LIBER Architecture Group
Library Buildings in Europe

Average values for the selected libraries

17.936
81,50
9.000
579
TOTAL FLOOR AREA (m2)
TOTAL COST (million €)
SHELVING CAPACITY (linear meters)
SEATING CAPACITY (seats)
oodi helsinki public city library exterior view

Oodi Helsinki Central Library

Helsinki, Finland
2018
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
17,250 m2
NUMBER OF STAFF
60 FTE
SHELVING CAPACITY
n/a
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY
885 seats
De Krook Gent library building architecture design exterior view

De Krook Library

Ghent, Belgium
2017
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
17,557 m2
NUMBER OF STAFF
125 FTE
SHELVING CAPACITY
11,000 linear meters
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY
502 seats
Liverpool Central Library Archive building architecture design exterior view

Liverpool Central Library & Archive

Liverpool, United Kingdom
2013
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
19,000 m2
NUMBER OF STAFF
54 FTE
SHELVING CAPACITY
7,000 linear meters
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY
350 seats