Free Tour: Go behind the scenes at the Central Library

The tour visits all six floors of the Central Library and include a great many stairs. Amongst things shown to visitors will be the re-creation of the Reading Room from the 1740s library building in King Street, (with its superb overmantel by the master woodcarver, Grinling Gibbons), the City Librarian's office with furnishings by Holden, and the haunted gallery. The tours include most of the book stacks and non-public departments within the building, and are led by experienced members of the library staff who will explain the history, art, architecture and workings of the building. All tours last approximately an hour and a half. Held at the Central Library, College Green, Bristol.