Libraries and Bookstores Galore... Have Your Say!

Hey guys, it’s has be come apparent to me that everybody loves the posts on libraries and bookstores...

I would love to know if YOU have been to a library or a bookstore that has inspired you, if you’ve had a moment in a library that’s made you want to to read even more - a literary epiphany? Or do you just like the serene quiet of the library - You tell me!


Stay tuned over the next few weeks as I keep posting about the top library experiences from YOU.

And a few from me! If you have a great library or bookstore experience, send in your photo to me at  
thebookslooth@gmail.com and your story if you like!

And I’ll be posting a few of my favourites!

Libraries, Libraries... and More Libraries Volume III

I love all these amazingly decadent libraries, they feel like they should belong in another time. They did once!

Have you been to any of these?

Biblioteca Geral University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal    found here

 

 

Strahov Theological Hall - Original Baroque Cabinet  found here

Duke of Humphrey’s Library, Bodleian, Oxford University, England   found here

 

 

Just Look at the roof!!!

Hereford Cathedral Chained Library, Hereford, England (Rare books were once kept chained to the bookshelf to prevent stealing.)  found here

Melk Monastery Library, Melk, Austria       found here

Aren't these libraries astonishing!!??

Where do you get your books from? Volume I

It took my breath away when I saw the pictures of these libraries and bookstores around the world...

the main reading hall, the Rotunde, of the City Library of Stockholm. Photography by arndalarm Flickr.com

The Library Parabola reading room of the British Library. Photograph by Sifter Flickr.com

 

Listed as a World Heritage site, The Library of Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain. Photograpgh by cuellar Flickr.com

 OUTSIDE of - Shakespeare & Co. Antiquarian Books, Paris. Photograph by Simple Dolphin Flickr.com

INSIDE of - Shakespeare & Co. in Paris. Photograph by Toshio Flickr.com

Bookstore in Calcutta, India. Photograph by FriskoDude Flickr.com

El Ateneo bookstore in Buenos Aires. Photography by joesphina- Flickr.com

Photos found at Most Interesting bookstores & Most interesting Libraries.
Photos remain copyright to the photographers.

Libraries, Libraries, and... More Libraries: Volume II

And some more libraries that have left me gaping!

If you have missed out on last week's post, click here

above: Peabody library at Johns Hopkins

above: a French Law Library

above: Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Germany