Other Libraries Around The World

Being a library geek, I usually make a point of stopping in libraries when traveling. Here are some libraries that I have really enjoyed seeing.

First, Toronto's North York Central Library. All in all, an amazing facility!

These photos were taken in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. It's a Carnegie library so it postdates Shakespeare by a few years. Nice cozy facility, though.

This last picture is the only good shot I got of the Whitehorse Public Library. Nice view of the Yukon River outside, eh?

The Old Hometown Library (Niagara Falls, NY)

A post on Facebook inspired me to post some pictures of the main library in my hometown. This wasn't the original library....it was built in the early 1970s. But it was my library through my high school and college years, so I've got a lot of history here.

I'll leave the convoluted story of its design history and legal wrangling over issues with its design for others, e.g., this article.

Here are some photos of the outside, taken in recent years.

These two photos of the outside were taken in Winter in the mid-1980s.

These photos on the inside were taken a couple years ago