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The Oriental Library, Tokyo. Books from private collection of George Morrison, the Australian correspondent for the Times in Peking, in the early 20th century.
An odd statue in front of the Longview, WA library. I guess the child is reading to the cat. The child with the cold, dead eyes.
Victorian neo-Gothic, Grade II listed, Chancery Lane, London; the research library of King's College London and part of its Strand Campus. Seen during the recent Open House weekend.
The Library is now Grade B Listed and the report at the Heritage Scotland website can be found here hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=33095
The Mitchell Library is the largest Council owned and run library in Europe. The only libraries in Europe that are larger are University or National Libraries. It now extends over seven floors.
The area in front of the library is now the M8 motorway. This link shows a more modern photograph of the library. The lights are caused by traffic on the M8. www.flickr.com/photos/straub/2058089256/
This postcard is franked Glasgow 2.15am Jul 29 1912. It was sent to Mr Cunningham at the County Hospital, Ayr. The message reads:
" Maggie was telling me of your sad news you have my sympathy. I have not had very good weather here LM."
The exterior of the new Vancouver Public Library. Very striking both inside and outside. It is a rectangular building set inside an elliptical exterior. Along the rounded exterior walls are seating/study areas.
Local Accession Number: 06_11_002017
Title: Library building
Statement of responsibility: Geo. H. Hastings, Photographist, Brown's Block, Main Street. St. Johnsbury, VT
Creator/Contributor: Hastings, George H. (photographer)
Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints
Date issued: 1850-1920 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm.
General notes: Title from handwritten text on verso.
Date notes: Date supplied by cataloger.
Subjects: Libraries; Streets
Collection: Stereographs
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Shelf locator: Vermont
Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
The library at Nostell Priory in Wakefield holds an amazing number of ancient books, many of them hundreds of years old and first editions. Truly breathtaking to see.
See more scenes of this recently expanded and refurbished library at flic.kr/s/aHsmRy9Js7.
(Photo credit - Bob Gundersen www.flickr.com/photos/bobphoto51/albums)
I'm in love with this library on so many levels. First is the building itself, which was built in 1912 and is a perfect example of the arts and crafts period. Second, it was a gift from Andrew Carnegie, who lived and worked in my hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, and gave so many libraries to the country. Third, the interior is graced with warm old wood from the same period. Fourth, it's full of books! Beyond that are free wifi, excellent places to set up your laptop, a comfy fireplace grouping, friendly, helpful people, a kiddie splash area (outside, of course), and many more amenities. Just a wonderfully pleasant and inviting place to be.
The herbarium building I work in is old, I call it 'living urbex'. Plans are made to renovate. In the coming months I will try to capture as much as possible of what is there....
This library building used to be something else, something which needed a Big Safe! This library was closing when we arrived but there was time to grab a few cookies. We even saw someone in there getting her first library card!
Looking from the Rotunda to the double helix stair.
Tappe Architects (Library Architect)
Moseley Architects (Architect of Record)
John Portman Associates (Design Architect)
Title/View: Warsaw University Library: general view of northwest elevation
Title: Warsaw University Library
Other title: Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warszawie; BUW
Creator: Budzynski, Marek; Badowski, Zbigniew
Creator role: Architect
Creator 2: Bajerska, Irena
Creator 2 role: Landscape architect
Date: 1994-2002
Current location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Description of work: Located between the Vistula River and the Warsaw Escarpment on a culturally and ecologically significant site, the library's design is based on a "city in the woods" concept and was the winning entry of the 1993 design competition for the building. The library is built within the existing topography of the landscape (two levels below grade and two levels above grade) and is constructed of reinforced concrete, steel, glass, and pre-patinated copper. The building's 5,000 square meter green roof is watered by a stormwater irrigation system and contains four thematic gardens, each of which is surrounded by massive skylights and connected by steel bridges. The roof gardens provide expansive views of the city and are integrated into the adjacent University Public Garden by grand staircases and linear water channels. "The library's interior is divided both functionally and physically by a glass enclosed street arcade, which serves to separate and connect the library stacks andleased commercial space.The copper facade along Dobra Street displays eight [4x7 meter] copper tablets containing six different alphabets, mathematical and chemical equations and musical and literary concepts." (Sources: Linke, Lybra, "University Gardens, Warsaw" Topos. Jan. 2005, vol. 51, pp 98-102; Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warszawie. www.buw.uw.edu.pl/en/index.php?option=com_content&tas... Accessed 6/1/16.
