英国已在经济危机中启动了有史以来最大的公共图书馆建设计划——耗资1.93亿英镑(其中的1.59亿英镑从公共基金支出)建设英国伯明翰超级图书馆。这一建设中的大型图书馆将成为英国最大的图书馆,也将是伯明翰的一面文化旗帜。据悉,图书馆规划的参观人数每年将保持10%~15%的增长。文化专家认为,“近些年来,尽管经济危机导致图书馆也面临困境,但各地 Britain has launched its largest ever public library building program in the midst of an economic crisis - £ 193 million (of which £ 159 million is spent on public funds) to build the Birmingham Super Library in the UK. The large library under construction will become Britain’s largest library and will also be a Birmingham cultural banner. It is reported that the number of visitors to the library planning will maintain 10% to 15% annual growth. Cultural experts believe that ”in recent years, despite the economic crisis led to the plight of libraries, but around