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Originally Posted by Billi
By which criteria is this library considered to be the largest one in Europe? If by number of books, how many does it have?
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Oddly, I can find many references to the new Birmingham Library being "the largest in Europe" but I can't seem to find a single source that explains on what criteria that's based (if anybody else can, I'd be happy to see it).
In terms of the number of books, from
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It will transform the city’s library services and become a major cultural destination, housing Birmingham’s world-class collections of archives, photography and rare books as well as a million printed volumes, the largest number held by any public library in the UK.
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Hmm, edited to add this snippet from
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The interior spans an area of 29,000 sq m, making it the largest public library in Europe
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So it looks like it's floor space that's the criterion they're using for that claim.