Two plans show the changes that library ground floor faced from 2001 to 2009.
Overall, library has undergone significant changes, transitioning from one-function place into multifunctional location, adding more book sections and other specific zones for other needs such as children’s area and computer zone.
In the center of the room, the number of study tables was halved from eight to four by 2009. To the right of these tables, the long section previously dedicated to newspapers and periodicals was replaced by a shelf for films and DVDs. Furthermore, the whole right side of the ground floor was changed. A new children’s area was added in the top-right corner, while a computer area with several workstations was created in the bottom-right corner.
The arrangement of the bookshelves along the walls also changed significantly. In 2001, the top wall contained fiction books, but by 2009, it had been turned into a children’s book section. Meanwhile, the western wall, which originally had only history and self-help books, was divided into six sections: law, economics, kitchen, self-help, fiction, and history.