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Wrexham Library
Wrexham Library (Welsh: Llyfrgell Wrecsam) is the main public library of Wrexham, Wales. Located in the city centre, adjacent to Llwyn Isaf, it opened in 1972, superseding the old carnegie library on Queen's Square.
It is the most visited library in North Wales, receiving 100,000 in-person and digital visitors annually.
By 1700, the site where the library now stands was partly occupied by a mansion house known as Ypsytty (or Ysbyty) Ucha (Welsh for 'Upper Hospital'), later known as Llwyn Isaf, which the nearby field retains its name, while the house itself previously served as the library of Wrexham temporarily.
Construction of the purpose-built library building started in June 1971 and took one year and a half to construct. The construction cost £178,000 and was constructed by RM Douglas Construction. The architect of the building was James A Roberts. The building, located on Rhosddu Road, opened to the public in December 1972. It contained a music library, private study areas, and a children's library. This building near Llwyn Isaf replaced the previous carnegie library building on Queens Square. The building is of the Brutalist style.
Oriel Wrecsam, a contemporary arts centre was based in the building attached to the library on Rhosddu Road since 1973 and until 2015, when it moved out of the adjacent building. The extension was still being built when the library first opened.
In 1983, the first public computers arrived in the library.
In 2003, plans to construct a theatre on and adjacent to the site, for Oriel Wrecsam, and using £6 million of lottery funding was cancelled.
In 2010, the library was renovated, using a grant of £310,000 awarded for the refurbishment from the Welsh Assembly Government. The renovation included a first floor extension, book and DVD stock enhancements, new computers and self-service check-out stations. The renovation also included a BFI Mediatheque being opened at the library, which contained a curated "Through the Dragon's Eye" collection, partly sourced from the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales, which by 2013 was the only BFI Mediatheque in Wales. During the renovation the library temporarily moved to Chester Street, although the coffee shop and art gallery remained open during the renovation. The renovated library was reopened by Ruth Jones on 22 March 2010.
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Wrexham Library
Wrexham Library (Welsh: Llyfrgell Wrecsam) is the main public library of Wrexham, Wales. Located in the city centre, adjacent to Llwyn Isaf, it opened in 1972, superseding the old carnegie library on Queen's Square.
It is the most visited library in North Wales, receiving 100,000 in-person and digital visitors annually.
By 1700, the site where the library now stands was partly occupied by a mansion house known as Ypsytty (or Ysbyty) Ucha (Welsh for 'Upper Hospital'), later known as Llwyn Isaf, which the nearby field retains its name, while the house itself previously served as the library of Wrexham temporarily.
Construction of the purpose-built library building started in June 1971 and took one year and a half to construct. The construction cost £178,000 and was constructed by RM Douglas Construction. The architect of the building was James A Roberts. The building, located on Rhosddu Road, opened to the public in December 1972. It contained a music library, private study areas, and a children's library. This building near Llwyn Isaf replaced the previous carnegie library building on Queens Square. The building is of the Brutalist style.
Oriel Wrecsam, a contemporary arts centre was based in the building attached to the library on Rhosddu Road since 1973 and until 2015, when it moved out of the adjacent building. The extension was still being built when the library first opened.
In 1983, the first public computers arrived in the library.
In 2003, plans to construct a theatre on and adjacent to the site, for Oriel Wrecsam, and using £6 million of lottery funding was cancelled.
In 2010, the library was renovated, using a grant of £310,000 awarded for the refurbishment from the Welsh Assembly Government. The renovation included a first floor extension, book and DVD stock enhancements, new computers and self-service check-out stations. The renovation also included a BFI Mediatheque being opened at the library, which contained a curated "Through the Dragon's Eye" collection, partly sourced from the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales, which by 2013 was the only BFI Mediatheque in Wales. During the renovation the library temporarily moved to Chester Street, although the coffee shop and art gallery remained open during the renovation. The renovated library was reopened by Ruth Jones on 22 March 2010.