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Holborn Library

Coordinates: 51°31′16″N 0°06′56″W / 51.5210°N 0.1155°W / 51.5210; -0.1155
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Holborn Library
Holborn Library in 2010
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General information
LocationLondon, WC1
United Kingdom
Completed1960
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ernest Ives and assistants I D Aylott and E L Ansell, in close collaboration with Borough Librarian J Swift
Main contractorHolborn Borough Council Architects’ Department

Holborn Library is a public library in Theobalds Road, Holborn, in the London Borough of Camden.

The library is operated by the Camden London Borough Council and also houses the Local Studies and Archives Centre for the borough.[1]

The Twentieth Century Society describe it as "a milestone in the history of the modern public library".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Camden Council: Holborn Library". camden.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. ^ Charlton, Susannah. "Building of the month: Holborn Library". Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

51°31′16″N 0°06′56″W / 51.5210°N 0.1155°W / 51.5210; -0.1155