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Books removed from Central Library
Books have been removed from Bristol Central Library to make way for the expansion of the Cathedral Primary School.
The move follows a book sale at the end of the summer to get rid of duplicates and rarely-used material.
The bottom two floors of the 1906 library are being vacated ready for the Cathedral Primary School to expand, creating 420 new school places.
A quarter of a million books and reference materials were moved to the B Bond warehouse, the home of the Create Centre, where they can be ordered for transportation to the library.
The collection occupied a total of 5,728 metres of shelving, according to Andrew Porter Limited, a Chorley company brought in to move the books.
The council says most of the lending store books will be remaining in the Central Library, with the borrowing process the same as it has always been.
For reference items that are moved to B Bond, library users will be able to request them from the library in person, by phone or by email.
Library services are set to be limited further when opening hours are reduced in a cost-cutting exercise which will also see Eastville Library close for relocation.
The new Cathedral Primary School, which was given final planning permission in March, is being funded by the Government’s Education Funding Agency (EFA).
The main Library may see some layout changes to expose glass bricks, currently under carpet, to allow more light to the basement.
The controversial school plans were met with widespread opposition when announced in 2014.
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