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THE LIBRARIES IN LONDON
London is one of the most
literary-minded cities in the world. It would be hard to think of a subject
which has not got a library devoted especially to it.
Let us start with the highest
library in London, the Capitular Library of
St. Paul's Cathedral. To
reach it, you must be prepared for a long
climb, for it is situated right up near the Whispering Gallery which
encircles the base of the cathedral dome .
The origin of the library
dates back to the seventh century, but all its books, with the exception of
some books printed before 1500 and six manuscripts, were destroyed in the Great
Fire of London in 1666. The archives, however, were preserved. The Library was
refounded after the Fire and the collection was built up again by gift and
purchase during the 17th and 18th centuries.
From the highest library in
London to the biggest - which, of course, is that of the British Museum. The British
Museum Library contains about six million books and the large circular
Reading Room is in the centre of the Museum building. In the Reading Room
is a reference section of 30,000 volumes on open shelves and also the
catalogues for the whole library.
In 1841 the London
Library in St. James Square was founded - a library of about 600,000
volumes, mainly devoted to the humanities and fine arts.
Guildhall Library founded in 1425,
maintained by the City of London Corporation, is the largest public general
library in London. It has a very extensive collection, including many thousand
original records, relating to every aspect of London history and topography.
Each of the London boroughs
maintains a public library service. Holborn's Central Library, for
example, is housed in a fine new building which was opened in 1960 and has
attracted interested visitors from all parts of the world. It has over 150,000
books (lending and reference), as well as over 5,000 gramophone records of
musical works and language instruction. 1960 also saw the opening of Kensington's
new Central Library, the largest municipal public library building in
London.
Are the statements true or false?
1. The Biggest library in London is Capitular Library of
St. Paul's Cathedral.
2. The library appeared in the seventeenth century.
3. Nearly all the books of this library were destroyed in
the Great Fire of London in 1666.
4. The archives were not preserved either.
5. The library was refounded after the Fire.
6. The British Museum Library is the highest library in
London.
7. There are more than 6000000 books
in the British Library.
8. There is no Reading Room in the British Museum.
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