{"id":10965,"date":"2013-01-18T15:24:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T15:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baylorproud.wpengine.com\/?p=10965"},"modified":"2013-01-18T15:24:54","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T15:24:54","slug":"bbc-names-armstrong-browning-one-of-americas-5-most-beautiful-college-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2013\/01\/bbc-names-armstrong-browning-one-of-americas-5-most-beautiful-college-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC names Armstrong Browning one of America&#8217;s 5 most beautiful college libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel\/slideshow\/20121203-americas-most-beautiful-college-libraries?OCID=fbtvl\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"bbc-abl-jan13\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/bbc-abl-jan13.jpg\" alt=\"BBC honors Armstrong Browning Library\" width=\"225\" height=\"348\" \/><\/a>I used to refer to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.browninglibrary.org\" target=\"_blank\">Armstrong Browning Library<\/a> as Baylor&#8217;s &#8220;hidden jewel.&#8221; But given the growing number of honors the library has received of late, I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s accurate anymore.<\/p>\n<p>The latest recognition came from the BBC (in conjunction with Lonely Planet), which named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel\/slideshow\/20121203-americas-most-beautiful-college-libraries?OCID=fbtvl\" target=\"_blank\">Armstrong Browning one of America&#8217;s five most beautiful college libraries<\/a>. (ABL was joined on the list by libraries at Johns Hopkins, Cornell, UCLA and the Rhode Island School of Design.)<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never been inside the library, you&#8217;re missing out. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.browninglibrary.org\/index.php?id=47427\" target=\"_blank\">Armstrong Browning is open<\/a> 9-5 on weekdays and 10-2 on Saturday; call ahead (254-710-4960) to inquire about a free guided tour. Until you can make it down, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/galleries\/ArmstrongBrowning\/\" target=\"_blank\">this photo gallery<\/a> will give you some sense of the ABL&#8217;s beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, Armstrong Browning Library!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>You might also like:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/2012\/11\/mental-floss-names-armstrong-browning-library-one-of-the-nations-10-most-beautiful-libraries\/\">Mental Floss names Armstrong Browning Library one of the nation\u2019s 10 most beautiful libraries<\/a>\u00a0(Nov. 2012)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/2012\/02\/media-coverage-of-baylor-libraries-browning-letters-project-draws-thousands-of-eyes-to-baylor\/\">Media coverage of Baylor Libraries \u2018Browning Letters\u2019 project draws thousands of eyes to Baylor<\/a>\u00a0(Feb. 2012)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/2012\/01\/armstrong-browning-library-named-one-of-the-50-most-beautiful-college-libraries-in-the-world\/\">Armstrong Browning Library named one of the 50 most beautiful college libraries in the world<\/a>\u00a0(Jan. 2012)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I used to refer to Armstrong Browning Library as Baylor&#8217;s &#8220;hidden jewel.&#8221; But given the growing number of honors the library has received of late, I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s accurate anymore. The latest recognition came from the BBC (in conjunction with Lonely Planet), which named Armstrong Browning one of America&#8217;s five most beautiful college libraries. 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