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- Contemporary Library Architecture
- Coventry Central Library reopens
- New Liverpool Central Library opens
- Green building award for Bradford
- Enter the SCONUL Library Design Awards
- Refurbishment of Blackburn Central Library begins
- Exeter's new central library development
- New look library for Christchurch
- Modernisation plan for Bury's libraries
- Funding boosts new library developments in Wales
- Hammersmith Library set for £2m upgrade
- New library built from shipping containers
- Dublin Central Library relocation planned
- Bristol's Junction 3 library opens
- Atkinson Centre library opens in Southport
- Library to be built in Wallsend retail centre
- Dorchester library refurbishment begins
- New library for Finchley housing development
- SLA Library Design Awards shortlist announced
- New libraries, new spaces - for young and old
- £37m campus library for Birmingham University
- RFID for the Royal College of Nursing
- University of Hull releases first transformation images
- New library opens in Derby
- Refurbishment for Carnegie library
- The library under the garden
- New library for Square Mile
- New £27.5m library for University of Leeds
- Library users say they need quiet libraries
- Kids allowed
- New libraries, new directions
- Library book vending machine for Warwickshire
- Helsinki University Library: vision, design, collaboration
- Work starts on new Totnes library
- Library users pitch for their ideal library
- Take the library design survey
- More services for libraries on the move
- First bookless public library to open this year
- Work nears completion on Liverpool Central Library
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- New library for Bradford city centre
- 23/05/2013
- Bradford Central Library is to move to new premises in the city centre, with a plan to convert the current building to office space.
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- Contemporary Library Architecture: A Planning and Design Guide
- 21/05/2013
- This new, and indispensable, book from Ken Worpole is an essential guide to planning and designing libraries in an urban setting.
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- Coventry celebrates reopening of refurbished Central Library
- 20/05/2013
- The new look Central Library reopens in Coventry after a £130,000 refurbishment, the first since the library opened in 1986.
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- New Liverpool Central Library opens
- 17/05/2013
- The £50m PFI redevelopment of Liverpool Central Library is completed and the library open to the public, anticipating 1m visitors in its first year.
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- Bradford University library refurbishment wins green award
- 13/05/2013
- The refurbishment of the J B Priestley Library at Bradford University has secured a Greenbuild Award.
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- Enter the SCONUL Library Design Awards
- 25/04/2013
- SCONUL is now inviting applications for the 2013 Library Design Awards.
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- Refurbishment of Blackburn Central Library begins
- 24/04/2013
- Blackburn Central Library is to have its original 1930s facade restored in a £2m refurbishment programme.
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- Exeter's new central library development
- 22/04/2013
- Construction work has begun to transform Exeter Central Library into a first class facility for information, learning and culture.
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- New look library for Christchurch
- 18/04/2013
- A £2m extension and refurbishment of the town centre library in Christchurch, Dorset, is nearing completion, with the library set to reopen next month.
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- Modernisation plan for Bury's libraries
- 16/04/2013
- Plans have been approved by Bury Council to reshape the borough's library service by creating four community hubs.
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- Funding boosts new library developments in Wales
- 15/04/2013
- Welsh libraries are to benefit from central grant funding to support library building refurbishment and service developments.
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- Hammersmith Library set for £2m upgrade
- 12/04/2013
- The 1905 Grade II listed building in Shepherd's Bush Road will undergo refurbishment, with a plan to house the borough's archive collection there in 2016.
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- New library built from shipping containers
- 11/04/2013
- A colourful and affordable library and free clinic has been designed and built in Batu, Indonesia, using shipping containers.
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- Dublin Central Library relocation planned
- 10/04/2013
- Plans to relocate Dublin's Central Library to the north side of Parnell Square is part of a larger vision for a 'cultural cluster' to revitalise the area.
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- Bristol's Junction 3 library opens
- 04/04/2013
- A new £3m library, which includes a learning centre, a computer suite and a children's library, has opened in Bristol.
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- Atkinson Centre library opens in Southport
- 03/04/2013
- Four years in the making, the new library in Southport opens its doors with more books and a revitalised children's area.
