Vancouver Central Library

In a city that has very little history, in the European fountains, churches and pillars tradition, Vancouver Library feels a bit like home in a strange way. Concrete and glass is the staple architectural look around these parts and the modern, actually planned out, squares, grids and blocks system of town planning gets a bit boring after a while.

So the Central Library of VPL takes up an entire block and is full of every genre of book you could want to get your grubby hands on. It is an impressive multi-story building, with an indoor courtyard area on the way in. This is almost European in feel with 'outdoor' cafe seating and cobblestone type paving. It's basically sitting outside on Quay Street in Galway with a ceiling 6 floors above you. And a few more homeless lads shuffling about from time to time.