Hawick Library
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| Hawick Library | |
|---|---|
 the library front | |
 Interactive map of the Hawick Library area | |
| General information | |
| Location | 3 Laidlaw Street, Hawick, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°25′39″N 2°47′6″W / 55.42750°N 2.78500°W |
| Completed | 1904 |
| Client | Andrew Carnegie |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John Nichol Scott |
| Designations | listed Cat B |
Hawick Library is housed in the building built in 1904 in Hawick and it was one of the many libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie. The library is a Category B listed building.[1] The library, designed by J N Scott and Alexander Lorne Campbell,[1][2] is a 2-storey, rectangular-plan Free Style library with a prominent corner entrance tower and round-arched gables.[1] The library is described as "a good example of early-20th-century civic architecture."[1]
