The largest municipal library in the UK and the largest regional library in Europe opened in 2013 in which town or city?
"money in its first few years and started to gain traction in 2004. As of 2017, the business is worth an estimated £200 million, and is the third-largest employment website in the UK. It boasts the largest CV database in the UK of over 12 million CVs. Biggins is now the sole owner of the business, after completing a seven-figure internal buyout in 2013. In 2016, the business rolled out three regional offices, expanding its presence to London, Birmingham and Manchester. 2017 saw the company launch in Ireland. In 2015, Biggins launched Resume-Library, a global sister site to UK-based CV-Library,"
"public library in England, behind only Birmingham Central Library, Manchester Central Library, Croydon Central Library and the Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library—all of which serve much larger regional populations. In 2007, 900,000 visits were recorded. In the same year, the library lent about 700,000 items; only three English libraries issued more in that time. The library started to open seven days a week in April 2008, and in 2009 annual visits exceeded 970,000. By 2014 visits had exceeded one million, making it the busiest library in the South East England region and the second busiest in the country, although the"
"investigated. In March 2014 the government announced that independent commissioner would be appointed to oversee improvements to children's services within the city. The former Birmingham Central Library, opened in 1972, was considered to be the largest municipal library in Europe. Six of its collections were designated by the Arts Council England as being ""pre-eminent collections of national and international importance"", out of only eight collections to be so recognised in local authority libraries nationwide. A new Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square, replacing Central Library, was opened on 3 September 2013. It was designed by the Dutch architects Mecanoo and"
"Manchester Library & Information Service There are 24 public libraries in Manchester, England, including the famous Central Library in St Peter’s Square. Central Library is closed for refurbishment, but will reopen on 22 March 2014. The oldest community library still in use is Levenshulme Library in South Manchester, built in 1903. Levenshulme Library is also a Carnegie library, having been built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who funded the building of over 2,500 libraries across the world. Two new multimillion-pound libraries have recently opened in North Manchester as part of a major regeneration scheme, including"
"in 2015 and re-opened in early 2016. In early 2016, budget restraints at Bradford Council led to the announcements that only the main libraries in the city centre, Bingley, Eccleshill, Ilkley, Keighley, Manningham & Shipley would carry on to be staffed and fully funded by the council. The council appealed to the local community to help with manning the other threatened libraries. Bradford Libraries Bradford Libraries is a public library service serving the City of Bradford Metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. There are 30 libraries including City Library in Bradford city centre. There is also a Local Studies and"
"The Hive, Worcester The Hive, is a large golden-coloured building in Worcester, England, which houses the fully integrated Worcestershire County Council, City of Worcester public library, the University of Worcester's academic library, Worcestershire Record Office the county Archive and Worcestershire Archaeology Service. The Hive was the first library in Europe to house both a university book collection and a public lending library replacing the City of Worcester library in The Tything and the University of Worcester's Peirson library. It was opened to the public on 2 July 2012 and officially opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II in her Diamond Jubilee"
"Roman Catholic (RC), but Christian non-denominational (ND) schools are also in the borough, and there are several non-profit-making junior and senior independent schools. The London Library, an independent lending library, is at 14 St. James Square. The city operates two reference libraries; Westminster Reference Library and Marylebone Information Service. Westminster Reference Library holds several special collections: of which the Sherlock Holmes, Arts and Business collections are the most comprehensive. In addition to the collections in Westminster Reference Library the city has two specialist libraries: the Westminster Music Library, the largest music library in the UK and the Westminster Chinese Library"
"were 20 branch libraries and services were provided by four mobile libraries or by caravans to a further 19 areas. The Central Library is closed from 2010 to 2013 for major refurbishment and expansion. During the closure its books are stored in a disused part of the Winsford salt mine. Some of its services will be available at a temporary location nearby. A new community library for the city centre on Deansgate has been provided. The community library occupies Elliott House (between Lloyd Street and Jackson's Row). Manchester Library & Information Service There are 24 public libraries in Manchester, England,"
