 The original costs was to spend $80,000 on the children and the final cost was only $30,000 and the landscaping was also slashed, a reduction that is reflected in the final arrangements.Located in central Highbury the library is about seven miles (11 km) distant from the more remote areas of Beach Haven and Birkdale.As a consequence, from the mid-1960s there was a persistent call to establish a more convenient branch location.