| Cardiff Central Library | |
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Llyfrgell Ganolog Caerdydd | |
 The Alliance sculpture in front of Cardiff Central Library | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Sustainable architecture |
| Address | Mill Lane, Cardiff, CF10 1FL |
| Coordinates | 51°28′40″N 3°10′32″W / 51.477860°N 3.175470°W |
| Construction started | May 2007 |
| Completed | 30 January 2009 |
| Inaugurated | 14 March 2009 |
| Cost | £13.5 million |
| Owner | Cardiff County Council |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Floor area | 55,000 square feet (5,100 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | BDP Architects |
| Services engineer | Crown House Technology |
| Main contractor | Laing O'Rourke |
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| Type | Public Library |
| Established | 14 March 2009  |
| Collection | |
| Size | 122,664 |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | None |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Cardiff Central Library (now Cardiff Central Library Hub) (Welsh: Llyfrgell Ganolog Caerdydd) is the main library in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. It offers a public library service and is open six days a week. Four buildings have been named as such, with the newest building opening on 14 March 2009 and officially being opened a few months later on 18 June 2009 by the Manic Street Preachers.[1] The first Cardiff library was opened in 1861 as the Cardiff Free Library, later expanded and known as the Cardiff Free Library, Museum and Schools for Science and Art.
- ^ "Manic Street Preachers open Cardiff Central Library". Western Mail (Wales). 18 June 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2010.