 The Dylan Thomas Collection, established in the early 1950s, consisted of over 3,000 books and periodical articles written by, or about, the Swansea-born poet and author.The library was closed on 6 November 2007.After its closure, the interior of the library building, including the domed reading room, was used extensively by BBC Wales as a location for the "Doctor Who" episodes "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead".