Monday was our first official day of class! We began the day by traveling to the Barbican (pronounced bar-bih-con) Library. This library has three main parts: general, music, and children’s libraries. Anyone that lives within the original “Square Mile” of London has access to the Barbican.
This tour seemed not unlike many other public libraries I have seen before. I suppose one fact that truly surprised me is that the Barbican does not get much funding. In fact, most of their funding goes towards their exhibitions and art shows, but not towards the library itself. This seems strange to me because it is quite a prominent library within the original city and therefore deserves a little more money to continue to serve its patrons. Here is their website.
Later on in the day, we also took a boat ride up and down the Thames river. Kayla and I took many beautiful photos, but here are just a couple.
British Studies 2019 