The new place to borrow a page-turner
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The new place to borrow a page-turner
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 10 Jun 2014
This is Swindon's new central library in Regent Circus. It opened on 20 October, 2008 at a cost of £10m, on time and on budget. The three storey library offers sixty computer terminals and some 77,000 old-fashioned books. It also boasts a cafe, open courtyard and solar-heated water system. The locally designed library has won a national environmental award from the Building Research Establishment.
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