Burntisland Public Library, 102 High Street, Burntisland

Burntisland Public Library, located at 102 High Street in Burntisland, was designed by William Williamson and completed in 1906. This two-storey, six-bay library features a French Baroque style, with flanking single-storey walls. The building is constructed from polished ashlar stone, which is channelled at the ground level, and has channelled quoins above. It includes moulded band courses, an eaves course with a modillioned cornice, and a blocking course, topped with a piend and platform roof. The first floor has segmental-headed windows that are architraved and keystoned, complete with moulded aprons. There is a brick construction wing at the rear, which may be an extension.

The north elevation facing High Street is symmetrical, with bays arranged in groups of two. At the centre, there is a segmental porch that spans two bays, featuring concave flanks. Three steps lead up to a round-headed doorcase with paired doors, adorned with moulded dentils beneath a moulded cornice and a decorative lead parapet. The entrance has a panelled door with a decorative semi-circular fanlight above. On either side of the porch, there are two windows at ground level. The outer screen walls are concave, with timber doors below blind oval medallions, and obelisks that rise above the advanced outer piers. The first floor has six windows grouped in pairs, with the centre pair flanked by medallions and swags.

On the west elevation, there is an architraved window on the first floor to the outer left. The library features a 12-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows, and the roof is covered with grey slates.

Inside, there have been some alterations to the internal layout. The entrance hall includes paired round-headed doorcases with decorative fanlights and a broken pedimented doorcase. A dedication plaque from Andrew Carnegie, dated 1907, is also present. The stone staircase features a timber handrail and newel posts, along with decorative cast-iron balusters. The first floor has shouldered windows with keystones and modillioned cornices at the front and sides, while round-headed and vaulted windows can be found elsewhere. Decorative cornicing and elaborate brackets embellished with fruit swags are notable features on the first floor.