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These images show books and current art exhibits at the Public Library in Georgetown, Central Texas. The photographs were taken with a vintage all manual Nikon 135 mm f2.8 AI-S prime manual lens as well as a very capable 28-105 mm f3.5-4.5 zoom auto focus (AF-D) lens.
The entrance to the old Moorestown Library, with the new library building which replaced it in June 2014 in the background.
In Winsford library.
Visited by members of the Libraries Taskforce.
Photo credit: Julia Chandler/Libraries Taskforce
Ephesus, now in modern day Turkey, was built in the 10th century BC on the coast of Ionia and was a great seaport. Known for its Temple of Artemis, one of the seven Ancient Wonders of the World, it came under Roman control in 129 BC. Built in AD 115-125, this library fell during an earthquake in AD 270 and was not rebuilt until the 1970s. The interior measures 70 by 80 feet and held approximately 15,000 scrolls.
Ephesus is one of the Seven Churches of Asia cited in the book of Revelation, written by the apostle John:-
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. But you have this in your favour: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,which is in the paradise of God.”
The Nicolations are thought to be the followers of Nicholas of Antioch who was ordained as a Deacon in Acts 6:5, he was a proselyte meaning he had converted from paganism to Judaism and early church writings indicate that he was teaching a doctrine of compromise and tolerance towards paganism and occultism, which would lead to a weak strain of followers of Jesus without power or conviction.
On the steps of the Celsius Library is a carving of a Menorah, evidencing the presence of the early church in Ephesus and Christianity was declared as the official religion in 380 during the reign of Theodosius I when destruction of pagan temples was legalised. It was from here that Christianity spread out across the world. However with the birth of Islam in 600AD and the taxation of non-Muslims at 50 per cent of earnings, this discrimination caused many of the poor to convert to Islam in order to survive.
Two young Muslims we met in Ephesus confirmed how hard it is even today to come out of Islam.
The library at Highbanks Park. This is located in one of the Columbus, Ohio metro parks. I've been in this building many times and never noticed this view until today.
The Great Hall of the Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Building.
The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and holds the largest number of books.[2][3] The head of the Library is the Librarian of Congress, currently James H. Billington.
The Library of Congress was established by Congress in 1800 with a budget of $5,000, and was housed in the United States Capitol for most of the 19th century. After much of the original collection had been destroyed during the War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson sold the library 6487 books, his entire personal library, in 1815 [4][5]. After a period of decline during the mid-19th century the Library of Congress began to grow rapidly in both size and importance after the American Civil War, culminating in the construction of a separate library building and the transference of all copyright deposit holdings to the Library. During the rapid expansion of the 20th century the Library of Congress assumed a preeminent public role, becoming a "library of last resort" and expanding its mission for the benefit of scholars and the American people.
Geneva Public Library ribbon cutting ceremony and one-year anniversary. Geneva, Illinois, July 12, 2021.
Library of Birmingham Opened by Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl shot by the Taliban. on the 3rd Sep 2013 ... The £189m Library of Birmingham, which houses one million books and is the largest in Europe .it was designed by Francine Houben
La bibliothèque du parlement / The Library Of Parliament
The beauty of the Library of Parliament is reminiscent of an earlier age, echoing times and personalities long past. Overlooking the spectacular craggy bluffs of the Ottawa River, the Library has been admired by millions of visitors since it opened in 1876.
Modelled on the Reading Room of the British Museum, this distinctive circular structure features a ring of sixteen flying buttresses, pinnacles, decorative windows and beautiful ornamental ironwork. The Library building is crowned by a circular lantern.
The Library also plays a vital role in the overall look of Parliament Hill. While the Centre Block and the formal Parliamentary lawns represent an ordered landscape, the Library's design echoes the contour of the escarpment, and the building is set against the wilderness of the cliff.
The first Librarian of Parliament, Alpheus Todd, advised that this Gothic marvel be separated from the Centre Block by a corridor to protect it from fire. That advice helped save the Library from the disastrous fire that struck the Centre Block in 1916. As a result, we can continue to enjoy this architectural jewel.
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The Library of Birmingham is a public library in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square, beside the Birmingham Rep and Baskerville House. Wikipedia
© 2015 Tony Worrall
The faint yet melodious serenade of a cello wafted through the centuries-old ruins. I continued along the old stone path, with wheel ruts still in place, passing by dilapidated yet artfully restored structures - houses, shops, markets, baths, and even an occasional amphitheater. Yet, as I turned around the corner and came to face the beautiful facade of the Library of Celsus, I was taken aback.
I stared at the grand entrance of the library for a long time, slowly savoring the beautiful marble columns, the ornate roofs, the festooned walls, and the realistic statues of ancient Greek gods and goddesses. And right below this entrance, on the steps, sat a cello player crafting tunes for the weary travelers who passed through the long Roman road in front of him.
It harkened me back 2000 years, to the time when this beautiful facade, and the library behind it, was constructed. I could imagine a busy street carrying traffic from one city entrance, past grand villas and crowded amphitheaters, passing in front of the library to reach the great Agora (marketplace) to peddle their wares. And behind those three doors would have been one of the best collection of scrolls and books, making it the third largest library of the 2nd century AD. While the rest of the library had been razed, the facade alone stands, having been painfully restored in the 1960s.
I tried to capture some of its ancient aura, but the camera could only do so much justice. This was shot at F22 (for the sun-star), ISO 800 at 1/50s
Ephesus
Turkey
Barry Dickins is a Reservoir writer. He is presenting a workshop at the Reservoir library on writing about place and his childhood.
St Helens C of E Primary School
former Turkish Airlines now used as a school library in South Gloucestershire
Taken with a Nikon D90
Look at the door. Books have been painted on it.
More photos in my very active group of books: www.flickr.com/groups/72759907@N00/
All the pictures in this set where taken on the 11th May 2017 during the opening day of Storyhouse. Storyhouse is Chester’s brand new cultural centre: theatre, cinema, library, studio theatre, restaurant, and bar housed in a rejuvenated 1930s art deco Odeon cinema building.
For more information about StoryHouse see www.storyhouse.com
#FirstDayOfStoryhouse #ChesterCulture
Here are some recent (today) pictures of the Heart Center Astrological Library in Big Rapids. I posted a shot before, but these are better photos. The library has been in existence some twenty years or so and all of the books and periodicals have been indexed in a computer. We are in discussion with the Library of Congress and the University of Illinois to one day make this library part of their permanent collection.
There are two levels to the library. This photo is of the north wall on your left, looking toward the east wall. Above this level is another level of shelves. You can perhaps see a bit of that level at the top left.
circa 2006
These two beads were some early results from experiments I did with colour transparency in polymer clay. I used overlapping shapes to explore the concepts of cumulative hue, value, and saturation. Both the technique and the design take advantage of polymer clay's ability to be mixed precisely in small batches with very specific mathematical ratios.
The name, French Generals, comes from a Venn diagram that I found in a favorite book. The diagram consisted of three overlapping circles: one represented generals, another represented French people, and the third represented people who wear medals. The place where all three of the circles overlapped represented French generals who wear medals. I adopted the name French Generals as shorthand for describing these techniques, since the overlapping shapes in Venn diagrams have always appealed to me and inform this work.
The original Venn diagram was in Mathematics by David Bergamini, published in 1963 as one of 26 volumes in the Life Science Library. I love that book, especially the topology illustrations. It (and the whole collection) have some truly inspiring visuals.
photo by Robert Diamante
It's COLD outside so grab a book from the village library. You can gather round the fireplace with a cup of hot tea. Hopefully, the next fireplace photo will not be dark and forbidding.