| 词条 | Montrose Library | ||||||
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The Montrose Library is situated in an A-listed Carnegie funded building in the north Angus coastal town of Montrose. It was first opened in 1905 and in 2018 received a £1 million refurbishment to provide it with "flexible, community focused spaces {{Infobox building| name = Montrose Library | status = Category A listed building | image = The Carnegie Library - geograph.org.uk - 1311138.jpg | address = High Street, Montrose DD10 8PH | opened_date = 19 October 1905 | architect = J Lindsay Grant, Manchester }} HistoryIn 1901, Scottish philanthropist Dr Andrew Carnegie, responded to a request for funding to provide a public library in Montrose. “I should be very glad indeed to comply with your suggestion and consider it a privilege. If Montrose will adopt the Free Libraries Act and provide a suitable site, I shall be glad to provide money for the building”- Andrew Carnegie.[1] The architect commissioned was J Lindsay Grant of Manchester. The total cost of the building was £7,500 with further contributions from the town of Montrose of £1000, from Mr and Mrs W. Douglas Johnson of £500 and from “Montrosians at home and abroad” of £1000.[2] Contributions for funding the book collection were requested from present and former Montrosians and local children’s families to stock the juvenile section.[3] The library was opened in 1905 by John Morley MP. Montrose Library was the first ‘open-access’ library in Scotland.[4] Collections, services and outreachMontrose Library is run by Angus Alive, a charitable trust running culture, sport and leisure in partnership with Angus Council. RefurbishmentThe library was officially reopened on 5 September 2018 by Scottish author Stuart McBride, after a £1 million refurbishment. GalleryReferences1. ^{{Cite book|title=Montrose Public Library|last=Pinnington|first=Edward|publisher=Standard Office|year=1905|isbn=|location=Montrose|pages=}} {{coord|56.70983|-2.46911|format=dms|type:landmark_region:GB|display=title}}{{Libraries in Scotland}}2. ^{{Cite book|title=Montrose Free Library- Second Paper|last=|first=|publisher=Montrose Library|year=1904|isbn=|location=Montrose|pages=}} 3. ^{{Cite book|title=Montrose Free Library|last=|first=|publisher=Montrose Library|year=1904|isbn=|location=Montrose|pages=}} 4. ^{{Cite book|title=A History of Public Libraries in Great Britain 1845 – 1965.|last=Kelly|first=Thomas|publisher=Library Association|year=1973|isbn=|location=London|pages=}} 4 : Library buildings completed in 1905|Listed library buildings in Scotland|Carnegie libraries in Scotland|Category A listed buildings in Angus |
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