I heart libraries :)

This past weekend, I payed a visit to the Central Library in Cape Town. This beautiful library was once the Voluntary Drill Hall designed by James Tennant of the Royal Engineers. This Drill Hall was erected in 1884 and designed to serve the volunteer forces of the Western Division as headquarters as well as an indoor venue for instruction and for drilling in bad weather.

The Central Library with its beautiful steel roof trusses is 56 years old and have a book collection that includes all 11 languages. During my visit there I noticed that this is no quiet library. With more than 70 000 people that visit this user-friendly library every month, it is a place where people meet, take out books, study, do homework or research or even engage in activities and workshops. The Central Library is the largest library in and around Cape Town and is the social hub of the inner city! :)