10 beautiful Australian libraries – in pictures
Craigieburn library in Hume, Victoria has been named public library of the year following a cross-continent competition by the Danish Agency for Culture. Judges called it a “democratic meeting place, open to diversity and interaction”. From opulent state buildings to state-of-the-art university architecture, here are nine more amazing libraries across Australia – which would you add to the list?
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Award-winning Craigieburn library, Hume City, Victoria by Australian architects Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp. Photograph: Danish Agency for Culture
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Mortlock Chamber, State Library of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia. Photograph: State Library of South Australia
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State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland. Photograph: Jon Linkins/State Library of Queensland
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State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria. Photograph: State Library of Victoria
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Surry Hills library and community centre, Sydney, New South Wales. Photograph: City of Sydney
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State Library of NSW, Sydney, New South Wales. Photograph: State Library of NSW
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Murray Bridge library, Murray Bridge, South Australia. Photograph: Sam Noonan/Hassell
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Library at the Dock, Melbourne, Victoria. Photograph: City of Melbourne
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Barr Smith library at the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. Photograph: University of Adelaide
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Library at Edith Cowan University in Joondalup, Western Australia. Photograph: Edith Cowan University
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