Libraries I Have Loved

Libraries are among the first establishments I look up when I go to a new city. There is something about being in the place where public services meets stacks of organized books that sparks a little fire inside me. For some reason these buildings are usually neat to look at, too.

I will occasionally post pictures of libraries I have loved as a celebration of these amazing establishments.  I hope we always have libraries.

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Robarts Library

The University of Toronto's Robarts Library is the most structurally interesting library I have ever been in.  I probably took more pictures of this library in my first week of living in Toronto than I did of anything else.  The floor map and book stacks are arranged in a series of triangles, which goes a long way to maximize space, and results in a cool maze-like effect.

An exhibit started this month called Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The Natural History of Charles Darwin.  Check it out if you are in Toronto; I hope to check it out, too.