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Jubilee Library

The central library for Brighton & Hove

Jubilee Library exterior

The building

Light, airy and spacious, the library is fully accessible and is one of the most energy efficient public buildings in the country, taking advantage of natural energy provided by sunshine and wind.

The interior design is inspired by cathedral spaces, with the upper floor as a floating carpet of knowledge, tethered by walkways to the shell of the building.

Outside, iridescent tiles recall the mathematical tiles which clad many Sussex buildings.

More information is available on the Brighton & Hove CIty Libraries website

The services

On the ground floor

  • fiction
  • children’s library - with its specially created story wall
  • young people’s area- teenage fiction, graphic novels and Wii Wall
  • film area - films on DVD
  • music CDs, with listening posts to sample before you borrow
  • newspapers and magazines
  • an Essential Skills collection - improve your English language and numeracy skills
  • the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) collection

On the upper floor

  • information - reference materials and non-fiction books
  • newspapers, periodicals and journals
  • rare books - over 45,000 rare books spanning six centuries
  • local history - books about Brighton & Hove and Sussex
  • study area - over 25 desk spaces available
  • the IT Centre - 36 computers for public use
  • microfiche / film facilities

Artwork

Three art installations have been commissioned for Jubilee Library

  • the ‘Wall of a Thousand Stories’ by Kate Malone, for the Children’s Library, made up of imaginative ceramic wall plaques to inspire story-telling
  • a cut paper installation, ‘Uncover-Discover’ by Georgia Russell suspended above the entrance
  • the ‘Liquidus’ seating that lights up at night by Caroline Barton, in the square.

How to find Jubilee Library

Jubilee Library is in Jubilee Street, between Church Street and North Road in the North Laine.

Pedestrian access to the square outside the library is from Church Street, North Place or Barrack Yard.  (The square is opposite the entrance to the Prince Regent Swimming Complex).

Contact details

Address: Jubilee Library, Jubilee Street, Brighton BN1 1GE
Telephone: (01273) 290800
Email: libraries@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Website: www.citylibraries.info

Opening hours

  • Monday 10am-7pm
  • Tuesday 10am-7pm
  • Wednesday 10am-5pm
  • Thursday 10am-8pm
  • Friday 10am-5pm
  • Saturday 10am-5pm
  • Sunday 11am-4pm

For more information about the library service as a whole, go to www.citylibraries.info


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