The diagram below shows the plans show the ground floor of the library in 2001 and how it was redeveloped in 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two diagrams show how the ground floor of a library changed between 2001 and 2009.

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, the library shifted from a traditional, reading-based layout to a more multimedia and child-friendly environment. Where academic materials stood, there is now a variety of modern resources. In 2001, the space was more academic. The left side had sections for History, Self-help, and Fiction,

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the middle contained tables and Newspapers and Periodicals. The right side had no children’s area or multimedia section. By 2009, the floor was

modernized

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to focus more on children and technology. Children’s books and a children’s area were added, which replaced the Newspaper and Periodicals. A large

Films

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Film

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and

DVDs

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DVD

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section was built, which made way for the previous Fiction and Self-help sections.

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, two computers were added where there had been only shelves.