Stanton Library

Stanton Library
	Stanton Library entrance 2008
Established	8 February 1964
Coordinates	33°50′00″S 151°12′27″E
Collection
Size	167,000 (2014)
Website	Stanton Library Building details
General information
Architectural style	Post-War International (1964); Late Twentieth-Century Structuralist (1988)
Address	234 Miller Street, North Sydney
Opened	8 February 1964
Design and construction
Architect	John L. Browne
Main contractor	J.P. Cordukes Pty. Ltd.
Renovating team
Architect	Feiko Bouman (1987–1988)
Map

The Stanton Library in North Sydney, NSW, Australia is the public library service of North Sydney Council.[1] Established in 1964, it was named after the Mayor of North Sydney from 1937 to 1939, James Street Stanton, who was a supporter of the Free Library Movement.[2]

Stanton Library front 2008

History

In November 1943, three months after Stanton's death, North Sydney Council voted to create a library, with planning starting in 1945 on the "Stanton Memorial Library" as a part of a broader "Civic Centre" planned for the site on Miller Street bounded by Maclaren and Ridge streets at an estimated cost of £20,000.[3][4][5] However, various delays including land acquisition issues meant that the "Civic Centre" plans never came to be fully realised, and the Stanton Library was not opened until 8 February 1964, when Governor Sir Eric Woodward performed the honours.[2]

The first library building was of a striking modernist design, with a curtain wall facade. Designed by Council architect John L. Browne, it was built by J.P. Cordukes Pty. Ltd. of Concord, and the interior designed by Marion Hall Best. In 1987, mayor Ted Mack commissioned construction on alterations and additions to the 1964 library, designed by Feiko Bouman, which were completed in 1988.[2]

References

Library page of the North Sydney Council's website (www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au); retrieved 2011-06-13.
"Stanton Library History". North Sydney Council. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
"FREE LIBRARIES INCREASE". The Sydney Morning Herald (33, 557). New South Wales, Australia. 12 July 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
"NORTH SYDNEY CIVIC CENTRE". The Sydney Morning Herald (34, 011). New South Wales, Australia. 25 December 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
"NORTH SYDNEY AND CITY". The Sydney Morning Herald (33, 863). New South Wales, Australia. 5 July 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] Library page of the North Sydney Council's website (www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au); retrieved 2011-06-13.

[stanton-2] "Stanton Library History". North Sydney Council. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[3] "FREE LIBRARIES INCREASE". The Sydney Morning Herald (33, 557). New South Wales, Australia. 12 July 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "NORTH SYDNEY CIVIC CENTRE". The Sydney Morning Herald (34, 011). New South Wales, Australia. 25 December 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "NORTH SYDNEY AND CITY". The Sydney Morning Herald (33, 863). New South Wales, Australia. 5 July 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.