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Charles Mergendahl - Tonight is Forever
(Original Title: Don't Wait Up for Spring)
Popular Library G424, 1960
Cover Artist: unknown
This was originally a private home designed by John Dodson and built in 1859 in the Italianate architectural style. It was later owned by William R. McKenney and donated to the city of Petersburg in 1929 to be used as the public library. This three story structure has a labyrinth of reading rooms in it (even a basement) and has always (since I have been going there) had a wonderful aroma of old books. I can't even begin to describe what an experience it is to be in this grand old dame when a thunderstorm is marching through and your down in the basement or being cozied up with a book next to one of the many ornately mantled fireplaces while it's snowing outside. I'm angry that city council decided in favor of a "new" public library. One that will be designed in a "modern ugly" style, i.e., architecturally sterile inside and out. There will be no labyrinth of book filled rooms with fireplaces, hundred plus year old Victorian oil paintings and busts of historical thinkers gazing at me, "the hungry reader", happy to be escaping the trappings of this modern world. The new building plans (which I have seen) are all about form and function but no "style". This library, the "old library" is going to be sorely missed by those that have a "passion" for reading. It's not simply about going somewhere or doing something, it's about the experiences and having our senses stimulated that brings enrichment, fulfillment and joy to our lives. That is what this place had to offer.
One of my favourite National Trust properties - this Lutyens designed house overlooks a deep wooded valley just on the northern edge of Dartmoor
Temescal Branch, Oakland Public Library.
Construction, c. 1918.
Obviously, the recessed lights are a later addition.
An all-new interactive Digital Library from Vodafone and the British Library, giving the public free access to Shakespeare’s iconic classics through scanning QR codes on the spines of virtual books..
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On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Vodafone and the British Library have made some of the earliest and rarest editions of Shakespeare’s plays available to all, allowing people to innovatively download the Bard’s most popular works from specially-designed wallpaper featuring virtual library bookshelves. The pop-up Digital Library will provide new access to free digital copies of the quartos by allowing people to simply scan the QR codes printed on the virtual books as the ‘Digital Library’ tours the UK from Edinburgh to Penzance from April 25th – 30th.
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The shelves on the left back up against the baker's racks in the kitchen. They hold mass market SF/F/H. The shelves on the right hold trade-size SF/F/H. The cord provides power to the baking station power strip. At the end of the library is a linen closet festooned with cloth bags.
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. The Apostle Paul came here to Ephesus and in 380 the destruction of the Pagan temples was legalised and Christianity was declared the official religion. A Jewish menorah is engraved into the steps of the library evidencing the presence of the early church in Ephesus.
Here's our library, which is run by our Library Committe and is available to anyone to check out books & videos on the honor card system. We also have meetings in here, New Member classes, and various other activities...
Area was originally just tables and chairs. Added dropdown electric and cable wiring. Tables are a mess of wires velcroed and banded together.
The Council of the Library Foundation Luncheon with Author Abraham Verghese on May 4, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Molly O’Keeffe/Capture Imaging)
Innsbruck, Austria: We had a tour of the Stift Wilten Monastery Abbey including the Library captured in this shot.
Stift Wilten is part of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg.
The family of founding Vice-Chancellor Sir Albert Sloman returned to our Colchester Campus to officially open the extension to the library named in his honour. Lady Sloman was joined by family from around the world including her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Name: De Nieuwe Bibliotheek / Public Library
City: Almere
Architect(s): Meyer & van Schooten (MVSA)
Completion: 2010
The wedge-shaped of Almere’s new public library site occupies a prominent position next to the town hall, with its apex on Town Hall Square. The block accommodates several different functions. The Diagonaal frontage is lined by retail spaces, on Wandellaan there are 30 apartments, while the southwest corner contains a strategic reserve of over 2000 m² for the library. The principal element of the block is the public library. Although the welcoming main entrance lies on the square, the library is emphatically present on all sides of the block.
The library is succession of spaces which together form a route some 400 metres in length. An escalator near the entrance carries visitors up to the first of a series of ascending terrace floors which bring them to the second floor. On the second floor the route continues via an escalator to the study centre on the fourth floor or to the auditorium.
