We, the undersigned, petition Central Coast Council not to demolish the Gosford library building which is situated in Kibble Park and on COMMUNITY CLASSIFIED land for the following reasons:

1. The building is a civic building with historic significance and historical association  
2. The building has aesthetic, creative and technical achievement 
3. The building is of architectural importance to the area and is listed by the Australian Institute of Architects on a Register of Significant Buildings in NSW 
4. The building is perfect for ‘adaptive re-use’, 
5. There is a shortage of public buildings in the area available for community use
6. After adaptive reuse the building could be used as an income stream, 
7. The building is an iconic Modernist (or mid-century) style to the Gosford area and has strong heritage value. 
8. There has been no published costing for the demolition and no cost benefit analysis for the two options.