Liverpool library restoration

The £50 million restoration of Liverpool central library is a step closer to completion. So far work has included demolishing the 1950s Brown Library and the 1978 extension. Today a huge class dome roof which overlooks the city will be finished.

Nearing completion is a new building behind the original listed historic façade which was damaged in World War II and suffered from damp. Final fittings and fixtures are taking place in the Picton and Hornby libraries, the Oak Room and the Clayton Stack..

The library is set to reopen to the public in the spring of 2013, after the books and historic items are returned, the library and archive services are fully established and tested.