For operational purposes, Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness have six geographical groups of libraries – Carlisle, Whitehaven, Workington, Kendal, Barrow and Penrith - each of which has a main library and a number of other service points.
Each of the libraries within the six operational areas is allocated to a band, depending upon its size and the nature of the community it serves.
The entire network of service points is made up of libraries and Library Links.
A Library Link is a collection of 500+ books hosted by a partner organisation in an area where there is currently no library provision, or, where the nature of library provision is changing. Books are borrowed by Library Link customers using their library tickets.