Editing Manchester Central Library (section)

===Renovation===
Reports emerged in 2008 that the Central Library needed essential renovation to repair and modernise its facilities.<ref name="problems">{{Cite news |title=£150m to save Central Library |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1056149_150m_to_save_central_library |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=1 July 2008 |access-date=10 November 2011|last=Ottewell|first=David|publisher=M.E.N. Media}}</ref> The library faced [[asbestos]] problems and needed work to maintain its 'structural integrity'.<ref name="problems"/> The Central Library closed from 2010 to 2014 for refurbishment and expansion. During the closure its collections were stored in the [[Winsford Rock Salt Mine]]; some of the books in the stack joined collections at [[Greater Manchester County Record Office]]. A number of its services were available at a temporary location nearby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500138/central_library/4580/central_library_temporary_closure/2|title=Central Library Temporary Closure|website=Manchester City Council|at=A new temporary library|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925061441/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500138/central_library/4580/central_library_temporary_closure/2|archive-date=25 September 2011}}</ref> During renovation, a temporary community library for the city centre was established on [[Deansgate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500138/central_library/4580/central_library_temporary_closure|title=Central Library Temporary Closure|website=Manchester City Council|access-date=30 April 2010|at=Important information about Central Library|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515210309/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500138/central_library/4580/central_library_temporary_closure|archive-date=15 May 2010}}</ref> Central Library re-opened on 22 March 2014 after a £40&nbsp;million re-design.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryder unveils Manchester Central Library revamp |last=Ravenscroft |first=Tom |url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/first-look/ryder-unveils-manchester-central-library-revamp/8660574.article |website=Architects' Journal |date=25 March 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref> The project delivered by [[Laing O'Rourke]] won the ''[[Construction News]]'' Judges Supreme Award in June 2015. It was described as an almost impossibly complex project completed on schedule and within budget.<ref>{{cite web|title=Judges Supreme Award: Winner|url=https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/archive/judges-supreme-award-winner-30-06-2015/|access-date=1 July 2015|website=Construction News|date=30 June 2015}}</ref>

The indoor plan is now very different. What was the theatre in the basement is now part of the library. A wall was knocked through, making an indoor connection between the library and [[Manchester Town Hall]]. The Library Theatre Company moved to their new theatre at the [[HOME (Manchester)|HOME]] complex in May 2015.