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The Library of Parliament (1876) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, stands on a bluff overlooking the Ottawa River. French explorer Samuel de Champlain passed here in 1613.
The library with a reading room with more than 65,000 volumes of books and journals is one of the oldest and most important specialised libraries for art and the fine crafts in this part of Europe.
Designed by architects Alsop and Störmer and opened in 2000. It was awarded the Stirling Prize for Architecture in that same year.
The Calgary Central Library's design was unveiled to the public in September 2014 by architects Snøhetta (known for Bibliotheca Alexandrina) and DIALOG, who won a design competition in 2013. The entire building is oval-shaped and is elevated one floor above street level to cover a CTrain light rail tunnel and an open plaza, included with the intention of connecting Calgary's East Village to Downtown. The entrance is framed by wood-clad arches inspired by the shape of arched clouds made by Chinook winds in Alberta. Landscaping around the library and adjoining plaza consists of terracing inspired by the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.[8]
The exterior of the Calgary Central Library is wrapped in a textured façade, with translucent fritted glass panels used to shield private study areas and clear glass to make public areas viewable from the outside.[8][9]
The 22,000-square-metre (240,000 sq ft) interior is centered around a four-storey central atrium topped by a skylight. The lower floors contain the library's meeting spaces and activity centres, while the upper floors feature book stacks with space for 450,000 titles and a reading room. At street level, one floor below the main lobby, is a 340-seat theatre, conference rooms, and small café.[1][10]
The library features several sustainable design features, such as triple-pane windows to save energy on climate control and finishings made of low volatile organic compound materials.[11]
The city library is in the former fire station. Apart from books there are computers for public use and staff who know lots.
More than a place for books, it's a cultural center with poetry club meets, yoga sessions, local art exhibitions, and a warm place to hang out in the cold months.
If you are lucky enough to have a public library, please use it. Or lose it.
The public Library in my home town is a building that was converted after being destroyed in the bombing raids of March 1945. Historically it used to be an administration building for the diocese of Paderborn.
Mamiya RZ67, Mamiya Sekor 4.5/50, tripod, HP5+ at ISO 1600 developed in HC-110 1+31 for 11 minutes, scanned on an Epson V800.
A vertical shot of the Leeds Central library foyer staircase.
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The Central Library in Calgary, Alberta, has a fabulous display of architectural feats in every corner.
123 Pictures in 2023 #60 "Library"
This is the Janet F Harte library in the Flour Bluff area of Corpus Christi, TX. It was unfortunately closed for the holiday when this was taken.
#Bibliotheken und Bücher#
Auswahlfoto:
Für:“Crazy Tuesday“ am 06.09.2022.
Thema:“Libraries and Books“ (Bibliotheken und Bücher)
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The Doheny Memorial Library on the campus of the University of Southern California opened in 1932. It’s still a destination and a draw.
There is a small garden next to the former royal residence of King Rama I. It afforded me some very welcome shade and a place to sit for a few minutes
The town library is housed in what was originally the fire station, next to what was the town hall and is now the museum.
I don't know how old this lamp is, but it's rather nice, don't you think?
The Piccolomini Library, adjoining the Duomo di Siena, is a jaw-dropping, neck straining, masterpiece.
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In the heart of downtown Fredericktown. The Ozarks Regional Library founded in 1908 by the Friday Club. A beautiful mural of a shelf of books adorns the south wall of the building
115 South Main
Fredericktown, Missouri
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This is my little tribute to all those writers who made me live wonderful adventures when I was a child and those who are bringing me new stories.
Filmed in Second Life at the magical place "Library", created by Cica Ghost.
Music : "La valse d'Amelie", composed by Yann Tiersen
Many thanks to Cica for allowing me to make the video and to Skippy Beresford, Hyacinth Albert Lowe, Kikas Babenko and Sunshine Szavanna for their generous collaboration.