If, dear blog reader, you've been reading my blog for awhile, first of all Thank You. Secondly it's probably fairly obvious that I'm a bookworm. The other day I wandered into the English book mecca - the British Library. According to the official website, you can explore 14 million books, 920,000 journal and newspaper titles, 58 million patents, 3 million sound recordings, and much more. Find what you need - in the arts and humanities, sciences, or any subject.
It's a cool building in itself, full of nooks and crannies, small tables, cafes and the ubiquitous gift shop. It's made up of a large foyer and several levels of cafes, labs and reading rooms, all surrounding a central column of protected texts which only the librarians have access to, but makes the most impressive bookshelves I think I've ever seen.
They are always having exhibitons of their books and manuscripts too, at the time of writing, hosting the Jack Kerouac, On The Road scroll... (stay tuned tomorrow folks)
The British Library is absoloutely free (except the tempting cafes may rip a hole in your pocket) and if you have a specific research subjet you can register as a reader to use the rooms. Hundreds of student haunt the library - it's quiet and if you can grab a table, you can plug your laptop in & use the WiFi.
It's a cool building in itself, full of nooks and crannies, small tables, cafes and the ubiquitous gift shop. It's made up of a large foyer and several levels of cafes, labs and reading rooms, all surrounding a central column of protected texts which only the librarians have access to, but makes the most impressive bookshelves I think I've ever seen.
They are always having exhibitons of their books and manuscripts too, at the time of writing, hosting the Jack Kerouac, On The Road scroll... (stay tuned tomorrow folks)
The British Library is absoloutely free (except the tempting cafes may rip a hole in your pocket) and if you have a specific research subjet you can register as a reader to use the rooms. Hundreds of student haunt the library - it's quiet and if you can grab a table, you can plug your laptop in & use the WiFi.
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