"was awarded at the annual meeting of the IFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) in Lyon, France. The award is a part of the Model Programme for Public Libraries project of the Danish Agency for Culture and Realdania, which has motivated municipalities to develop the library of the future, so that it is prepared to incorporate, among other things, digital developments and local culture and accommodate diverse population groups with an open and functional architectural expression in balance with its surroundings. Highlands Craigieburn, a residential development by Stockland, is the largest development in Craigieburn. Other major residential"
"July 2016, along with the Durham University Oriental Museum's Egyptian and Chinese collections. In 2012 the university, together with the British Library and Durham Cathedral, purchased Europe's oldest intact book, the St Cuthbert Gospel, for the nation for £9 million. It is displayed equally in London and Durham, being shown at the University's Palace Green Library for the first time as part of the Lindisfarne Gospels Durham exhibition in 2013. In addition to the central library system, each College maintains its own library and reading rooms such as the Bettenson, Brewis, Williams and Fenton Libraries of St Chad's College, which"
"Oxfordshire County Library Oxfordshire County Library (until 2017 known as Oxford Central Library) is the main public library in the city of Oxford, England. The library opened in its current location in 1973 above shops in Westgate, Oxford. Over 500,000 items are available for loan. The library is run by Oxfordshire County Council. The library has used the OpenGalaxy library automation system since 2003. Due to the redevelopment of the Westgate Centre, the library closed to the public on February 27, 2016. During the Westgate redevelopment it temporarily relocated to a smaller location in the neighbouring Oxford Castle complex. The"
"were common.Thomas Bodley founded the Bodleian Library, which was open to the ""whole republic of the learned"", Norwich City library was established in 1608, and the British Library was established in 1753. Chetham's Library in Manchester, which claims to be the oldest public library in the English-speaking world, opened in 1653. Other early town libraries of the UK include those of Ipswich (1612), Bristol (founded in 1613 and opened in 1615), and Leicester (1632). Shrewsbury School also opened its library to townsfolk. The Mazarine Library and the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève were founded in Paris, the Austrian National Library in Vienna, the"
"library reopened at the Westgate on December 18, 2017 and was renamed as the Oxfordshire County Library upon reopening. Oxfordshire County Library Oxfordshire County Library (until 2017 known as Oxford Central Library) is the main public library in the city of Oxford, England. The library opened in its current location in 1973 above shops in Westgate, Oxford. Over 500,000 items are available for loan. The library is run by Oxfordshire County Council. The library has used the OpenGalaxy library automation system since 2003. Due to the redevelopment of the Westgate Centre, the library closed to the public on February 27,"
"Bradford Libraries Bradford Libraries is a public library service serving the City of Bradford Metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. There are 30 libraries including City Library in Bradford city centre. There is also a Local Studies and Archives Library in separate premises in the City Centre. Bradford Central Library used to be in a multi-storey building opposite the Alhambra, just off the city centre. This building was found to be a fire risk in 2011 and additionally in 2013 was found to have asbestos inside its walls. A new city centre library was opened in December 2013 opposite City"
"until 2013. Library membership is not limited to residents of the city, and gives borrowing rights at libraries throughout the city. Free internet access was introduced in 2001. Nationally, libraries have experienced declining usage and funding cuts in recent decades, but Brighton and Hove's libraries have seen significant investment in the 21st century. Jubilee Library in central Brighton was opened in March 2005 to replace outdated split-site facilities nearby, which included a separate music library. It is England's sixth busiest: about 1 million people visited in 2009. New branch libraries have been built in the Coldean, Mile Oak, Whitehawk and"
"Evelyn). The title Eastern Regional Libraries was retained. Bayswater Library was officially opened on 1 May 2013 after its initial plans for development were announced in 2008. Located within the Mountain High Shopping Centre and across from the Bayswater train station, the library has been decorated with a railway theme. One of the main features of Bayswater Library includes the installation of RFID borrowing stations and an automated returns machine. The Belgrave Library was opened in 1997 and was designed with a cedar exterior to blend in with the local setting of Belgrave. The building also features stained glass windows"
