Reading Borough Council received £8m in Levelling Up funding for the new library.
A new library will have fewer books and less floorspace than the one it is replacing, council officials have revealed.
She said some books currently held at the Central Library in Abbey Square would be relocated to the council's other libraries in Southcote, Whitley, Tilehurst and other areas. Concerns were also raised about the loss of space, as the top floor of the existing library contains the Reading Voluntary Action offices.
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