Library of Birmingham.

The £189m Library of Birmingham, which houses a collection of one million books, was opened today. The library has more than 200 public access computers, theatres, an exhibition gallery and music rooms.

It was officially opened by Malala Yousafzai, the teenager shot in the head in Pakistan by the Taliban for championing women's rights.

How fortuitous that V and I walked past this morning, declining to join the queue to enter.