Partick Library is a public library at 305 Dumbarton Road in the Glasgow district of Partick.[1]
Partick Library in August 2018
It was built between 1922 and 1926 by the Office of Works. A single storey building, it has a slate roof with skylights. A boundary wall with wrought iron railings surrounds the library, with its entrance marked by stone piers. The interior is noted for its plasterwork, with coving and corniced ceilings.[1] It was opened in 1925. It closed in December 2018 for a year-long refurbishment that cost £1.5 million and re-opened a year later. The building was re-roofed and rewired, and repairs were made to the drainage and windows. The refurbishment was funded from the £10 million Community Asset Fund of Glasgow City Council with additional funding from the Community Revenue Fund.[2]
The library features Glasgow Library's first 'sensory nook' which was described by the Glasgow Times as a "special multisensory reading space for young people with additional needs"; it was created during its 2019 refurbishment.[2]
In a typical week the library has requests for 1500 books and welcomes 2500 visitors; 133,000 visitors were recorded in 2018.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abHistoric Environment Scotland. "305 Dumbarton Road, Partick District Library (Category C Listed Building) (LB32864)". Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ abc"First look inside Partick Library which reopens after £1.5 million investment". Glasgow Times. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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