Blackpool Central Library is a large Carnegie Library that opened in 1911. Inside it has a light well in the middle which helps make the place welcoming. There is an upstairs that houses the local history material but it was closed when I was there. Outside, I could see a Juvenile entrance from when the children’s library would have had a separate entrance, quite common in older libraries, but a strange idea to us now.

I had mixed feelings about the modern (?) stain glass windows. Although bright and colourful.

There is a lift and toilets. The Children’s library had a Teepee and a fake grass area with a few kids reading. However, when I was there, in the summer of 2024, the staff were dealing with an injured and crying baby. 

I love this inspired “Endangered Books” display. Displaying books that are in danger of being withdrawn as no-one has taken them out of the library for a long time or ever!