Holborn Library

Holborn Library
Holborn Library
	Holborn Library in 2010
	Interactive map of Holborn Library
General information
Location	London, WC1; United Kingdom
Completed	1960
Design and construction
Architects	Ernest Ives and assistants I D Aylott and E L Ansell, in close collaboration with Borough Librarian J Swift
Main contractor	Holborn 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

^ "Camden Council: Holborn Library". camden.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^ 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

[camden-1] "Camden Council: Holborn Library". camden.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

[c20society-2] Charlton, Susannah. "Building of the month: Holborn Library". Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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