A Library Planet post from Wodonga Council. Opened in August 2021, Wodonga’s new library-gallery had more than 90,000 visits in its first 12 months. The name ‘Hyphen’ reflects the building’s twin purposes of art and literature. It also refers to the building’s amazing architecture and dash-like shape – the signature cantilever over the main entrance….
Author: Stuart Kells
Vancouver Public Library, Canada: A photo essay
A Library Planet post by Christopher Hunt The (Central) Vancouver Public Library is at 350 W. Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 6B1, Canada.
The PMI Victorian History Library, Melbourne, Australia
A Library Planet post by Jade Koekoe The PMI Victorian History Library Inc. is a community owned and run library specialising in the history of the Australian state of Victoria. The library collection is the only lending collection of its kind in Australia – with over 30,000 books for loan and over 40,000 items on…
City of Belmont Ruth Faulkner Library, Perth, Australia
A Library Planet post from the City of Belmont Ruth Faulkner Library is in Belmont Hub in the heart of the City of Belmont in Perth, Western Australia. Belmont Hub is a landmark building within the Faulkner Park Civic Precinct. With unique architecture, the modern, multipurpose community-focused facility features the library over two floors as…
The Voynich Manuscript at the Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
A Library Planet post by Stuart Kells The Beinecke Library at Yale is a marvel of library architecture and indeed of all forms of architecture. A temple of rare books, it was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft of the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Construction finished in 1963. The core of the library is a…
Torquay Library (SurfCoast), Torquay, Australia
A Library Planet post by Fiona Kells Torquay is Australia’s (if not the world’s) surfing capital. The world-famous Bell’s Beach – home of the Rip Curl Pro – is nearby and the town is the birthplace of iconic surfing brands Rip Curl and Quicksilver. Marking the beginning of the Great Ocean Road, Torquay is a…
Werribee Library, Victoria, Australia
A Library Planet post by Fiona Kells The Werribee Library (formerly known as the CBD Library) opened in its current location on Watton Street in the centre of Werribee in 2001. It had previously occupied a smaller site on Burnes Place. In 2010 the Library underwent a major renovation. ‘Boutique’-style shelving areas were installed to…
Parramatta Library at PHIVE, Sydney, Australia
A Library Planet post by Paul Jewell. Acknowledgement of Country Parramatta Library is situated on the traditional lands of the Baramadagal clan of the Dharug Nation. I pay my respect to the traditional custodians of the land, waters and sky around modern-day Parramatta, the Dharug peoples. Introduction The new Parramatta Library at PHIVE with its…
Brussels Air Museum, Brussels, Belgium
A Library Planet post by Anthony Kitchener. The Cinquantenaire in Brussels is a lavish set of buildings commissioned by King Leopold II. The construction was financed by his plunder of the Congo. Today, the buildings are dedicated to military, automotive and aircraft museums. Belgium has a rich history of arms manufacture. Many of Napoleon’s cannons…
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