional two years in July 2025, ensuring service continuity until March 2028. This decision, made at a Cabinet meeting, aims to deliver the new Libraries First! strategy and action plan within the existing funding envelope.

The Libraries First! strategy sets Wandsworth Council's strategic direction for library investment, programming, and partnerships over five years. The extension recognises GLL's 12-year track record of managing the borough's library service.

Key facts

  1. Wandsworth Council extended its library services contract with Greenwich Leisure Ltd until March 2028 in July 2025. Source
  2. The decision was made at a Cabinet meeting on 14 July 2025. Source
  3. The extension aims to deliver the Libraries First! strategy within the existing funding envelope. Source
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