SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER @ 11:00: we are running a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of Carnforth Library as part of the Heritage Open Days Festival. Places are free but booking required. More information and booking link here.
Global Link’s latest community heritage project has worked with community members in Carnforth to research and celebrate the heritage of the local library as it reaches its 90th birthday in 2026.
View or download a copy of our book about Carnforth Library here!
The 18-month project has involved collaborating with Lancashire County Council’s Cultural Services team and historians from Lancaster University, training and supporting local research volunteers to uncover the history of the library and its role in the Carnforth community since opening in 1936.
Project activities, events and outputs have engaged a wide cross-section of the local Carnforth community including older people, children, families and recently settled refugees and asylum seekers.
Volunteers have conducted archive research into how and why the Library came to be built, the people who have used and worked at the Library over the years and the different activities that have taken place there, setting these developments in the context of wider local, national and international history.
Project outputs include: a short book about the Library’s heritage, an exhibition and a special 90th Anniversary Open Day which took place at Carnforth Library on Saturday 18 July 2026.
This project has been made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund thanks to money raised by National Lottery players.
