Library Musings

Interior of a library reading room surrounded by three floors of wrap-around mezzanines supported by Victorian-era iron columns and railings.

Archives reading rooms

This collection of images of archives reading rooms was put together in response to a query on a discussion list

Adaptive reuse in libraries

These churches, factories, swimming pools have all since been converted to a library in a process known as adaptive reuse.

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