- 6 people in this area at start
- calm and quiet atmosphere
- quiet murmur
- people reading books at tables
- books everywhere
- big clock on wall
- man checking his phone
- people looking around for books
- people on computers
- people are quite calm - no one looks like they are in a rush
- no kids
- no teens
- mostly men
- 2 big fake bamboo trees in big plant pots
- large glass double doors to a cafe
at 14:55:
- man using his phone
- man having a nap
- a phone call breaks the silence
- books on tables
- posh looking man with white hair leaving with his brief case
- man and woman having a conversation at a table
- people coming in and out cafe door
- muted clanging of glass from cafe
- man takes a call - was quite loud so he left
at 15:30:
- beeping from librarians computer
- a pile of encyclopaedia books of different countries left by man on table
leave at 15:50 - 4 people at end in this part of the library - one of them still here from an hour ago
Questions:
- I wonder what he's reading about
- was this library a library 50 years ago?
- who designed the stained glass windows
- why are people taking their batteries out of their mobile phones?
- I wonder why there aren't many students about
- What made them paint the pillars/columns bright green
- How many books are in this library
- where are all the students?
- why are there more men than women in this library?
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