A sum exceeding three million pounds has been channelled into upgrading facilities at the National Library of Wales.

The financial package will fund preservation efforts for historical materials, improvements to spaces where visitors gather, wider opportunities for accessing digital resources, and advancement towards the institution’s ambition of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.

The biggest share, approaching one and a half million pounds, has been allocated to enhancing the storage areas housing collections of national importance.

Culture Secretary Jack Sargeant expressed that the National Library of Wales safeguards the collective memory of the country, containing countless narratives, records and objects that belong to all citizens. He added that this funding guarantees these valuable items remain intact for future generations while simultaneously widening access for families, local groups and online audiences throughout Wales and further afield.

Over half a million pounds has been directed toward revamping communal zones, incorporating an improved main entrance, purpose-built galleries and an updated activity space for younger visitors.

A further allocation of 421,000 pounds has modernised technological systems, strengthened online protections, and established a fresh Data Foundry to increase public accessibility of Welsh cultural assets via the internet.

Dr Rhodri Llwyd Morgan, the institution’s chief executive, remarked that welcoming the Secretary to the Library and demonstrating the constructive impact the funding has delivered across various departments was a gratifying experience.