Woolston Library - Demolished Today! (1 July 2011)
Woolston Community Library, 1871-2011, was one of the earliest suburban libraries to open in Christchurch. Almost from the beginning, the library’s committees have fought a never-ending battle against failing finances, falling membership, unsuitable and disintegrating buildings, and threats of closure from the City Council, but somehow, the volunteers have always been able to revive the institution at the last minute until the city was hit by earthquakes over the last 9 months. Today it was demolished after a team of volunteers scrambled to recover the books early this morning.
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