Instead of building a new library why can’t the current facility be renovated?
The present building dates from the 1950s and can no longer support the library’s needs in terms of programming, technology, health and safety, or security of the collections. A report completed in the 1990s: Central Library Project: Study for the Halifax Regional Library (A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company) examined the present building. The report provided detailed background on the limitations of the building and why it could not be renovated to meet current demands for service.
