Calderdale Library is a really nice library. It’s a nice mix of wood and stone and feels very modern with light nicely incorporated which leads you in and up the stairs. The library reopened in 2017 incorporating the 1857 Square Congregational Church with a spire, rose window and stone arch. The spire means you can locate the library from a distance. The noise of the traffic outside is a shame but that is the price for having a library based centrally and near the railway station (and was probably accentuated on the day I was there as the weather was warm and the window slats were open).

The entrance has an exhibition area, self-issue machines, book drop, quick choice and request sections and two members of staff on the ground level. The Children’s library was to the side, with the local studies and archives in the lower level. All together there are four floors and there are some separate meeting rooms, a teen area, and there is a lift. 

I took the middle picture from a very comfy purple chair at the top of the stairs. I like the entrance to the children’s library with the model dust jackets and a Hungry Caterpillar. If you finish in the library there is an industrial museum and the Peice Hall next door.