Description of view: People enjoying the lower (ground level) and upper (rooftop) garden on the northwest side of the library. To the right, through the atrium glass, the entire passageway connecting the two buildings is visible, and one can see through the opposite (south) entrance as well.
Work type: Architecture and Landscape
Style of work: Contemporary: Postmodern
Culture: Polish
Materials/Techniques: Plants
Metal
Glass
Source: Pisciotta, Henry (copyright Henry Pisciotta)
Date photographed: May 2011
Resource type: Image
File format: JPEG
Image size: 2736H X 3648W pixels
Permitted uses: This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.
Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename: WB2014-0311 Library.jpg
Record ID: WB2014-0311
Sub collection: libraries
campuses
Copyright holder: Copyright Henry Pisciotta
Deritend Library is now part of the Custard Factory complex. It is Birmingham's oldest surviving library building. The library opened on October 26, 1866 and was the third free district library to open in Birmingham. It's now the only one of the original five free Birmingham libraries still standing, which is why it is a bit surprising that it isn't Listed
This tiny library has served our small town well for over 130 years and is still used frequently for books, videos, and other media.
A brief history of the building is available on the town website.
Biblioteca municipal Mercè Rodoreda a Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona), inaugurada el 2.011. El seu fa honor a la coneguda escriptora catalana, premi d’Honor de les Lletres Catalanes, que va escriure “la Plaça del Diamant”.
Biblioteca municipal Mercè Rodoreda, a Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona), inaugurada el 2.011. Su nombre hace honor a la conocida escritora catalana, premiio de Honor de las Lletres Catalanes, que escribió la novela “la plaza del diamante”.
Library Mercé Rodoreda at the city of Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona), inaugurated in 2011. Its name, Merè Rodoreda, is a famous novelist in Catalonia after the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). It was Member of Honour of the Association of Writers in Catalan Language. She wrote the novel “La plaça del diamant” (translated as “The Time of the Doves”).
Exterior stairs for the Geoffrey R. Weller Library at the University of Northern British Columbia.
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Aside: we just had another photo that I took last autumn printed up as a 40" x 30" canvas by White House Custom Color – which, I'm convinced, is the best photo printing service on the planet. It came out wonderfully. And, it's from the cheap little Nikon P&S that I often carry around in my pocket.
Sometimes I wonder why I even bother with lugging around a DSLR, particularly considering the fact that the Nikon P&S is hardly cutting edge compared to the P&S cameras out on the market today. If a Nikon L10 can make a nice 40" x 30", what could a more contemporary P&S pull off?
Some of my photos are now for sale in various formats at Red Bubble and Etsy.
Nikon Coolpix L10
0.019 sec (1/53); f/2.8; 6.2 mm; ISO 64
May Library, Arapahoe Library District, Colorado serves a diverse community with collections in several languages. Additional community support is evident in the large community rooms, mobile computers and children’s and teen areas.
Group3 Planners created the layout of the library and selected the furniture.
Group3 Planners plans and designs libraries. Learn more about Group3 Planners and our other projects at www.group3planners.com
Photos by Group3 Planners
Houston, Mississippi
Constructed in 1909, it was the first Carnegie library in Mississippi. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Anythink Wright Farms (Rangeview Library District) is an award winning and progressive library district in Colorado.
Group3 Planners created the layout of the library and selected the furniture. Other project team members are Humphries Poli Architects and Wember, Inc.
Group3 Planners plans and designs libraries. Learn more about Group3 Planners and our other projects at www.group3planners.com
Seattle Public Library - Central Library on 4th Ave. Designed by Rem Koolhaas (of the Netherlands) and Joshua Ramus (originally from the Seattle area).
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