ISLINGTON'S EXTENSION Available to Purchase

Islington adopted the Public Libraries Acts in 1904, and in December of that year James Duff Brown, Librarian of the adjoining borough of Finsbury, was appointed first Chief Librarian (at a salary of £300 per annum) and a programme for the erection of library buildings was planned. Following an architectural competition, Islington Central Library opened its doors in October 1907.