TWO South Yorkshire libraries are set for a modernising makeover thanks to a grant from the Big Lottery Fund.
Parson Cross library in Sheffield will use a £1.4 million grant to help create a new community space and learning centre. It will accommodate community organisations, providing classrooms, informal teaching space, IT facilities, meeting rooms and a p
erformance area.
Mowbray Gardens Library in Rotherham has been awarded more than £1.1 million which will be used to re-model and extend the building, resulting in a wider and improved range of services on offer.
Caroline James, Big Lottery Fund head of region for Yorkshire and the Humber, said: "I'm delighted that the Big Lottery Fund has now given the green light to libraries across the region to get their plans off the ground."
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