Finsbury Library officially opened on 11 March 1967 and marked a departure from traditional library design and function. 2017 celebrates Finsbury Library at 50. Article charts its conception and development 50 years on.

• Keywords
  PUBLIC LIBRARIES, ARCHITECTS, ACTORS
• Geographical keyword
  ST JOHN STREET
• Persons keyword
  Finsbury Library, Finsbury Estate, Carl Ludwig Franck