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The City of Perth Library is a public library service provided by the City of Perth.
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- City of perth library relocation time lapse jan 16
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- History
- New building
- References
The library is located on Hay Street, next to the Perth Town Hall. It is part of the redevelopment of Cathedral Square, located between St Georges Terrace and Hay, Barrack and Pier Streets.
Prior to the new building in 2016 the library had been based at a number of locations, most recently 140 William Street in the Perth CBD.
The City of Perth library is separate in operations from the other major library in Perth, the State Library of Western Australia at the Alexander Library Building.
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History
The City of Perth library has, since its inception, been housed in a number of locations. The site is situated where the library had previously been housed in a now demolished building, in the basement.
The earliest predecessor of the library was the Swan River Mechanics' Institute which was established in 1851 on The name was changed in 1909 to Perth Literary Institute, and in 1957 the City of Perth renamed and took over the library - as the City of Perth Library
The subsequent buildings were - Council House in St Georges Terrace (1963-1995), Law Chambers Building (1995-2012), 140 William Street (2012-2015).
New building
Kerry Hill Architects were awarded the design tender in 2011. The library has a circular design with seven floors, glass facades, and stone-clad columns. The City of Perth awarded the $33 million construction contract to Doric Contractors, which began building works in 2013. Completion was expected by the end of 2014. It opened on 1 March 2016.
The library is the first civic building to be built by the City of Perth since the Perth Concert Hall in 1972.
The building includes a 13-metre-tall (43 ft) vertical garden, the tallest in Perth, with more than 3500 plants.