Computer screens toppled in the James Hight Library.
Lydia Baxendell checks an artwork in the library.
Lydia Baxendell checks an artwork in the library.
Books from the library, organised into plastic bins.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Children's Library".
The entrance to the central Library on Gloucester Street has been boarded up and USAR codes have been spray-painted on the concrete pillar. A 'Library open' sign remains outside.
University of Canterbury library staff in their temporary office in the NZi3 building. The photographer comments, "University of Canterbury administration all fits into one building! Library IT department staff".
Building rubble and liquefaction on the footpath outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
A photograph of two workers walking through the James Hight Library.
The former Canterbury Public Library building on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The building has been encircled by a safety fence to protect pedestrians and motorists from falling masonry.
Damaged masonry at the top of the former Canterbury Jockey Club building on Oxford Terrace.
A close-up view of damage to the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. Cracks in the brickwork can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Books on the floor of the Central Christchurch City Library, viewed through the window on Gloucester Street".
Damage to the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The brickwork has cracked, the corner crumbling onto the street below.
Damage to the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The brickwork has cracked, the corner crumbling into the street below.
Liquefaction and building rubble on the damaged footpath outside the former Public Library.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Liquefaction in front of the old Children's Library".
Liquefaction and building rubble on the damaged footpath outside the former Public Library.
The former Public Library building on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The brickwork of the gables has crumbled onto the street. Wire fencing has been placed around the building to keep people away.
Damage to the roof and facade of the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
Cracks in the brickwork of the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
Cracks in the brickwork of the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
Damage to the facade of the former Children's library on Hereford Street.
The facade of the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
The turret on the roof of the former Public Library building on Hereford Street.
The turret on the roof of the former Public Library building on Hereford Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from near the Gloucester Street bridge over the Central Library to the Forsyth Barr building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A saved piece of the old City Library during demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Young people check their laptops at the temporary South City Library in the Sydenham Mall, Colombo Street south".
View of the central library from Gloucester Street. USAR codes can be seen in the bottom right corner.