A library holds books. Usually. Although, some formerly held books, but their name may still include “library” after they switched to some other purpose.
I don’t know about where you live, but most of the libraries in my hometown are kind of meh, not gorgeous. But there are some exceptions, most notably the interior of the Central Reference Library. But, never mind that. This travel journal isn’t about Toronto. It’s about my travels elsewhere.
There are some magnificent libraries in the world and some that are notable for other reasons. When I visit one I try to remember to flag it with this tag.
One fabulous library deserves another. After visiting the amazing John Rylands Library this morning, I visited the equally wonderful Chetham’s Library in the afternoon. I...
If there’s an unintentional theme to my time in Manchester, it might be libraries. Yesterday, I visited the Manchester Central Library, which was the starting...
I don’t normally provide a “previously on Joel’s Journeys and Jaunts” introduction as they might on each episode of a television series, but I’ll make...
Today, my first full day in Dublin, I visited a so-called castle, a garden, a sometimes-called library, a neighbourhood, and a cathedral. But before getting...
Yesterday, I could honestly say that I’d never been in Ireland. It therefore follows incontrovertibly that yesterday I could also honestly say that I’d never...
Today was a day mostly for ruins. These included Kerameikos, Ancient Agora, Hadrian’s Library, and Lykeion. Those English-language names primarily came from the signage at...
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