Here are some tips of the new building:
- The library has more than 200 public access computers, theatres, an exhibition gallery and music rooms.
- It was officially opened by Malala Yousafzai, the teenager shot in the head in Pakistan by the Taliban for championing women's rights. She was treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and now lives in the city. As part of the opening ceremony, Malala placed her copy of The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho in the library - the last book to go on the shelves. She has been given membership to access the archive. Malala was targeted by the Taliban after campaigning for girls' rights to go to school. It was in part of the country where Islamic fundamentalists were trying to impose a strict form of Sharia law.
- The new building also contains the Shakespeare Memorial Room, home to a collection of 43,000 books, including copies of the Bard's First, Second, Third and Fourth Folio editions.
- It can house 3,000.
- It has nine floors - three of which are out of bounds to the public.
- It has a brown roof garden with wild flower meadow.
The cost of all the process is £189 millions, I hope it's worthy.
I really loved the old library, I spent there so many times, this 70's building is now going to be demolished, as I heard, and all the things surrounding it such The Yarbird, The Conservatoire, The Library Cinema... Let's hope that this doesn't happen or if it happens not just yet.
I have to say that the new library is quite convenient, expensive but convenient. lets try to make this big spending worthy. Personally I think that they could spent less money and make less design and use some money to create more arts centers or help to new and old initiatives such "What the Doc festival" (starting tomorrow at the Spotted dog) or the Birmingham Film Society, whose are struggling to find just some pounds...
Anyway a new library is always a good new! Lets enjoy it!
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