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Building for Books
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Building for Books

Jan 1, 1958
0h 23m
★ 0.0

This short film was sponsored by Trinity College, Dublin, and shows how they have expanded their libraries into an invaluable resource for research and study.

Overview

Though commissioned by Trinity College Dublin as a fundraiser for the Berkeley Library and with extensive discussion of the history, architecture and collections of the Old Library, this film also provides a rare insight into student life in Dublin in the 1950s – at work and at play – and lauds the arrival of women and students from many lands.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Trinity College Dublin

Cast

No Cast found.

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