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Coldside Library
Coldside Library in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Alex McGregor — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Paid entry
About
Coldside Library is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Coldside Library is a community library operated by Leisure and Culture Dundee. Its opening hours run from Monday to Saturday weekly. It offers book borrowing services, free Wi-Fi and computers for internet access, as well as educational activities for families and adults in the Dundee area. The library was one of five Carnegie libraries commissioned in 1901 for the City of Dundee. The library was designed in 1906 by city architect James Thomson as one of the first two projects undertaken after his appointment to the post in 1904. Coldside library is one of the first free libraries in Dundee and has continued to operate as a public library to this day. Towards the end of the 1940s, Coldside Library also hosted the Dundee studio for BBC Radio Scotland.
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Background
History
The Coldside Library was first proposed by Dundee Town Council in 1901, who approached philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and asked him to provide funds for five new libraries (Arthurstone, Blackness, Blackscroft, Broughty Ferry and Coldside). Up until that point, Dundee was served by subscription libraries, with a two-tier borrowing system, where new books were reserved for those who could afford the cost of a yearly subscription, whereas working-class people had to wait a year before being able to access those collections free of charge. The new Carnegie libraries gave all library users free access to their collections regardless of their means. The Coldside Library was awarded £7,200 by…
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- Coordinates
- 56.4749, -2.9807
- Address
- 150 Strathmartine Road, DD3 7SE
- Established
- 1908
Sources
- wikidata: Q65083719 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coldside Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coldside Library?
- Coldside Library is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.4749°, -2.9807°.
- When was Coldside Library built?
- Coldside Library dates to 1908.
- Is there an entry fee for Coldside Library?
- Yes — Coldside Library charges admission. Check the official site for current prices.