A people's palace opens: the new Library of Birmingham. Issue 1 (2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Is Part Of: New library world. Volume 115:Issue 1/2(2014)
• Page Start: 65
• Page End: 67
• Publication Date: 2014
• Subjects: Library science -- Periodicals; Libraries -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 020.5
• DOI: 10.1108/NLW-10-2013-0079
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0307-4803

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>Purpose</bold> – The purpose of this report is to provide an account of the UK's new public library of Birmingham. <bold>Design/methodology/approach</bold> – Details the construction, exterior and interior design, contents and location, including special collections, and describes the official opening. <bold>Findings</bold> – A large public library building which moves away from old conceptions of libraries, accommodating a variety of functions in a striking and accessible building. <bold>Originality/value</bold> – Provides a description of the new Library of Birmingham, the largest public library in Europe.</p> </abstract>