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Library Gets Lottery Grant To Raise Awareness of Green Issues

Published on: 27 May, 2025
Updated on: 28 May, 2025

Guildford Library will receive Lottery funding amounting to £30,000 a year until 2028 to help create environmentally friendly spaces.

The money has been granted to create a “green library hub” designed to help raise awareness of environmental issues and help people change their habits.

The Lottery initiative is part of a scheme providing £1.2m in grants to ten libraries across the UK to help them promote awareness of climate change and other issues.

Denise Turner-Stewart, Surrey County Council deputy leader, said: “We’re incredibly excited to see the positive impact this project will have across Surrey.

“This funding will not only allow us to expand our green activities and reach more residents, particularly those in disadvantaged communities, but also strengthen vital partnerships with external groups like Zero Carbon Guildford.”

A council spokesperson said the green library hub would be used as a community space for people to learn about the environment, focusing on how it affects the local area.

The library will also partner with schools and environmental organisations to spread messages to the community.

The library already operates a “library of things”, where people can rent household items to use, a seed bank where people can swap pollinated seeds, and tree giveaways.

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