The Hive
In 2004, Worcestershire County Council and the University of
Worcester formed a new partnership with a view to deliver a joint
Library and History Centre.
Since then, joint working has continued and a bid for
provisional PFI credits was submitted in March 2005.
The project proposed is a
groundbreaking partnership development to create a fully integrated
public and university library, which will be completely new to the
UK and highly innovative internationally.
The library will also include the
county archives and record office history centre, the county’s
archaeology service and a multi-agency customer service centre. The
concept has been developed jointly, by Worcestershire County
Council (The County Council/WCC) and the University of Worcester
(UW).
It will create a cultural, learning
and information centre of excellence promoting lifelong learning,
engendering social inclusion and raising aspirations in the
broadest sense for the whole community, regardless of age,
background, or ability.
So what will be in the library?
- The Worcester City Library.
- The University Library.
- The Worcestershire Record Office.
- The Worcestershire County Historic Environment &
Archaeology Service.
- The Worcester Customer Service Centre.
All these services will be in one building, working together in
innovative ways to ensure that existing, high quality, services are
maintained while taking advantage of the exciting opportunities for
new developments.
This page was last reviewed 23 November 2011 at 15:27.
The page is next due for review 21 May 2013.