Having realised that I needed to up my library visitation rate if I want to get around even half of the faculty libraries, my Friday morning was spent in the Casimir Lewy library.
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| More wacky Sidgwick Site architecture |
The library is inside a building on stilts, presumably because an architect thought that it seemed like a good idea at the time, or perhaps as a preventative measure for when East Anglia is flooded by global warming/sea levels rising or something.
I was signed up for borrowing rights by a friendly librarian who took pride in telling me how much better the philosophy library loan system was than the Seeley. Books can be taken out for a week, and fined 40p per item per day, which certainly seems reasonable.
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| Not the most impressive door |
The library itself is very small. There are a few tables around the edge and a couple of desks with walls in the middle. Unlike the Divinity Faculty, these are quite high thus avoiding awkward library eye contact.
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| Work space bubble |
It was quite busy given its size. By quarter to twelve, there was someone working at every table. Philosophers are perhaps more studious than other subjects give them credit for.
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| The view down the whole length of the library |
It was bright and airy, although this might have been partly to do with the sunny weather. Nevertheless, combined with the small size, this gave the Casimir Lewy library a friendly and pleasant atmosphere.
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| ...and the width |
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| Excitingly enough, I was the first person to take out this book |
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