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Barbican Library

Public library in London, England

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The Barbican Library is one of the public lending libraries in the City of London. The library has a large collection of books, spoken word recordings, DVDs, CDs and music scores available, most for loan, and some reference material for use on site. This public library is one of several libraries in Central London.

The Barbican Centre from the outside
The Barbican Centre from the outside
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