Cardiff Central Library

Cardiff Central Library
Llyfrgell Ganolog Caerdydd
The Alliance sculpture in front of Cardiff Central Library
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General information
Architectural styleSustainable architecture
AddressMill Lane, Cardiff, CF10 1FL
Coordinates51°28′40″N 3°10′32″W / 51.477860°N 3.175470°W / 51.477860; -3.175470
Construction startedMay 2007
Completed30 January 2009; 15 years ago (2009-01-30)
Inaugurated14 March 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03-14)
Cost£13.5 million
OwnerCardiff County Council
Technical details
Floor count6
Floor area55,000 square feet (5,100 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firmBDP Architects
Services engineerCrown House Technology
Main contractorLaing O'Rourke
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TypePublic Library
Established14 March 2009 Edit this on Wikidata
Collection
Size122,664 Edit this on Wikidata
Access and use
Access requirementsNone
Other information
Websitewww.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/resident/Libraries-and-archives/Find-a-library/Pages/Central-Library.aspx Edit this at Wikidata

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.

  1. ^ "Manic Street Preachers open Cardiff Central Library". Western Mail (Wales). 18 June 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2010.