Building:
Largest public library in British Columbia (398,000 square feet), largest collection of any public library in British Columbia (1.3 million items), unique architecture (designed by notable Canadian architect Moshe Safdie, building resembles the Colosseum in Rome), located in Library Square (public space which occupies a full city block in downtown Vancouver).
Features:
Outreach department (provides services to library patrons with disabilities residing in diverse neighbourhoods within the City of Vancouver), Skilled Immigrant Infocentre, Special Collections Department, free and rental meeting rooms, glass roofed concourse with cafes/restaurants/shops, art displays (inside library and in Library Square), reading and study areas accessed by bridges spanning skylit light wells, located in Library Square (public space which occupies a full city block in downtown Vancouver).
Location:
Located in Downtown Vancouver area, located in Downtown Vancouver commercial area, located on major transportation routes, close to the Vancouver Art Gallery, close to the Pacific Centre mall.
Parking:
Underground pay parking available on site, pay/street parking in area.