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BIRMINGHAM CENTRAL LIBRARY

Specialty Definition: Birmingham Central Library

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Birmingham Central Library is the main library in Birmingham, England.

Collections

Special features include the Boulton and Watt collection, the Bournville Village Trust Archive and the Shakespeare Memorial Room.

Architecture

The stark 1970s building (the third library on the site) is disliked by most locals and library staff alike, and has been described by Prince Charles as looking more like a place for burning books, than keeping them.

Library of Birmingham

A replacement library, to be called the "Library of Birmingham", on a new campus in the city centre's "Eastside" is planned. Birmingham City Council has commissioned the Richard Rogers Partnership to develop the concept designs.

External Links

http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/centrallibrary

Source: the above text is adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Birmingham Central Library."

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