How & Wow!

Library is a collection of information, sources, resources, and services: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual.

Libraries are integral parts of the country and nation, and indicate the human desire to preserve and collect knowledge, and progress both culturally and intellectually.

Nowadays there are different types of libraries: national, regional, public, specialized, and “academic” (university, institute and school libraries). Library always gives us the impression of dull and bore, but there are also some Fascinating one which will keep the bore feeling away; such as the following:

The above is the Bristol Central Library which celebrates its centenary in 2008.

The Central Public Library in Vancouver, Canada, was designed by the architect Moshe Safdie as the winner of a design competition

Library of Alexandria in Egypt is the cultural centre located on the seashore of the Mediterranean in the city of Alexandria.

The Royal library Black Diamond at the waterfront of Copenhagen owes its name to the black granite from Zimbabwe used for the facade of the building. The name was used by the public first and has been adapted officially later. Design by the Danish architects Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen.

The futuristic, award-winning Peckham Library in south London has been designed by the architects William Alsop & Jan Störmer.

The library of the Faculty of Philology, The Free University of Berlin, is built by the famous architect Norman Foster.

New York Public Library is one of the greatest libraries in the world. At present time the library repository counts up to 43, 3 million scientific documents and 15, 5 million books.

The Library of the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain, which is listed as a World Heritage Site

The Domed Reading Room of the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.

This round room called the Rotunde is the main reading hall of the City Library of Stockholm.

Library Parabola is the reading room of the British Library and is said to be the birthplace of the Communist Manifesto.

The Astronomy Library of the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, displays also some historical instruments.

The reading room of the Suzzallo library of the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, was built in 1926 and has a Gothic interieur.

Staatsbibliothek, the State Library in Berlin is the cultural heritage of Prussia. The library contains about 10 million books. Apart from its main function the library also makes the list of incunabula (books that were printed before the year 1501 in Europe) and provide literary and information support.