Tampere Central Library

Coordinates: 61°29′54″N 23°45′03″E / 61.498207°N 23.750719°E / 61.498207; 23.750719
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Tampere Central Library
Tampereen kaupungin pääkirjasto
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61°29′54″N 23°45′03″E / 61.498207°N 23.750719°E / 61.498207; 23.750719
LocationTampere, Finland
TypePublic library
Established1986
Branch ofTampere City Library

Tampere Central Library (Finnish: Tampereen kaupungin pääkirjasto) is the main municipal library in Tampere, Finland. It is also known as Metso ('Capercaillie'), due to its resemblance to the bird, when viewed from above.[1][2] The library is located along the Hämeenpuisto boulevard in the city centre.

Facilities

In addition to the main lending collection, the library houses a reference section and information service, children's and young adults' sections, newspaper reading room, music section as well as a small performance stage.[3] There are also meeting, project work and exhibition spaces, public computer terminals, as well as a cafeteria, Cafe Metso.[4] The facilities are laid out over three floors.[1]

For a quarter of a century, the building was also home to the city's Moomin Museum, until its move to new premises in 2012.[5]

Building

The library featured on a 1987 Finnish postage stamp

The library was designed by architects

glacial formations.[7][8]

The building exterior is made of granite, wiborgite, copper and glass.[2]

Construction began in 1983, and the library opened to the public in August 1986.[9]

A comprehensive renovation was carried out in 2015-2017, at a cost of over €11 million, to refurbish the facilities and bring them better in line with modern requirements.[1][3]

Gallery

  • Entrance
    Main entrance
  • Exterior view, northern elevation
    Northern elevation
  • Exterior view, eastern elevation
    Eastern elevation
  • Tampere city library interior
    Interior, post-2017 renovation

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pääkirjasto Metso" [Central Library Metso]. Tampere.fi (in Finnish). City of Tampere. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Tampere City Library Metso". Discovering Finland. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Pääkirjasto Metson remontti on nyt valmis: Tältä siellä nyt näyttää – kirjasto on pian auki myös sunnuntaisin" [Metso renovation complete: this is how things look now - library soon open also on Sundays] (in Finnish). Aamulehti. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Metso Floor Plan (PDF download)". Tampere.fi. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Moomin museum finds temporary home". Yle. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ Sokol, David (24 April 2008). "Breaking the Modernist Mold (interview of Raili Pietilä)". Metropolis. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. ^ "The borrowers: why Finland's cities are havens for library lovers". The Guardian. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Finnish Modernism's 10 Must-sees". Visit Finland. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Metson remontti alkaa palveluista" [Metso renovation begins with services] (in Finnish). Yle. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

Further reading

External links

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