Filled with life ... an artist's impression of the updated ground floor.

Filled with life ... an artist's impression of the updated ground floor.

Think libraries should be quiet sanctuaries of solitude and study? Then plans for the State Library of NSW will come as a surprise, writes Steve Meacham.

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