Day Seventy - 19/11/2012 - Cork

     The Christmas spirit has taken hold in almost all of the stores in Cork.  The Bookshelf is no exception.  The coffeeshop now features stockings, wreaths, and candles, and a snow-covered table with light-up houses, a small city, and a working model train.  They have started serving Christmas Lattes made with cinnamon and nutmeg, a warm and festive twist on a classic.
     I recently learned that The Bookshelf is in its first year of business, having opened its doors in March.  They opened in the location of the old Cork Library, and, as I have mentioned, preserved the decorative entrance.  The Bookshelf appropriately features some books (not all are on shelves) around the café, some from the oldest library collection, next to a sign politely asking one not to handle these delicate books.  Many other books from the library are scattered around, free to be picked up and enjoyed along with a nice coffee and biscuit.