On the occasion of the 40th anniversary from the founding of Malta’s Central Public Library in Floriana, Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici inaugurated the first phase of renovation works of the library, with an investment of €340,000.
Works during the first phase of this project included the restructuring of the ground floor section; namely new ceilings and floors, the restoration of apertures, a modern glass partitioning system which creates a dynamic space for different functions and several interventions to ensure complete accessibility to the building.
Minister Owen Bonnici explained that, over the past ten years, Malta Libraries’ services have undergone substantial upgrades; namely the shift to a computerised system which nowadays serves over a hundred libraries, be they public, parastatal as well as private, and the…