"a new John Lewis department store and a number of new homes. It opened in October 2017. Blackwell's Bookshop is a large bookshop which claims the largest single room devoted to book sales in the whole of Europe, the cavernous Norrington Room (10,000 sq ft). The University of Oxford maintains the largest university library system in the UK, and, with over 11 million volumes housed on of shelving, the Bodleian group is the second-largest library in the UK, after the British Library. The Bodleian is a legal deposit library, which means that it is entitled to request a free copy"
"of the thief was also found guilty. Royal Library, Denmark The Royal Library () in Copenhagen is the national library of Denmark and the university library of the University of Copenhagen. It is among the largest libraries in the world and the largest in the Nordic countries. In 2017 it merged with the State and University Library in Aarhus to form a combined national library. The combined library organisation (the separate library locations in Copenhagen and Aarhus are maintained) is known as the Royal Danish Library (). It contains numerous historical treasures, and a copy of all works printed in"
"Library closed from 2010 to 2014 for refurbishment and expansion. During the closure its collections were stored in the Winsford Rock Salt Mine; some of the books in the stack joined collections at Greater Manchester County Record Office. Some of its services were available at a temporary location nearby. During renovation, a temporary community library for the city centre was established on Deansgate. Central Library re-opened on 22 March 2014 after a £40 million re-design. The project delivered by Laing O'Rourke won the Construction News Judges Supreme Award in June 2015. It was described as an almost impossibly complex project"
"in 2002, it relocated to Edgbaston in Birmingham in 2004. The city council is also responsible for the provision of libraries throughout the city. There are 41 local libraries in addition to Birmingham Central Library, reputedly one of the largest public libraries in Europe. According to city council figures, Birmingham's library system has over 2.7 million books and receives over 4 million visitors each year. Education in Birmingham This article is about education in Birmingham, England. As in the rest of England and Wales, education is compulsory in Birmingham between the ages of 5 and 16. The majority of children"
"Monmouthshire Libraries Monmouthshire Libraries are a collection of six libraries in Monmouthshire, Wales owned by Monmouthshire County Council. The libraries are located in Abergavenny (a Grade II listed Carnegie library), Gilwern, Monmouth (located in The Rolls Hall), Usk, Caldicot and Chepstow. In the context of the Monmouthpedia project, an initiative designed equip the town with hundreds of links to Wikipedia for smart-phone users, Monmouth Library has become the first library in the world to add QR codes to books. Users with smart phones can now instantly find Wikipedia articles on a book and its author. Priority has been given to"
"Geim. The University of Manchester Library is the largest non-legal deposit library in the UK and the third-largest academic library after those of Oxford and Cambridge. It has the largest collection of electronic resources of any library in the UK. The John Rylands Library, founded in memory of John Rylands by his wife Enriqueta Augustina Rylands as an independent institution, is situated in a Victorian Gothic building on Deansgate, in the city centre. It houses an important collection of historic books and other printed materials, manuscripts, including archives and papyri. The papyri are in ancient languages and include the oldest"
"OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks, Zinio eMagazines, OneClick Digital eAudiobooks, Safari Tech & Business Books Online, TumbleBook Library, Ebsco eBooks, delivered via the library's website. Toronto Public Library Toronto Public Library (TPL) () is a public library system in Toronto, Ontario. It is the largest public library system in Canada and in 2008, had averaged a higher circulation per capita than any other public library system internationally, making it the largest neighbourhood-based library system in the world. Within North America, it also had the highest circulation and visitors when compared to other large urban systems. Established as the library of the"
"low-paid, narrowly above the London average of 21%. The borough maintains seventeen libraries: Charville, Eastcote, Harefield, Harlington, Hayes End, Hayes, Ickenham, Manor Farm, Northwood Hills, Northwood, Oak Farm, Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip, Uxbridge, West Drayton, Yeading, and Yiewsley. Hillingdon has undertaken the largest school expansion programme in London, ensuring that all children within the Borough can go to a School close to where they live. In May 2011, Hillingdon Council received the Library Innovation of the Year award at the 2011 Bookseller Industry Awards. Also within the borough is Brunel University and Uxbridge College's Uxbridge and Hayes campuses. National Rail"
