Talk:Library of Birmingham

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Photos[edit]

I added over 130 pictures of the library, mostly of the interior, to Commons today. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:46, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

England[edit]

We appear to have some colleagues who don't appreciate that Birmingham is in England, and keep changing that to "UK". As our article Birmingham says in its first sentence: Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:12, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That doesn't make the UK statement wrong though. Both would be correct. :) 91.39.159.239 (talk) 16:42, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Both would be superfluous; and UK is less precise, and therefore less helpful. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:51, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Low Importance/U.K.-centric[edit]

Why is this article considered internationally important news. The majority of new building openings would not warrant such attention and the placement of this article on the front page seems dubiously like an advertisement. Also, why is this more newsworthy than the ongoing international crisis in Syria.74.33.19.132 (talk) 21:48, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Besides which, it's aesthetically atrocious, IMO. Sca (talk) 23:51, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I much prefer the Seattle Central Library. --Noren (talk) 19:12, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps because it "has been described as the largest public cultural space in Europe and the largest regional library in Europe"? The ongoing international crisis in Syria is, er, ongoing. If you don't know that there is a crisis in Syria, then you don't have access to Wikipedia. [Disclosure: I live in the UK, in Hampshire, which is nowhere near Birmingham. I have no affiliation with Birmingham or with libraries.] Axl ¤ [Talk] 18:55, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cost[edit]

It says on Birmingham Central Library that the cost is £193m but £188.8 million on this page. Which is correct?

'The Library of Birmingham is a new library complex in the city of Birmingham, England, in nearby Centenary Square. It replaced the Central Library. It is estimated the new library cost £193 million and is seen by Birmingham City Council as a flagship project for the Redevelopment of Birmingham.'

62.208.148.56 (talk) 08:41, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The great ladder shortage of 2014[edit]

Someone should step up and sort this out. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 12:37, 4 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Library website[edit]

The website seems to be down (having tried it via a browser as well or I would have corrected it myself).

Is this temporary or what? Jackiespeel (talk) 16:28, 13 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]