Despite the cold, we had a brilliant day on Saturday 9th November opening up The Old Library once again for over 200 people to come and see the latest progress. For the first time we were able to provide access to the first floor via our new staircase, something that most people had never been able to do, even when the library was open, as upstairs was out of bounds to everyone except staff!

If you missed it, check out the video below and join us for our next open day on Saturday 18th January, 10am - 3pm.

This final photo competition of the year was a little different to previous months...there was no theme but you only had one week to send photos in so we could start getting our 2020 calendar ready. However, we were not disappointed as we received so many amazing entries from across our beautiful city. Big congratulations to Chantelle Owen, who is our November winner with her wintery shot taken in Croxteth Park.

However, because this is the last photo competition of 2019, we've also selected two more winners from all the entries we've received throughout the year to make up the 12 months of our calendar. Congratulations are therefore also in order for Chris Scott, with his shot of the ADHD Foundation umbrellas installation in Church Alley, and Phil Longfoot, with his panoramic shot of the Royal Albert Dock. See the winning shots below as well a wonderful selection of others that were sent in this month - thanks to all who entered!

And now it's over to you! We're giving the top prize of a camera for one overall winner so we need you to vote for your favourite shot from the year. Head to our voting page to cast your vote by Sunday 1st December. The winner will be announced before the end of the year!