Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old City Library Building, 109 Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed part of the old City Library".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
A photograph of fallen books in the James Hight Library.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
A photograph of fallen books in the James Hight Library.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".
A photograph of fallen books in the James Hight Library.
Students from Avonside Girls High School eating lunch outside their temporary library building, built since the earthquake. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new buildings are low and brightly painted in strong colours. The mood is similar to the Container Mall Re:Start, with bright colours, low ceilings, and a spacious layout".
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".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote Library".
Neighbours across the river showing earthquake damage. Hotel Grand Chancellor in the background. File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-044 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Weeds growing on the roof of the central library.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woolston Public Library".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woolston Public Library".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woolston Public Library".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woolston Public Library".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woolston Public Library".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woolston Public Library".
A photograph of fallen ceiling tiles in the James Hight Library.
Building rubble and liquefaction on the footpath outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
A pipe from the outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
Building rubble and liquefaction on the footpath outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
Building rubble and liquefaction on the footpath outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
Liquefaction and building rubble on the damaged footpath outside the former Public Library.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library on Hereford Street".