Leith Library is one ofEdinburgh's 28 freely-accessible libraries.[1] It is acategory B listed building.[2] located inLeith, in the northern part of the city, at the foot ofFerry Road shortly before it meetsGreat Junction Street and North Junction Street.[3]
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The stone marking the first phase of construction was laid by the then Lord Provost,Alexander Stevenson in 1929.[4] It was designed byBradshaw Gass & Hope and opened in 1932.[5] The building suffered bomb damage in 1941 but was subsequently restored and re-opened in 1955.[6]
The library is currently open six days a week and, in addition to the collection of books, offers visitors computer access, a for-hire community room, public exhibition space, a knitting group and a weekly children's crafts class/workshop.[1]
Local-areaMSPBen Macpherson also hosts surgeries within the library,[7] and the local registrar's office adjoins the main library building. To the building's rear is theLeith Theatre.[8]
As with all the City's libraries, Leith public library uses theLibrary of Congress Classification system for its adult collection.[9] As of 1974, Edinburgh is the only area in the UK where public libraries utilise the US classification scheme. Children's books, and some non-English works, are indexed using theDewey Decimal Classification scheme.
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