Library services

Guidance and regulation

Provide official DVSA driving e-learning for learners or drivers
- Detailed guide
- 30 September 2024
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Public library byelaws
- Guidance
- 10 March 2025
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public libraries support and resources
- Detailed guide
- 11 August 2023
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Community managed libraries: good practice toolkit
- Guidance
- 5 June 2018
- Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Libraries: alternative delivery models toolkit
- Guidance
- 28 March 2017
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Andrew Wathey has been reappointed as Chair of The National Archives
- 13 March 2025
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport and The National Archives
- News story
Jennie Lee lecture - Arts for Everyone
- 20 February 2025
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Speech
Venki Ramakrishnan has been reappointed as a Board Member of the British Library
- 13 November 2024
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Library
- News story
British Library and SINM reconnect historical cultural recordings
- 11 June 2024
- World news story
Nearly 70 museums and libraries across England to benefit from £33 million boost
- 25 March 2024
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Press release

What works to engage library non-users
- 10 July 2025
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Research
Economic Estimates: Earnings 2024 for DCMS Sectors
- 11 June 2025
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Official statistics
Economic Estimates: Employment October 2023 to September 2024 for DCMS Sectors
- 11 June 2025
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- National statistics
Participation Survey: ad hoc statistical releases
- 2 May 2025
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Statistical data set
Economic Estimates: Employment in DCMS sectors and digital sector, July 2022 to June 2023
- 9 April 2025
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- National statistics

Consultation on the proposed rate per loan for the 2023 to 2024 Public Lending Right scheme year
- 9 January 2025
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 17 November 2024
Public Lending Right: Rate Per Loan 2022 to 2023 consultation
- 12 January 2024
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 17 November 2023
Consultation on technical amendments to the Public Lending Right Scheme: 2023
- 6 October 2023
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 06 August 2023
Barriers to library use - qualitative research report
- 31 October 2024
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Policy paper
An independent review of English public libraries - report and government reponse
- 18 January 2024
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Policy paper