User:Christoffre/Ljungby library
Ljungby library is visited daily by between 500 and 800 patrons and has a surface area of 3 030 square meters. The building also resides Ljungby municipal art gallery and a café.[1]
Creation and renovation[edit]
In the beginning of the 20th century there where several libraries in Ljungby. One of the first opened 1920, on Storgatan in the middle of Ljungby. With a grant from the government, of 218 kronor and 94 öre, the library bought 36 new books the year after. The total collection consisted then of 78 books.[2]
The current library finished 1982 and was designed by architect Jan Wallinder.[3] Librarian Ingemar Ehlin at Uppsala library considered it as one of the most interesting contemporary libraries due to its innovative architecture and functionality.[4]
The library was temporarily closed in September 2009 for renovation. It was closed for three months before it opened again January 11, 2010. [5]
Brances[edit]
Ljungby library have branches in Lagan[6], Ryssby[7] and Lidhult[8]. There is also a mobile library[9] that visits various stops around the municipality.
References[edit]
- ^ http://bibliotek.ljungby.se/web/arena/utstallningar
- ^ Bibliotekets historia (I). Smålänningen, p. 18, 22 oktober 1982.
- ^ Välkommen till Ljungby bibliotek. "Ljungby kommunbibliotek", local collection, Ljungby kommunbibliotek
- ^ New Libraries in Kalmar and Ljungby, Sweden, 1982. "Ljungby kommunbibliotek", local collection, Ljungby kommunbibliotek
- ^ http://bibliotek25.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/aterinvigning-av-ljungby-bibliotek/
- ^ http://bibliotek.ljungby.se/web/arena/lagan
- ^ http://bibliotek.ljungby.se/web/arena/ryssby
- ^ http://bibliotek.ljungby.se/web/arena/lidhult
- ^ http://bibliotek.ljungby.se/web/arena/bokbussen
Externa länkar[edit]
[[Category:Libraries in Sweden]]