Oslo Public Library

Deichman Library
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General information
TypePublic Library
Architectural styleFunctionalism and Deconstructivism
LocationOslo, Norway
Completed2019
OpenedCurrent: 2020. Previous: 1933
Technical details
Structural system3 see-through cubes in light grey/white with openings on the left and right sides on the two other ones.
Design and construction
Architect(s)Lundhagem Arkitekter and Atelier Oslo
Main contractorDiagonale
Awards and prizesIFLA/Systematic Public Library of the Year 2021, Norwegian Library of the Year 2020, Trend Brand of the Year 2020
Website
deichman.no/in-english
A March 2021 video tour of the library.
Entrance to the former library building.

Oslo Public Library (officially called in Norwegian Deichman bibliotek, Deichman Library) is the municipal public library serving Oslo, Norway, and is the country's first and largest library. It employs over 300 people and has over 20 branches throughout the city. Registered users may use the library every day, even when it is not staffed, from 7 am to 10 pm. It is also possible to borrow and return books when the library is not staffed. One of the most prized books in the library's collection is the Vulgate Bible of Aslak Bolt (1430–1450), Norway's only preserved liturgical handwritten manuscript from medieval times. The book itself is estimated to have been written around 1250. The head of the library from 2014 to 2016 was Kristin Danielsen.