Gorbals Public Library, 45 South Portland Street, Glasgow

The Gorbals Public Library, located at 45 South Portland Street in Glasgow, was built around 1930 by the Office of Public Works. This former library is a two-storey building with a basement and features a near square plan with a classical design. The principal elevations are made of coursed red sandstone ashlar, while the other elevations are constructed of red brick. The building has a round-arched entrance, an eaves cornice, and a parapet. The openings are set in recesses, and the bays are predominantly highlighted by stylised pilasters, with bays 1 to 4 and 10 to 14 being advanced.

On the southwest principal elevation, which is at the corner of South Portland Street and Norfolk Street, there is a near-central single bay with steps leading down to the basement. The wide entrance features a semicircular fanlight above it, set within a round-arched doorpiece. Above the entrance, there are bipartite windows on the first and second floors, flanked by two 4-storey sections on either side. To the left, there is a 4-bay section, and to the right, a 5-bay section.

The east elevation includes a 2-storey and basement 5-bay section on the left, an advanced blank section, and a 5-storey single bay section on the far right. The building has modern glazing and a slightly pitched metal roof.

Inside, the library has been altered, but the original staircase with its metal railing remains intact.