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| Brums New Central Library |
Birmingham has a new Central Library. At £189million pounds it has been a controversial project, and replaces an iconic "inverted concrete ziggurat" which was thought worthy of Grade 2 listing by English Heritage in 2009
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/birmingham-library/
It is the largest civic (not national) library in Europe, and plays a central role in the cultural life of the midlandsv region -- not just City of Birmingham. One wonders , however, how towns like London (7 million inhabitants) fare. Whilst they host National Libraries, their populace is little served by them . Is it not time that the GLA should match and link its excellent local museum (
Museum of London) with a central library, to live up to the aspirations of Birmingham?...... just a thought.
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| Brums old Central Library |
Before you think Brum is a "one-off" exception, look down the road at Worcester, where the County and University combined forces to produce a joint library,
The Hive. This also provides access to archaeological services and archive in worcestershire. This might be a succesful model London could follow
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| The Hive, Worcester |
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