The public library in the centre of Bangor, Gwynedd has reopened after a £500,000 refit.
The building now features a mezzanine floor to enable the library to offer more facilities for children and young people.
Gwynedd councillor Dewi Llewellyn described the new-look library as an important boost for the city.
Nia Gruffydd, from the council’s library service, said it was intended to appeal to a new kind of user.
Mr Llewellyn said the library had been transformed, and the improvements should encourage children and young people to use the library.
“I hope that local residents will go along and have a look at what Bangor library has to offer them - it will hopefully have something to offer everyone,” he added.
Different zones have been created inside the building
Ms Gruffydd said the “expectations and needs of library users” had changed over the years.
“In years gone by the local public library was a place to go to loan a book, but nowadays, more adults and children visit the library and stay there for a while - to socialise, read magazines or newspapers, or use the computers,” she said.
As part of the changes there are now 16 public access computers at the library and the hope is that it will offer more chance for users to follow online courses, she added.
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