National Library Week: A New Library and a Commitment to Public Library Services Available to Purchase

Among the events of National Library Week was the opening of the new Croydon Central Library. Describes the architecture of the building. The Library was opened by Peter Brooke, Secretary of State at the Department of National Heritage, who used the occasion to explain Government policy on public libraries. Reproduces this speech, clarifies his comments and to some extent corrects earlier comments made by Iain Sproat, whose speech is also outlined.