Another library

The Sant Cugat library will request any book in the system and have it sent to the library, but the cost is 1.50€.  For just under 4€ I can go to any library in Barcelona and back and get whichever books they have.  Exploring different libraries has been a pleasure and last week I tried a new one.

Biblioteca Sant Gervasi - Joan Maragall
I took this photo from the architects' site, where you can see several more.

The window at the entrance had all the iconic Barcelona buildings.

The library had a lot of nooks and crannies, making it hard to take pictures.  It also had a lot of visitors (patrons? customers?), which also made it hard to take pictures.

There was a nice local section, including a lot of works of Joan Maragall.
(note - Joan is the Catalan equivalent of Juan)

The English section was a little frustrating since the titles were covered with labels and the books were covered with plastic, meaning it was difficult to slide them out to read the title.  On the other hand, they had books in English, which is what I wanted.

I didn't see a librarian, but the desk looked inviting.

Books that need repair go here?

Between floors was a display area that seemed to be a play on the
often heard, "I can't remember the title but it had a green cover."

edit - This display may be related to the comment above, but as was pointed out in the comments this display is related to the advertising campaign for the color of the year.  Read more here. 

Above the library was open space.

If I weren't trying to explore a lot of libraries I would definitely return to this one.