I like the National Library of Wales' (NLW) building very much from an architectural point of view…read more It is beautiful. There is a very good collection of books, maps and manuscripts in Wales! Ffantastig! It is a legal deposit library. Every published book in Great Britain is very well preserved here (over 4 million printed volumes; Wales and Celtic collecting policy). There is a conservation department for old manuscripts for example. NLW has one Chaucer manuscript which I as a medieval scholar (Middle English) from the "Georgia Augusta" find very fascinating! Also you can order photographs from books in a photographic studio in the building. You cannot borrow any books unfortunately but there are two reading rooms where you can study. The opening times I personally find much too short for serious research. Reading rooms open at half past nine and close at six. Why can one not borrow the books, I wonder? THE USE OF THE LIBRARY IS FREE. This is very good. All you need is a library card. Photocopying is available. This is also good. Very useful links: http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/index.html?id=800 (Online Welsh Biography) http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=126 (Manuscripts) http://digidol.llgc.org.uk/METS/XBC00001/ardd?locale=en (started translating this into German four years ago but nobody did anything with my info - very disappointing; no interest I assume) I worked here for a project called ANW. My collegues Seri, Rhys and Richard are still in touch. Some members of staff in the library were very nice. Martin Lockock worked very hard for this project. A new Royal Charter for NLW was granted in 2006. There are numerous paintings stored in the library. Many of these should be exhibited. Real treasures not many people know about. A friend's (Delwyn) father was Deputy Librarian here many years ago so I have been familiar with the library for a long time. My friend used to tell me a lot about it with fond memories. This is in the past and much has changed since then. The location can be remote if you are without a car. On the other hand, the view is stunning! Pen Dinas - the restaurant I cannot recommend. Too expensive for what it is, always the same choice and sandwiches in plastic boxes. On Saturdays the food is cold. My friend drove all the way from Cardiff for the "Friends of the Library Event" in 2008, looking forward to a good lunchtime meal. I have experienced the same four years ago and nothing has changed. I think one must not blame the staff. It is bad management! If you tell people (and mean well!!) who are responsible about any problems there they get angry about this criticism and do not talk to you ever again. There is a shop where you can buy books and Welsh souvenirs. There are exhibitions in the NLW which are very good usually. It is worth checking if you intend a visit.

A great building it is, the National Library. I like the digitizing they do now. For coffee I…read morealways go to the Arts Centre which is nearby. A great place! Good for research but you need to bear the opening times in mind. There is a shop, too.

I echo another reviewer - the best three years of my life were spent at this University. With a…read morecampus situated right on top of a hill, surrounded by glorious views and countryside, and the other right on the seafront, there's something for everyone in Aber (well, maybe apart from nightclubs that one would find in a city). Yes, the town is small, but it has everything you generally need. Food and drinks are cheap, and the sense of community really does exist here. I could keep going forever, talking about the well-stocked library, fun events at the Union, great political record, fantastic courses and how your fitness levels increase by walking up a 45 degree hill every day! I'd go back in a flash.

Started in 1944 at the age of 17. Left finally in 1954 - some years as a conscript in the Navy, a…read moreyear in France as an "assistant", a year on a travelling scholarship. I am still grateful for what the university did for me. It gave me the capacity to earn a good living, wide cultural and intellectual interests and inspired me to think for myself. It enriched my life in ways that were not obvious at the time. There are still one or two of us from that time who keep in touch. May you have the same fulfilling experience. want to give five stars but it won't let me do that! Hugh

Very helpful friendly staff. It is also handy that you don't need to be registered to use the PC's…read morethere and they be used for a good couple of hours at any one time.

This library us great. they have baby group every month and the kids love it…read more they have a great selection of books and computers tou use too.

Now being a bit of a writer, book published and all, i'd now class myself as a bit of a library…read moreexpert. Now, don't get me wrong, i don't know where every book is or cant pin point shelves precisely but i'd say i'm pretty equip to know a good library when i'm in one. Even from outside Merthyr Tydfil's central library took my heart and my breath. In a huge building right next to a church with a beautiful entrance, you know the type that American colleges have, the Library looms high and proud. Inside, is large. Large enough to wander or work, mind your own business or get involved, it's totally up to you. Once your a member, internet is free and so is lending! Even though Libraries still seem to have that old fashioned air about them they really are worth looking inside. I like to take my notes and let my imagination run completely free amongst the greats of literature. Now, i'm an outsider in Merthyr so it was a pretty daunting feeling going into a new library especially after having experienced the witches if my university and the dragons of my local libraries but i was extremely happy, and bloody revealed at how happy and friendly the staff were here. Even the regulars were pleased to see a new face. I came out a member and with a word of the day. It was Decorum if your wondering!