Are libraries living on borrowed time?

By Owen Hatherley2013-06-17T06:30:00

CZWG’s Canada Water Library in Surrey Quays.

Source: Tim Crocker

Britain’s public libraries grew out of an age of civic pride and self-improvement. Now, adrift in a privatised digital world, their architectural presence needs celebrating more than ever

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