Editing Manchester Central Library (section)

==Statistics==
In 1968 it was recorded that the adult lending stock was 895,000, the adult reference stock 638,200, the junior stock 114,600, a total of nearly 1.65 million volumes. There were about 2,000 reading places and an estimated 10,000 people visited the library each day. There were subscriptions to 3,000 periodicals.<ref>Cotton, G. B. (1971) "Public libraries in the North West", in: ''Libraries in the North West: special issue of "North Western Newsletter" ''. Manchester: Library Association (North Western Branch); p. 6</ref>
[[File:St Peter's Square, Midlands Hotel, Central Library, Town Hall.jpg|thumb|center|600px|A panoramic view of St Peter's Square. From the far left to right: [[Midland Hotel, Manchester|Midland Hotel]], Manchester Central Library (before the current alterations), and [[Manchester Town Hall Extension]].]]