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The Toowong Library opened on 13 April 1961. At the time it was the largest of the eleven suburban council libraries. The modernist circular design of the Toowong Library building created a greater architectural significance for the institution than the idea of a public site for reading.
Citations
Kowald, Margaret. with Val Donovan, Ruth Kerr, Kay Cohen, Lyndsay Smith, and Jean Stewart. Lost Brisbane and Surrounding Areas: The Later Years. Volume 2. RHSQ. 2016 page 240; Toowong & District Historical Society, Toowong Heritage Architecture and Street Art, (Toowong, T. & D. H. S., 2009)
Image Citations
Brisbane City Archives, BCC-15117 1960
Map References
QSA. QSA Series ID 2043 City of Brisbane and Suburbs Maps – A1A Series. 20 chains to the inch. City of Brisbane. Sheet 1. 20 chains to an inch. Survey Office, Brisbane. 634645