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Library Of Birmingham

The Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square opened in September 2013 and was a £188m replacement for the city’s 1970s-built Central Library which was closed in July 2013. The new building was designed by Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo and seen as a flagship project in Birmingham’s regeneration. It is the largest public library in the Ƶ and the largest public cultural space in Europe.

Birmingham business review of the year - Michelin stars and new-look stations
West Midlands
The final instalment in our review of the year 2019 celebrates more restaurant success, revamps for railway stations and the regeneration of Digbeth as masterplan is unveiled
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Construction firm Bouygues to close Manchester and Birmingham offices amid ‘challenging market’
Construction
The group said it is “consulting with staff affected and will look to redeploy them to other roles where possible”
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Comment: Embrace the coherent developments of the past
Centenary Square
Mary Keating from Brutiful Birmingham says the city's 1960s vision is lacking in today's 'piecemeal' developments
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Comment: Second City's towering ambition
Broad Street Birmingham
Mary Keating from Brutiful Birmingham says the true spirit of Birmingham can still be found in its architecture
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Rich List 2018: No.25 - Keith Bradshaw and family
Rich List
Keith Bradshaw served as High Sheriff of the County of West Midlands for 2016-17, making him the Queen's judicial representative in the county
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Review of 2017 - September: Midland Metro extension, council leader quits and HMRC chooses new Birmingham base
Birmingham City Council
More details of the city centre extension to the tram network were revealed in September including the exact locations of five new stops while city council leader John Clancy quit following the fallout from the bin strike
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Review of 2017 - July: Channel 4's move, Library of Birmingham on a stamp and investor sought for Smithfield
Jewellery Quarter
The campaign to bring Channel 4 to the West Midlands was officially launched in July and the Library of Birmingham featured in a new stamp collection
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JLT hosts drinks party at The Library of Birmingham
Post People
JLT Specialty recently hosted its summer drinks party at The Library of Birmingham
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CDI Group marks 30th anniversary with celebration
Post People
Birmingham’s CDI Group celebrated its 30th year anniversary by hosting a sparkling party at the Birmingham Library
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West Midlands businesses recognised in Queen's Awards for Enterprise
Engineering
Companies from across Birmingham and the wider region recognised in the annual list of business excellence
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Rich List 2017: No.=21 - Keith Bradshaw and family
Keith Bradshaw
New appointment for co-founder of Listers car dealership whose fortune has increased by £30 million and Rich List ranking jump up three places
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Birmingham's oldest wine merchant celebrates 40 years
Post People
Connolly's wine merchant celebrated its 40th anniversary
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New exhibition launched celebrating the achievements of William Shakespeare
Post People
Marking the 400th anniversary of the poet and playwright’s death, Our Shakespeare launched at the Library of Birmingham and will run until September 3
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Institute of Directors launches new professional development course
Post People
The Institute of Directors launched its new professional development course at the Library of Birmingham
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Birmingham Post Power 250: Culture
Theatre
The ten people listed as the most influential in the West Midlands from the world of culture
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New digital Shakespeare map launches at Library of Birmingham
Library of Birmingham
The Shakespeare's Life and Legacy touch table map allows visitors to explore the life and work of the famous writer and his contemporaries
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Council cuts to the Library of Birmingham destroyed other income
Library of Birmingham
Trustees claim Birmingham City Council cuts made it impossible to attract more private funding into the Library of Birmingham after its charity arm was axed
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Review of 2015 - October: New Apple store, Mailbox re-opens and city's most expensive flat
Apple
Tech giant Apple was strongly rumoured to be planning a move into Waterstones' shop in New Street, a new-look Mailbox finally opened in October and Birmingham's most expensive flat sold for £1.8m
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Review of 2015 - August: Prosperous Birmingham, mosque extension and Grand Central retailers
Birmingham city centre
August saw new research proclaim Birmingham as the fourth most prosperous city in the country, plans were unveiled for a £7.5m extension to a city mosque and the final batch of lettings at Grand Central were announced a month ahead of opening
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Review of 2015 - July: Land Rover Defender, Christopher Wray regen and Google's boost for library
Lasan
Land Rover revealed this month it would continue production of its Defender into 2016, a new future was unveiled for some of Birmingham's oldest houses and tech giant Google offered a helping hand to the beleaguered Library of Birmingham
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Review of 2015 - June: NatWest Tower, Eastside regen and Centenary Square redesign
Colmore Row
New plans were lodged for the NatWest Tower's replacement in Colmore Row, images showed how the Eastside Locks scheme would look and the winner was unveiled for the redesign of Centenary Square
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Review of 2015 - January: New student flats, start of £500m Paradise scheme and lifeline for Library of Birmingham
Tesco
Our Review of the Year kicks off with the first of many stories in 2015 about new accommodation developments for students, the start of Paradise Circus work and a possible shot in the arm for the library
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Birmingham libraries should be 're-imagined' to survive
Politics
New city council leader offers stark warning over the future of city's library service if it is to survive further trimming of local government budgets
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Library of Birmingham to open 12 hours a day from February
Library of Birmingham
The library will open from 9am to 9pm, Monday to Friday, from February 1 with new self-service options offered up
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