The building has a figure of eight ground plan and the combination of several loops gives the library its clarity and flexibility. Large light wells make for an inviting and lucid interior. Glass walls throughout maintain contact with the outside world, while the light wells and the garden provide contact between the different parts of the building. While the apartments are a clearly distinguishable element, they are nonetheless an integral part of the whole.
Text: www.meyer-vanschooten.nl
An all-new interactive Digital Library from Vodafone and the British Library, giving the public free access to Shakespeare’s iconic classics through scanning QR codes on the spines of virtual books..
.
On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Vodafone and the British Library have made some of the earliest and rarest editions of Shakespeare’s plays available to all, allowing people to innovatively download the Bard’s most popular works from specially-designed wallpaper featuring virtual library bookshelves. The pop-up Digital Library will provide new access to free digital copies of the quartos by allowing people to simply scan the QR codes printed on the virtual books as the ‘Digital Library’ tours the UK from Edinburgh to Penzance from April 25th – 30th.
This image is made available by Vodafone Group for media/ digital editorial and social media use only.
For further information or enquiries, please contact Vodafone Group media relations: www.vodafone.com/media/contact.
The bookshelves on the third floor of the library. Taken for UMFLINT24.
(UMFLINT24 is a once-yearly photography project at the University of Michigan-Flint where students and faculty document campus-wide activity in pictures over a 24-hour period.)
Elegant country mansion set in attractive formal gardens and extensive parkland
Explore Kingston Lacy, a lavish family home built to resemble an Italian Palace.
There’s plenty to see, from grand, beautifully detailed carvings, to intimate family souvenirs and even strange curiosities such as an ‘I owe you’ note from a king.
An art lover’s dream, take a look at rooms teeming with paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Titian and Brueghel. In the Egyptian Room you can discover the largest private collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts in the UK.
Enjoy a summer picnic on the south lawn or let the children run wild in the nearby play areas. Have a wander around the Japanese Garden, complete with authentic tea house or take a sheltered walk through the surrounding woodland. You can even learn how to grow your own food in the ‘Community Growing Spaces'.
Why head out on bike to explore our diverse 8,500 hectare estate. From Iron Age forts, to colourful heath land, water meadows and even a roman road, there’s loads to see.
Don’t forget to pop into the restaurant to try our home Elegant country mansion set in attractive formal gardens and extensive parkland
Explore Kingston Lacy, a lavish family home built to resemble an Italian Palace.
There’s plenty to see, from grand, beautifully detailed carvings, to intimate family souvenirs and even strange curiosities such as an ‘I owe you’ note from a king.
An art lover’s dream, take a look at rooms teeming with paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Titian and Brueghel. In the Egyptian Room you can discover the largest private collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts in the UK.
Enjoy a summer picnic on the south lawn or let the children run wild in the nearby play areas. Have a wander around the Japanese Garden, complete with authentic tea house or take a sheltered walk through the surrounding woodland. You can even learn how to grow your own food in the ‘Community Growing Spaces'.
Why head out on bike to explore our diverse 8,500 hectare estate. From Iron Age forts, to colourful heath land, water meadows and even a roman road, there’s loads to see.
After the Capitol tour ended and we were shepherded back into the Visitor Center. Looking to stay in the air conditioning for as long as possible, we went through the tunnel that leads to the Library of Congress. Located just across the street from the Capitol is the Thomas Jefferson Building, which is the oldest building belonging to the Library of Congress. It's also one of the prettiest buildings in all of DC.
Built between 1890 and 1897, the interior of the Jefferson Building is an amazing and elaborately decorated wonder. This is the Great Hall, which was awesomely beautiful.
The Library's mission is to support the Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people. LOC.gov
Took this shot a few days ago at the Central Library. It's one of my most favourite buildings in Vancouver. I love the curves, the windows, the lines, and the books!
Best viewed on a black background - Hit L.
I'm working through all my 'stored',...... well forgotten piles of must do later images and tidying all my folders and catalogues in LR4. Here's an ICM from Library Walk in the Sodium lit wetness of a Manchester winter...it's going to have a glazed walkway in the future www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-20092963
No ND filter on this one just low light and rain. Gallery of ICM shots of Manchester www.maxblackphotos.com/manchester-icm.html