First look at how central library will look after spectacular £3.7million revamp
23.09.2022 - 19:26
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Spectacular images have been released of how Bolton central library is set to look after a £3.7M refurbishment. Bolton Council has revealed the concept images of the new building, which will be closed for the next 12 months as work progresses.
The refurbishment will include a café, expansion and upgrade of the children’s area, improved social spaces, updated digital facilities and the addition of a mezzanine floor. A temporary library at the former New Look unit in Crompton Place will open on Monday, September 26.
Bolton Council said the designs of the new library focus on the priorities of the customers’ needs including digital facilities, education and employment information, cultural and creative activities and health and wellbeing. The council said book borrowing and promoting reading remains a core priority of the library, however the refurbishment will help to change how communities use libraries, such as taking part in creative activities, accessing the internet and using digital equipment.
The new mezzanine floor will provide a welcoming space for a variety of community and wellbeing groups to use and for different groups who visit the building. Areas will also be dedicated to studying and using information resources.
The flexibility of the new central library plaza space will provide event opportunities for a wide variety of organisations and companies to use it for performances, author events and storytelling. A new children and young people’s library space will be created and split into three areas.
The first section will be for under 5s with a dedicated area for play and exploration. The second and third spaces will be for older children and young people to develop their experience and joy of reading.
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