Time Public Library

Time Public Library is located in a former industrial site that in recent years has been transformed into a residential area with premises for cultural activities, services and learning. The library and the Garborg Centre represent the cultural element, while Forum Jæren with its 64 metre high-rise leases premises to local industries. There is a restaurant and a bar on the 17th floor. Some protected industrial buildings in the area provide space for a ceramic workshop and outlet, design studios and a publishing house. One of the country’s largest upper secondary schools will open nearby in 2014.

Time Public Library opened on 17 October 2010. The library is located on the Hetlandsgata at Bryne and shares premises with the national Garborg Centre and a privately operated French café. The library occupies 1600 m2 over two floors. On the ground floor there is a reception that serves both the library and the Garborg Centre, the café with a section for newspapers and journals, books for children and adults, meeting facilities and workspaces. On the first floor we have the PopCult department, containing books for young people, films, music and computer games. Here we also have six of the library’s nine computers for use by visitors. The first floor also houses the Garborg Centre as well as a shared area with an amphitheatre for events and a shared office section.

After moving into its new premises, Time Public Library has more than doubled its number of visitors. The cooperation with the Garborg Centre and the café permits the library to provide the public with extended opening hours as well as a wider range of events.