Look Inside Bangkok's First 24-Hour Library Opening Soon

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: Bangkok City Library / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Check out the capital city’s soon-to-be 24-hour library on April 7.

 

Located in a four-story art deco building with nearly 5,000 square meters, the Bangkok City Library will finally open to public on April 7. The library is expected to be home to more than 20,000 books in Thai and foreign languages, including a Braille section.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/arts/2017/03/30/look-inside-bangkoks-first-24-hour-library-opening-soon/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-3-30

I love bookstores and libraries. Thanks for posting this update for me and all lovers of books.

Braille section should be helpful when TVmembers visit from Pattaya!!!

I've never seen a Thai reading a book; must be for farangs.

I've never seen a Thai reading a book; must be for farangs.

Why waste time reading when you could be playing candy crush?

This should solve the problem of all those poor unfortunates who have been kicked out of Hua Lamphong station overnight.

 

Remember all those smelly old men hugging radiators for warmth in British public libraries?

20,000 books, wonder what percentage are comics and manga ,

hope they have the Beano.with a library,TAT can now promote

Bangkok as a city of culture.

regards worgeordie

My Thai wife is the only person I know who read the whole of the Lord of the Rings. 

This library will be on my list of places to visit next time I go to Bangkok 

4 hours ago, whoareyou said:

Why waste time reading when you could be playing candy crush?

Or Criminal Case, which is my favourite game  

I see Thai people read, but not many.  My Thai language teacher was a voracious reader.  She read books in 5 languages.  I hope they sell coffee there.

So this is then probably enough to put off all TV-posters-or another chance for them to enrage in spitting out:

its right on the corner of that much maligned road named KhaoSarn-a former Lotteree office along Ratchadamnern avenue. That area has indeed a few thousand homeless people-and within 1 km-near the city waterworks, also a home/hostel for themunknown to most though.

19 hours ago, BWPattaya said:

My Thai wife is the only person I know who read the whole of the Lord of the Rings. 

This library will be on my list of places to visit next time I go to Bangkok 

Where is it located, though? Anyone have the location on a map?

Goodness me, what next an art gallery, theater?
It's all a bit overwhelming

1 hour ago, weejun said:

Where is it located, though? Anyone have the location on a map?

Open the Khaosodenglish link and you will find a map. Cheers. And if you do go, give some feedback. Much appreciated.

Be quick or they will have colored all the pictures in


Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect