Glass panels will continue to fall from Montreal’s Grande Bibliotheque

The Sky Is Falling! Going to the library could be dangerous to your health.

The $98-million Grande Bibliotheque – Quebec’s main library and archive – has been falling apart a few pieces at a time. Glass panels have been slipping from the library’s exterior but book lovers and pedestrians will be protected in a novel way – a proposed safety perimeter of gardens, trees and awnings, also the most affordable option.

The library, located in the downtown area near the bus station, opened with great fanfare in spring of 2005.

And you thought Seattle’s new library was bad because you kept getting lost…