Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
The new front desk in the reopened James Hight Library, viewed through the glass of the restricted loans.
The new front desk in the reopened James Hight Library, viewed through the glass of the restricted loans.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
The Pier cafe and the New Brighton Public Library building at the start of the New Brighton Pier.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of National Library building, corner of Salisbury and Manchester Streets".
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of National Library building, corner of Salisbury and Manchester Streets".
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the Library, creating room for shops, banks and public eating areas.
The new front desk in the reopened James Hight Library, viewed through the glass of the restricted loans.
Damage to the old Canterbury Public Library building on Cambridge Terrace. Strapping protects the building from further damage.
A photograph of women sewing felt badges outside the Christchurch City Library in Lyttelton. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.