The Shakespeare Centre Library and Archives, Friday, July 18th.

Um....so today was totally awesome (note: in the true sense of the word). I actually got giddy. In a library. At this point in my education I suppose I should stop being so surprised when a particular collection has this effect on me, but nonetheless...

We left for Stratford-upon-Avon around 11:00am this morning, and it took about 3 hours by bus to get there. We immediately headed for our day's destination, the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archives, which keeps track not only of local history pertaining to the local area, but of Shakespeare and his life and times as well. Additionally, the center in paired with the Royal Shakspeare company, and keeps in-depth archives of prompts, stage plans, costume designs, performance recordings, photographs, publishings, et cetera.