Swiss Cottage Central Library

Came out of the gym earlier and noticed this 50s Bauhaus styled library next to it. What strange and something I’ve not noticed before is that there is literally a pathway that links the two buildings.

It seems that the library is trying a new formula in the Children’s section… Most of the toys have disappeared, along with a lot of the rowdy children, and what remains is a big fairly child sparse area, visited by the occasional librarian barking at parents to get their kids to put the books back on the shelves. Improvement? Hard to say… It’s nice to have a quiet place to read some new books with your kid with out the guilt of doing it at Waterstones.

Clack clack clack is the sound you hear as you whoosh down the wooden spiral staircase after you finish perusing the English and American Poetry sections on the second floor of Swiss Cottage Library. Two full shelves await your arrival; impressively stored with the ubiquitous modernist writers of our great-​great grandparent’s time.
Shhh… don’t you dare make another sound and contemplate your read especially if you’re feeling introspective after lap swimming in the large pool that adjoins the library. The building is bright during the day with spotless glass panes as walls that overlook the courtyard of the large checkout stand from one of the many plush red couches in the reading room you spend quiet time in.
For some, contemplation is an invitation to sleep so sleeping with a book at hand is as common as reading with one. Cozy five-​star accommodations with swimming pool and good reads. Quiet, bright, clean.

This was only opened a couple of years ago, and its great! It’s massive and feels really light and airy, which I always think is a bonus for Libraries.
It has lots of places to sit and do work, and was A definate must when I was a student in the area!

As a student, I want to have an access to all books that I need to understand my courses; however, during the term there are simply to many people wanting the same book at the same time and all in all, the university library cannot provide all of us with the desired object.
I’ve decided to find out a good local library and I ended up in Swiss Cottage one.
The library is seemingly small, hovewer not many people go there, which is a value in my case, because there is always a book I need. The library is also a new one, so you can see it developes quickly. All the new DVD’s go there immediatly after being released, so for only two pounds you can watch Transformers for three days non stop.
There are also extremely tempting discounts for students, so don’t miss it.