The document summarizes the vision and plans for The Hive, a new public and university library in Worcester, UK. The Hive will be a fully integrated public and university library, the first of its kind in the UK. It will bring together library services, archives, history and archaeology resources, and customer services into one state-of-the-art facility. The £41 million project is funded through a private-public partnership and aims to provide world-class learning and cultural resources for all communities in Worcester and the region.