#library search

This summer I am very committed to my studying, and I thought it would be a great idea to visit Time Out London's Best Libraries. That way I can do some traveling, studying and relaxing all at once.

Today I chose to go to Swiss Cottage Library in the Westminster area and boy was it a long journey to and fro. However, it was all worth the peace and quiet. It took me 3 hours to get there by bus but it would have only taken me 2 hours by train. I would advise that if you are doing a search like this on your own in an unfamiliar place, please go on Google and search all you can (nearby landmarks, available toilets, whether it's free, customer service). I was initially going to Marylebone Library but after googling some reviews, I found that it was too small , loud and had a bad selection of books.

What drew me to Swiss Cottage, despite its long distance, was it's interesting exterior and spiral staircase. I'm looking to go into a university course for architecture and interior design, so it was really cool to see these structures in real life.

When I arrived,it was so easy to find the right area. All you do is walk up a small flight of stairs and walk on down the corridor to the library. There's a children's section which is pretty spacious and even has a buggy park. I was greeted by the famous symmetrical spiral staircase and a wonderful bright study space. There were lots of books to chose from on both levels and quite a lot of space to sit and work. I had only gone to this one area downstairs, but I believe there is a conference room, an art gallery and other study spaces elsewhere. I found s square table to sit at and I found it so cool that the outlets were in the floor right under the table, and I went straight to charging my phone because it was dying on me.

In short, I read chapter 1 of Jane Eyre and wrote a short character description, so that I can see how each develops throughout the book. Jane Eyre really is one of my favourite classics ever since I watched the BBC adaptation. I went on to writing a letter in a year long project for my best friend and finished up with like 5 minutes of Tagalog.

It's a shame that the library is so far because it was a very comfortable experience and I really loved the structure inside and out. I hope to see it again when I can! Libraries deserve more appreciation, especially because we're in an age of online access and these gems need to stay.

Stay tuned for my next library quest where I go to Westminster Reference Library!

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Searching for the Uncommon Common Ground: New Dimensions on Race in America by Blackwell, Angela Glover, Stwewart Kwoh, and Manuel Pastor. (2002)

Is Racism a Serious Problem? by Jeff Plunkett. (2005)

1. Stephen Stockwell's first article was “Kuranda Police Shooting” in 1981. (Reference: Stockwell, S 1981, ‘Kuranda Police Shooting’, Legal Service Bulletin, vol 6, pp. 48-49), and it was in the HeinOnline database

2. Governor Slughorn appeared in Flaming Carrot Comics numbers 7, 10 and 11. (Reference for earliest: Burden, B 1985, Flaming Carrot Comics, no. 7, Renegade Press, Long Beach, California). This information was found through the independent and underground databases

3. The latest medical thoughts on the dangers of mobile phones is that, there is a possiblilithy that humans can suffer carcinogenic effects from phones and even bluetooth and handheld devices although many have agreed there is still limited proof for this to be validated. (Reference: Baan, R, Grosse, Y, Lauby-Secretan, B & Ghissassi, F ‘Carcinogenicity of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields’, The Lancet Oncology, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 624-626, viewed 26 August 2011)

4. In Bladerunner, Leon’s reaction communicated confusion. (Reference: Fancher, H, Kibbee, R & Peoples, D 1982, Blade Runner (1982) Draft Script, viewed 26th August 2011) source: American Film Scripts