"policy through debate. In 2016 Congress will be in Glasgow. The RCN Library claims to be Europe's largest nursing-specific collection. The RCN has four libraries throughout the United Kingdom: one in Northern Ireland (a region) and one in each constituent country of the United Kingdom. The libraries are located in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. The London Library, which is now known as the UK Library, was founded in 1921, and its contents include 60,000 volumes, 500 videos and 400 current periodicals on nursing and related subjects. The catalogue, with information on over 600m records, is now online. Due to"
"Chetham's Library Chetham's Library in Manchester, England, is the oldest free public reference library in the United Kingdom. Chetham's Hospital, which contains both the library and Chetham's School of Music, was established in 1653 under the will of Humphrey Chetham (1580–1653), for the education of ""the sons of honest, industrious and painful parents"", and a library for the use of scholars. The library has been in continuous use since 1653. It operates as an independent charity, open to readers and visitors free of charge. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm, 11am and 2pm being"
"other facilities to an extended Hove Museum and Art Gallery. According to the city council, Jubilee Library ""delivers around 50% of the total library services for the city"". By 2014, it attracted more than a million visitors per year, making it the busiest library in the South East England region and the second busiest in the country. In the 2014/15 financial year it dropped to fifth place nationally with just over 952,000 visits. Statistics measured in late 2014 state that the city's libraries were used by 47% of residents in the last year—a much higher proportion than nationally (35%). Library"
"in leaflet form. Bodleian Law Library The Bodleian Law Library (BLL) is an academic library in Oxford, England. It is part of Oxford University, the Bodleian Libraries and is also the library of the Faculty of Law. It is situated in part of the Grade II*-listed St Cross Building on St Cross Road in the parish of Holywell, on the corner of Manor Road. The library is one of the largest open-access law libraries in Europe. Opened in 1964, it now contains over 450,000 volumes on 16,000 linear metres of shelving, and is housed in purpose-built library accommodation designed by"
"& Public Library"", as the first unconditionally free public library in England. The library in Campfield, Manchester was the first library to operate a ""free"" lending library without subscription in 1852. Norwich lays claims to being the first municipality to adopt the Public Libraries Act 1850 (which allowed any municipal borough with a population of 100,000 or more to introduce a halfpenny rate to establish public libraries—although not to buy books). Norwich was the eleventh library to open, in 1857, after Winchester, Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton, Kidderminster, Cambridge, Birkenhead, and Sheffield. Another important act was the Education Act 1870, which increased"
"which, a registered reader at any of the member libraries can have access rights to the other libraries within the partnership. Liverpool Central Library Liverpool Central Library is the largest of the 22 libraries in Liverpool, England, situated in the centre of the city. The library is located in several adjoining historic buildings on William Brown Street. Its first building was the William Brown Library and Museum building which was completed in 1860 to the designs of John Grey Weightman and which it has always shared with the city's museum, now known as World Museum Liverpool. The library was then"
"million. It was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on 6 November 2009. The new building features many technologies specifically designed for use in libraries. Every book is fitted with a digital tag, meaning books can be checked out and returned via automated checkout points, and theft of stock becomes much harder. Staff members carry hands-free voice-activated WiFi radios to communicate with other members of staff, a first in the UK. Newcastle City Library Newcastle City Library (also known as the Charles Avison Building) is a library in the city centre"
"involved in a number of large infrastructure projects in Birmingham. The £189 m Library of Birmingham project, which was due to open to the public on 3 September 2013, has been a commitment of Whitby's throughout his leadership for which he takes personal responsibility. The new Library, which is designed by Mecanoo architects, will be one of Europe's largest public libraries upon completion and lead to the demolition of the old library building, paving the way for a £500,000 redevelopment of Birmingham's Paradise Circus area. Equally, Whitby has been responsible for helping bring about the £600 million redevelopment of Birmingham's"
"Bergen Public Library Bergen Public Library () is a library building and public library institution in Bergen, Norway. Founded in 1872, it is the second largest public library in Norway. In addition to the main building in Bergen's city centre, Bergen Public Library operates six branch offices and the library service in Bergen's two prisons. In the Middle Ages, Bergen and Trondheim were the main centres of literature in Norway, monasteries and churches containing the majority of books and libraries. St Mary's Church in Bergen possessed a large book collection that was open to the public. In 1766, vicar David"