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Christchurch City Libraries is a network of 21 libraries and a mobile book bus. operated by the Christchurch City Council and Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake the previous Christchurch Central Library building was demolished, and was replaced by a new central library building in Cathedral Square, Tūranga, which opened in 2018.
The previous Central library closed with the 2011 Christchurch earthquake as the Christchurch Central City was cordoned off. The 2012 Christchurch Central Recovery Plan , commonly referred to as the Blueprint, identified 17 anchor projects, including a new central library. [ 3 ]
The Canterbury Public Library building, was a library in Central Christchurch and the main library of Christchurch City Libraries, New Zealand. It was the largest library in the South Island and the third-biggest in New Zealand.
The project lead for the central library, named Te Whare Pukapuka Matua in the Blueprint, was Christchurch City Council. [40] Located at the north side of Cathedral Square, [k] it opened in October 2018. Named Tūranga, the building is regarded as iconic and has won a number of awards. [41] [42]
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Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3. Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie ...
The building is registered with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I heritage item, with the registration number 291. [12] Clock. Reputed to be a replica of London's Great Clock of Westminster, [8] [28] a working, free standing, four faced turret clock was installed in 1879 within a clock tower. [29]
The building was completed in 1915 and architect Cecil Wood was the designer. The Hare Memorial Library was built to celebrate the contributions of Rev Francis Augustus Hare to the school. [1] The building was added to the New Zealand list of Historic Places Trust as a Category 1 building on 27 June 1985. [2]