These fantastic photos take you on a whistle stop tour of community libraries around Leeds during the 1990s. They showcase how a generation of book lovers, researchers and school children depended on their local branch for learning. Each photo dates back to 1995 or 1996 just a few years after the dawn of a new era - the age of the Internet. These images help illustrate how these libraries were a social hub for many communities across the city from Pudsey and Farsley, Chapel Allerton and Oulton though to Methley and Swillington, Osmondthorpe and Hunslet. They are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: Amazing photos of Leeds primary schools in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
25. Osmondthorpe Library
Inside the former Osmondthorpe Branch Library on Neville Road. This view is looking from the children's section towards the counter. Services have since been transferred to the Osmondthorpe One-Stop Shop on Wykebeck Mount. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
26. Drighlington Library
Drighlington Meeting Room and Public Library on Moorland Road. The library opened in this building in 1975 following the closure of the old branch library on Wakefield Road. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
27. Oakwood Library
The entrance to Oakwood Branch Library on Oakwood Lane. Formerly a private house it became a library in 1955, intially combined with a police station. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
28. Crossgates Library
Crossgates Branch Library on Farm Road, also known as the Percival Leigh Library after the former Lord Mayor who died in 1938, the year before the library opened. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
29. Rothwell Library
Rothwell Branch Library on Marsh Lane, which opened in 1952. This building was closed in June 2001 and demolished later that year, with a new library then built on the site which opened in March 2002. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
30. Seacroft Library
Seacroft Branch Library on Seacroft Crescent pictured in 19095. It opened in June 1964. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net