After three years on site, the Brick Library opened to the public on a cold, bright Saturday. More than two thousand people walked through the gap in the curved wall on the first day.
The library was planned as a living room for the area as much as a place for books. On opening day the reading garden filled with families before the shelves did, which is exactly how we hoped it would be used.
A wall that invites you in
The entrance is a wide opening in the brick, placed so that the garden can be seen from the bus stop across the road. Several visitors told us it was the first time they had looked inside.
