The Stanton Library in North Sydney, NSW, Australia is the public library service of North Sydney Council.[1] Established in 1964, it was named after the Mayor of North Sydney from 1937 to 1939, James Street Stanton, who was a supporter of the Free Library Movement.[2]
| Stanton Library | |
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 Stanton Library entrance 2008 | |
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| Established | 8 February 1964 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 167,000 (2014) |
| Other information | |
| Website | Stanton Library
Building details |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Post-War International (1964) Late Twentieth-Century Structuralist (1988) |
| Address | 234 Miller Street, North Sydney |
| Opened | 8 February 1964 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John L. Browne |
| Main contractor | J.P. Cordukes Pty. Ltd. |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Feiko Bouman (1987–1988) |
History
editIn November 1943, three months after Stanton's death, North Sydney Council voted to create a library, with planning starting in 1945 on the "Stanton Memorial Library" as a part of a broader "Civic Centre" planned for the site on Miller Street bounded by Maclaren and Ridge streets at an estimated cost of £20,000.[3][4][5] However, various delays including land acquisition issues meant that the "Civic Centre" plans never came to be fully realised, and the Stanton Library was not opened until 8 February 1964, when Governor Sir Eric Woodward performed the honours.[2]
The first library building was of a striking modernist design, with a curtain wall facade. Designed by Council architect John L. Browne, it was built by J.P. Cordukes Pty. Ltd. of Concord, and the interior designed by Marion Hall Best. In 1987, mayor Ted Mack commissioned construction on alterations and additions to the 1964 library, designed by Feiko Bouman, which were completed in 1988.[2]
References
edit- ^ Library page of the North Sydney Council's website (www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au); retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ a b c "Stanton Library History". North Sydney Council. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "FREE LIBRARIES INCREASE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33, 557. New South Wales, Australia. 12 July 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NORTH SYDNEY CIVIC CENTRE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 011. New South Wales, Australia. 25 December 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NORTH SYDNEY AND CITY". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33, 863. New South Wales, Australia. 5 July 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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