"It's a library and a building we can all be proud of." (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo) 2 of 20 "There are quiet spaces as you'd expect, but also livelier spots too and we try to keep an informal and friendly atmosphere which people really enjoy. There are also 160 computers, an ancestry research centre, free wifi and a games room for youngsters.ĭavid said: "It wasn't the best place and we knew that, but now it is a wonderful building and library with something for all ages. ![]() ![]() They are kept on an incredible 35km of shelving, with three-quarters of books on public display. It has 500,000 books and more than 3,000,000 records, maps, newspapers and more in its archive repository. Now the library gets twice as many visitors as it used to - 887,000 last year, a record. The dark corridors were placed by a massive open space with criss-crossing stairs. ![]() That all changed in 2006 after a massive construction project that saw the library close for two years and many of its most expensive books being stored deep underground in Winsford salt mines.
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