The given floor plan displays the transformation of Central Library, a public library during the past 2 decades. Overall, the library’s layout witnessed a dramatic change in its rooms’ purpose, books’ arrangement, and furniture.
To start with, the tables and chairs in the middle of the building have been removed, while two sofas have been added in the upper-left room, which also befits the storytelling events organized here. Additionally, this room, where CDs, videos, and computer games used to be placed, has been expanded to make room for children’s fiction books. As can also be seen from the plans, there is a lecturing space in the top right room, where children’s books were put 20 years ago.
The corridor filled with adult publications has been rearranged, the narrowed leftward one is now the reference books section, while adult fiction books have been moved to the right side and shared space with an information desk and some self-service machines. To the right of the entrance, a café has been built at the place of the relocated enquiry desk. The reading room in the opposite side has been now converted into a computer one.