https://www.middletemple.org.uk/library-and-archive/library
Today we visited the Middle Temple Law Library, which apparently belongs to Prince William? Not clear on that part. Anyway, my biggest takeaway from this visit was that England doesn't have normal lawyers. They have solicitors and barristers. A solicitor is like a lawyer who wants to get everything settled out of court. A barrister is the type of lawyer we would make a TV show about back in the US.
The library was founded in 1641, and holds the legal texts of England, Wales, and EU law documents. They also keep law books from other countries including America. They are a reference library, and just like the V&A, they close for two weeks each year. Which, I will state again, I love.
Our guide said that for his job, he often holds sessions, teaching law students about the library, how to research, and what materials they can find in the library. That sounds familiar. :)
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