The maps below illustrate the plan of Central library 20 years ago and what it looks like now.
Overall, several changes have been applied to the library. For example, the circular tables at the middle of the library are gone. Additionally, while the use case for the rooms have been changed completely, the rooms are almost the same as before in shape
20 years ago, when you entered the library you faced with two circle shaped tables with chairs around them. Then, In the left side of the chairs, there were only one room with children’s book in it. in the south of this room, there were a section for adults. Close to the adult non fiction books, and the entry, there were the reception, where you could turn the books back .In the other side of the circular tables, there were two rooms. The one in the north had gaming contents, while the one in the south of the library had newspaper and magazines. in the middle of these two rooms, there were a section for adult fiction books.
However, nowadays, there are no tables and chairs in the central part of the library. Addition to this, they have replaced the enquiry desk, which needs a human, with self service machines, so the location of enquiry desk is now turned into a cafe. children’s book in the north have been turned into a lecture room. On the opposite side of the lecture room, there is an expanded room with sofas in it which some events are run there with a section for children in the south part of the room. Furthermore, when you enter the library, first room in the left side is a computer room, while in the past it was a reading room. However, they didn’t change anything in the room’s design with the exception of the door’s location.