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| Trinity College Library, University of Dublin |
"In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them." --Mark Twain
In a couple of posts recently, I've mentioned fun excursions to branch libraries in our local area (a
children's program, a
fun MG title), but the other day I came across this wonderful tease--an article on "
10 Mind Bending Libraries from Around the World." Oh, the places we could visit, the wisdom we could absorb!
Of the ten listed (check out the link for ideas for your travel wish list), there's the
Philological 'Brain' University in Berlin, Germany--shaped like a human brain, and the
National Library of Belarus which has 22 floors. The name for the shape of its building?
Rhombicubocatahedron. (What??) San Diego's University of California hosts the
Giesel Library, named in honor of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss).
The French National Assembly Library in Paris was originally created with books belonging to the clergy and aristocrats who left France during the French Revolution. Book lovers can only imagine the wealth behind these walls.
Photos of the libraries in the article show how truly mind-bending these places look, outside and inside. The one that shouted "visit me!" is pictured above, the
Trinity College Library at the University of Dublin in Ireland. They say its history goes back to the the founding of Trinity College back in 1592. How would you feel walking through those doors?
Just thought I'd share. If you check out the link, I'd love to hear from you which of the mind-bending libraries you'd like to visit. Which one could you imagine yourself getting lost in?
We can dream big can't we?
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