Barbican Library

mks1972 (532): 24-11-2008
*****
One of the best libraries in London. Lots of choice, especially in music.

kingofswords (614): 22-11-2008
***
I love living in the barbican. its in the heart of town, its quiet and peaceful(strangely enough) and im never at a loss what to do. The library is great, with a superfast internet connection(with enough computers sop you never have to wait around) a comprehensive catalogue of books and even a separate music library which often adds the backing track to the library with a little touch of some soft jazz. Although i think the dvds are a little overpriced(as hackney library do them free). Helpful s (more...)

jaimep (2274): 04-04-2008
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The City of London provides local government services for the financial and commercial heart of Britain, the 'Square Mile'. It is committed to maintaining and enhancing the status of the business City as the world's leading international financial and business centre through the policies it pursues and the high standard of services it provides. Its responsibilities extend far beyond the City boundaries in that it also provides a host of additional facilities for the benefit of the nation. These (more...)

tikichris (2728): 16-01-2008
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This is a pretty decent library with a very good selection of CDs and travel guides. In fact, I almost hate to let others in on the Barbican’s Library. I just know the next time I head over there in search for a guidebook for an upcoming trip, it’ll be checked out. Oh well. There’s an alright catalogue of DVDs too.

Stacey Wilson (983): 01-10-2007
*****
Life in London is so hectic, everybody is rushing around and it’s so noisy. This place is so peaceful and stress free I literally spent a lot of my nights here during my college time just to get away. So many people recommended it to me but I didn’t like the sound of a snotty library but when I eventually went I couldn’t believe how amazingly big it was and it literally had everything from music scores to a book by Charles Dickens. I loved going and I spent hours looking through all the Music an (more...)