A public utility building situated at the European Council Square in a very centre of the city. A ceremonious opening of the edifice took place in 1998. It belongs to the most modern buildings in Silesia. It has been designed by a group of architects- Marek Gierlotka, Jurand Jarecki and Stanisław Kwaśniewicz. Cubage: 81,000 m³, total usage area: 17,400 m².

In the library there are:

– reading rooms: main, microforms, council, special collections,

– lending libraries,

– Parnassos hall,

– manual storehouse,

– high storage storehouse.

 

Inside the glazed building we can mostly find natural lighting. It is possible to rent the rooms for production office.

In front of the building there are: concrete square, three flagpoles, stairs, parking lot. There is a big, green square divided by pavements with benches around the library.