 After local government re-organisation in 1996, which abolished West Glamorgan County Council, ownership of the building was transferred to the new City and County of Swansea.The building was renamed the Civic Centre on 19 March 2008, and Swansea Central Library was moved in as part of a redevelopment scheme.The library issued nearly 566,000 loans in 2008/09, making it the busiest in Wales and the tenth busiest in the UK.