Geelong Library Visit
Posted by Peter Kavenagh on Apr 26, 2016
On Tuesday 26th April approx. twenty members and friends of our Club enjoyed a visit to the new Geelong Library in Johnston Park Lt. Malop Street end.
We gathered on the ground floor of library at 7:00 p.m. and then were taken on a one hour guided tour of all the levels except the top level which being used for a wedding reception.
The spectacular Dome’s levels, named in respect of the Wadawurrung people, the original custodians of the land on which the Centre is built, flow into one another and into the outside world via architectural voids and towering glazed walls.
Each of the five public floors plays an extremely important and unique role and purpose in the overall delivery of world-class library and information services.The levels are known as:
Ground Floor & Mezzanine:
Main Entrance, news lounge, technology, exhibitions and café.
Level 1:
Dedicated children’s & youth floor.
Level 2:
Large print and audiobooks, magazines, multimedia, non-fiction, meeting and discussion rooms.
Level 3:
Heritage reading room, regional archives, local & family history & history reference collection.
Level 4:
Staff Administration. Headquarters of the GRLC.
Level 5:
Major Events