Best places: Libraries in Canary Wharf, United Kingdom

Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.

Cultural venue with concert hall, theatres, cinema, galleries and home of London Symphony Orchestra.

18th-century, Palladian-style academic library and reading rooms, designed by James Gibbs.

Japanese cultural centre with exhibitions & events on art & design, plus a shop & a restaurant.

The UK's second largest library, established in 1602 and containing over 11 million works.

National collection of objects related to farming and the traditional processing of food.

Library containing the Magna Carta and handwritten Beatles lyrics on some 400 miles of shelves.

Thematically displayed uniforms & exhibits trace British army history from the 1600s to the present.

Rotating exhibits connecting medicine & art, plus a library, reading room & shop.

Elizabethan manor & gardens once owned by Jane Austen’s brother, with exhibits on women’s writing.

Museum, art gallery and library in a renovated 19th-century building, plus workshops and events.

👍👍 They host a great public free exhibit every summer where you get to hear from and talk to leading scientists. Includes exhibits for children. Summer Science Exhibition.

Non-profit welfare and advice centre with a large venue showcasing all aspects of Irish culture.

Pottery, prints and regalia, plus exhibitions, events and a reference-only library.

👍 This is such a nice, compact and quiet gym, I like working out here as the staff are friendly and the footfall are steady, you don’t get annoying dudes coming over saying “how many sets you got left mate”. Only thing I would say could add to make this 5 star is there are add more equipments and clas...

Compact facility documenting the region's past with photos, artifacts & interpretive displays.

👍👍 A beautifully designed contemporary building housing some treasures of information. There’s a separate corner allocated to Tutankhamen Exhibition and another room for the rare books. There’s a cafeteria providing food and drinks at reasonable prices and the shop in one corner. There are excellent pu...

👍👍 The chief instigator in the Library's foundation was Thomas Carlyle.He had become frustrated by the facilities available at the British Museum Library, where he was often unable to find a seat (obliging him to perch on ladders), where he complained that the enforced close confinement with his fellow...

😐 Never been in to the library in Newbury. It's next to the bus stop

👍👍 Good place to study in a silent and relaxed atmosphere. Staff ready to help and to answer any questions.