page_title: List of buildings in King's Lynn
section_title: Library
hierarchical_section_title: List of buildings in King's Lynn / Historical buildings / Library
caption_attribution_description: English: The Library in en:King's Lynn. The photograph was taken by myself (Ben Dickson) on December 3rd 2006 with a Canon iXus i Digital Camera.
context_page_description: King's Lynn is an English market town in West Norfolk. This list details a selection of some of the more prominent buildings in the town.
context_section_description: The King's Lynn library (52.7508°N 0.4001°E) was funded and opened by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is possible that he chose King's Lynn as a site for the library due to its close proximity to the Royal residence in Sandringham in an attempt to get a knighthood – however, this is probably a cynical point of view given Carnegie's history of financing libraries across the world, as well as his positive comments regarding King's Lynn and similar towns in his autobiography. It had a brief period of fame in May 2010 following reports in the national press that bouncers had been hired to keep order in the Library following incidences of anti-social behaviour. The ghostly monk who reputedly haunts the cellar is another matter however, at one time, female staff were apparently too scared to enter the area by themselves.
  The library is built on the site of the Greyfriars monastery, and sits adjacent to the remains of the tower. The library is still in use today and is still the town's primary library, opening Monday to Saturday. It is situated on London Road, the main entrance to the town, opposite one of the entrances to the Walks, the town's main urban park.
caption: The Library
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