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- Library to be built in Wallsend retail centre
- 02/04/2013
- Work is to begin on the first phase of a new library and community centre as part of the regeneration of the Forum shopping centre in Wallsend, N Tyneside.
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- Dorchester library refurbishment begins
- 28/03/2013
- Work on the interior of the new Dorchester library is underway, due to open in July.
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- New library for Finchley housing development
- 27/03/2013
- Plans have been announced by Barnet Council to move Finchley Church End library into a new housing complex, subject to planning permission.
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- SLA Library Design Awards shortlist announced
- 26/03/2013
- The shortlist for the SLA School Library Design Award 2013, sponsored by Demco Interiors, has been announced.
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- New libraries, new spaces - for young and old
- 25/03/2013
- Some recently announced multi-million pound investments in libraries demonstrate the benefits to the community of ambitious cross-agency initiatives.
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- £37m campus library for Birmingham University
- 22/03/2013
- The University of Birmingham is to go ahead with building a £37m new library building at its Edgbaston campus.
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- RFID for the Royal College of Nursing
- 20/03/2013
- The Royal College of Nursing has awarded D-Tech the contract to design, supply and maintain a range of RFID services.
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- University of Hull releases first transformation images
- 18/03/2013
- The University of Hull reveals the first images of how the biggest capital project in its history will transform the Brynmor Jones Library.
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- New library opens in Derby
- 13/03/2013
- The new £1.4m Chaddesden Library in Derby has officially opened, replacing a 59 year old building.
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- Refurbishment for Carnegie library
- 11/03/2013
- Leicestershire County, working with Demco Interiors, has completed the refurbishment of Loughborough Library, Learning & Community Opportunities Service.
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- The library under the garden
- 05/03/2013
- Two architects in their 20s have been chosen to design a $40million new sunken library and integrated public space in Sydney.
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- New library for Square Mile
- 20/02/2013
- A new library on the eastern fringes of London's Square Mile is now open. You can see a full profile and image gallery on Designing Libraries.
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- New £27.5m library for University of Leeds
- 11/02/2013
- The University of Leeds is to build an ambitious new library at a cost of £27.5m, after planning permission was approved.
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- Library users say they need quiet libraries
- 06/02/2013
- The recently published Pew Research report, Library Services in the Digital Age, says users are looking for peace and quiet.
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- Kids allowed
- 05/02/2013
- Sarah Odedina was inspired by an amazing children's library in Stockholm, and thinks the model could have incredible applications in the UK as well.
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- New libraries, new directions: the outlook for public libraries in England
- 04/02/2013
- An analysis produced by Designing Libraries highlights 135 new or refurbished library buildings opened or committed to since 2011.
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- Library book vending machine for Warwickshire
- 01/02/2013
- The first book vending machine has been installed in a Warwickshire hospital by the county library service for the use of patients and staff.
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- Helsinki University Library: vision, design, collaboration
- 31/01/2013
- The latest newsletter of the IFLA Section on Library Buildings and Equipment profiles the recently opened University Main Library, the largest in Finland.
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- Work starts on new Totnes library
- 30/01/2013
- The redevelopment will create a library twice the size of the present library in Totnes, Devon.
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- Library users pitch for their ideal library
- 21/01/2013
- Hereford Library Users' Group is campaigning for its own 'Hive' by documenting its vision for a 'landmark centre' with a library at its heart.
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- Take the library design survey
- 18/01/2013
- Primary Research Group is surveying public libraries worldwide for a report on public library space use, redesign and new construction.
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- More services for libraries on the move
- 17/01/2013
- A wider range of services will now be available to libraries as Harrow Green consolidates under the Restore Plc group.
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- First bookless public library to open this year
- 16/01/2013
- By the end of 2013 San Antonio, Texas, will be home to the BiblioTech, the country's first bookless public library.
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- Work nears completion on Liverpool Central Library
- 14/01/2013
- New photos and video tour give an insight into the vision for the new Liverpool Central Library as it heads towards its May 2013 opening.
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- Rotterdam Central Library gets its own 'hive'
- 11/01/2013
- The Rotterdam Central Library, an architectural landmark originally opened in 1983, now has a new 'green' roof complete with beehive.
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