General Information

a name and address
1 Type of library public [Public library and archive]
2 Name of library / Name of mother institution Liverpool Central Library & Archive / Liverpool City Council
3 Address William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EW
4 Phone / Fax / Email 0151 233 5835
0151 207 4870
libraries.enquiries@liverpool.gov.uk
5 Name of the director of the library David Stoker
6 Contact person for enquiries David Stoker
dastoker@hotmail.co.uk
b population served
7 Current readership, number of registered readers 70000 [750,000 visitors p.a., circa 70, 000 registered readers]
8 Number of full time students NA
9 Number of part time students NA
10 Number of staff in institution 6000 [Circa 6,000 Council employees]
c the old/original building(s)
11 Total floor area 19000 sq. metres
12 Number of reader seats 350
13 Total capacity of shelving 35000 linear metres
14 …in open access storage 7000 linear metres
15 …in closed access stacks 28000 linear metres
16 Number of library staff 54
17 Opening hours to the public 60 hours per week and 355 days per year