Last class we had the chance to visit the Thomas Fisher Rare book library. It was my first time in there, and it was absolutely beautiful. Entering the library, there was something about the atmosphere that felt so utterly serene, so tranquil. It amazed me that our school owned such a magnificent library, full of all these invaluable and historical artifacts/books. Moreover, the fact that it is connected to Robarts library, a library we as UofT students frequently visit, was something cool to take notice of too.
During our field trip, we received a tour from two of the library’s lovely librarians who were full of intriguing information I had never heard before. They showed us a plethora of interesting artifacts from the past, including the one pictured above. Above are images of proposed models of city hall prior to it being built. It was interesting to see the variety of designs, especially because we had just visited city hall as a class two weeks ago.
Till my next post!
-Andrea
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Hi, Andrea
I really enjoyed reading your short blog. The content is well-organized. You wrote your first impression on the Thomas Fisher Rare Library that the architecture is absolutely beautiful. Later on, you told the reader what’s inside this beautiful designed building. You mentioned the library carries invaluable and historical artifacts/books. Last, you wrote about your personal feeling when walking in the building and listening to the speaker’s presentation.
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Hey Andrea! I found our visit to the Thomas Fisher Library very intriguing as their collection of rare books, pamphlets, photographs, etc, is unseen by many of the public. To be able to browse through them and get a glimpse of the history behind the papers is exhilarating and captive. It is also inspirational to grasp onto the fact that Toronto City Hall has been through so many phase changes in their constructional plans before their build, always wondering what it would look like if it was constructed in a different way.
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