An iconic Merseyside building that has been closed for nearly a decade is one step closer to reopening.
It has been a long road for the Carnegie Library in Crosby after it was shut down by Sefton Council in 2013. In December last year, popular coffee shop Moose announced its plans to take over part of the building.
The hope is to turn the library into office space, a digital hub, and a family restaurant. The developers hope to "promote economic growth and tourism" in Sefton. Moose have now posted an update to their Facebook page.
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The post said: "As we know for lots of us in Crosby it’s been years since we’ve seen inside. Final layout decisions being made, the original green tiles being brought back to life, work starting in earnest soon."
The post has since racked up 641 likes and 98 comments. One person said: "An iconic building, happy memories going there as a nipper. Glad there's some life being breathed back into it."
Another commented: "This is wonderful news, I spent many happy hours there as a child and an adult it will be so nice to see this lovely building restored." One said: "Such a stunning building and I’m sure the community will be grateful you’re taking it on and giving it a new lease of life."
Crosby’s Carnegie Library is one of 2,509 libraries across the world built between 1883 and 1929 with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. There were originally 660 Carnegie libraries in the UK and Ireland.
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