RIBA West Midlands Regional Awards Building of the Year 2014
2014 Stirling Prize (nominee)
Collection
Items collected
Books, journals, newspapers, magazines, official publications, photographs, BFI Mediatheque, sound and music recordings, maps, postage stamps, prints, drawings, manuscripts and media.
Size
800,000 (Books)
Access and use
Circulation
316,000 (2014)
Other information
Budget
£8.5 million (2015-16)
Director
Brian Gambles
Employees
100 (2015)
Website
www.birmingham.gov.uk/libraryofbirmingham
The Library of Birmingham is a public library in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square, beside the Birmingham Rep (to which it connects, and with which it shares some facilities) and Baskerville House. Upon opening on 3 September 2013, it replaced Birmingham Central Library. The library, which is estimated to have cost £188.8 million,[1] is viewed by the Birmingham City Council as a flagship project for the city's redevelopment. It has been described as the largest public library in the United Kingdom,[3] the largest public cultural space in Europe,[4][5][6] and the largest regional library in Europe.[7] 2,414,860 visitors came to the library in 2014 making it the 10th most popular visitor attraction in the UK.[8]
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^"Topping out ceremony takes place at Library of Birmingham", Birmingham Post, retrieved 15 September 2011
^"Linder and Prater Complete on New Birmingham Library". SpecFinish. Leamington Spa. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^Booth, Robert (3 April 2009). "Library of Birmingham plans unveiled as recession opens a new chapter for civic buildings". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
^The British Library in London is larger, but is only open to the public by appointment
^"Library of Birmingham on BBC Radio 4". Mecanoo architecten. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
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