When Judith Hare talks about what the new central library can bring to Halifax, the list of possibilities could lap the current Spring Garden location 10 times over.The Halifax Public Libraries CEO has been with us since 1996, and she knows what the public wants: new amenities that aren’t being offered downtown by the current […]
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Who are the Halifax Central Library architects?
We know that the architects have already been selected for the Halifax Central Library, but it’s still all a big secret. An announcement is expected before Tuesday’s council meeting, where a recommendation report will be presented. Rumour has it that Fowler Bauld & Mitchell and Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects have been selected, but […]
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By the books: Seattle Central Public Library
If Halifax Public Libraries CEO Judith Hare had hired Rem Koolhaas to do our library, the diamonds up the arses of people like Herald editors, Peter Kelly and Darrell Dexter would have suddenly gotten much harder. At least, that’s what happened to many folks in Seattle when Koolhaas’ name appeared on the design list for […]
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What do you want to see in the new library?
So many Coast readers submitted suggestions, complaints, wishes and dreams into our suggestion box, and here are just a few. And keep them coming—there are no late charges, either. A LEED standards building, a fair-trade cafe, a small theatre and a large auditorium, a rooftop garden, space for public art, the best Canadian literature section […]
