Couper Institute Library
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{{Infobox building
| name = Couper Institute Library
| image = Couper_Institute_and_Library_September_2018.jpg
| caption = Couper Institute Library (right) and Couper Institute (left)
| address = 84-86 Clarkston Road, Cathcart, Glasgow G44 3DA
| opened_date = 1924
| website = https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries/venues/couper-institute-library
}}
The Couper Institute Library is a public library situated in Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland. The Couper Institute was originally built by architects Campbell Douglas and James Sellars. The library was added in 1923 by architect John Alfred Taylor Houston on the bequest of Robert Couper. The institute and its library are now are now listed buildings, category B.
History
The library was built in 1923-24 by J A T Houston as part of building extensions to the northern side of the existing Couper Institute (built 1887) which were delayed by the First World War.{{Cite book|title=Cathcart and environs: a pictorial reminiscence|first=Jean|last=Marshall|date=1990|publisher=Glasgow District Libraries Publications Board|isbn=0906169267|location=Glasgow|oclc=21226923}} The library was designed in an English Baroque style, while the earlier hall presents the Scots Renaissance tradition.{{Cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/166770/glasgow-84-86-clarkston-road-couper-institute-and-library|title=Glasgow, 84-86 Clarkston Road, Couper Institute And Library|website=canmore.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-09-10}}
Local paper mill owner Robert Couper left 'about £8000' for a library, reading room and hall to be built on the site.{{Cite book|title=Why Cathcart? ; or, 'By Cartha's side'|last=Marshall|first=Jean|date=1972|publisher=Vista of Glasgow|isbn=0950258709|edition= 3rd|location=Glasgow (22 Royal Cres., Glasgow G3 7SL)|oclc=16240973}}
The building was listed as category B by Historic Environment Scotland in 1970.{{Cite web|url=http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33918|title=84, 86 Clarkston Road, Couper Institute and Library (LB33918)|website=portal.historicenvironment.scot|language=en|access-date=2018-09-10}}
The library was closed during the Covid19 pandemic in 2020 and Glasgow City Council initially planned not to reopen it. Following a local campaign to Save the Couper, the library was reopened in 2022.
See also
References
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Category:Public libraries in Scotland
Category:Category B listed buildings in Glasgow
Category:Listed library buildings in Scotland
Category:1923 establishments in Scotland
Category:Library buildings completed in 1923
Category:Libraries established in 1924
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1887