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As English major, you can imagine it's hard to get rid of books. Somehow I whittled down my book library to three shelves.
Top shelf = Harry Potter, Narnia, various fiction, box of books to sell on half.com
Next row = OEDs, senior portfolio, notebooks, copies of my essays, teaching books, poetry, Norton Anthologies, a few books I plan to teach
Middle row = Knitting & crafting books, CRAFT magazine collection, various knitting magazines, ReadyMade collection, box of stationery, stamp making supplies, box of sewing accessories
4th Row: CDs & Dremmel
5th Row: DVDs
A Knox College student works on a puzzle, placed on a table in the entryway of Knox's Seymour Library by the library staff. A number of students worked on the puzzle over the course of the day. Photo by Peter Bailley.
Literary Institute and School of Arts new building of 1929 with further addition became the Forbes Library in 1947
Further along Bloor, the blinking dot illustrates the GPS location of the mobile. Pushpin indicates the library.
"Completed in 1995, the 1560sqm Eltham Library is located in a community that prides itself on its artistic heritage and commitment to environmental issues. Pioneering artist and architect Justus Jorgensen established an artistic and cultural precinct Montsalvat in Eltham in the 1930s. In the 1940s Alastair Knox won historic approval to build in earth construction. Mud brick beame a defining feature of this area. The design reflects this heritage and incorporates many other challenges including existing trees, an historic building, overlooking from the main road and proximity to the railway line. Sustainable natural materials were used including earth, radially sawn and recycled timbers and copper panelling and flashing. The library is much enjoyed by its users and is a focal point for community activities."
Source: gregoryburgessarchitects.com.au/projects/educational/elth...
Designed by John A.W. Grant, 1937-40. Sculpture over entrance by Pilkington Jackson. A 2-storey and attic, rectangular-plan inter-war modern library with corner tower; Art Nouveau and Art Deco details. Coursed sandstone ashlar; steel frame with reinforced concrete floors; rendered brick to rear. Cill course; deep cornice between 1st floor and attic; flat roof.
I got uni little bit earlier yesterday, and the air-con of the library shut down for maintenance, so seems i'm the only one there:)
Some of you may remember that well over a year ago I decided to build a library stepladder/chair. At that time I built a little one sixth scale model, to help work out the design problems. Then I re-drew the plans accordingly, but it was not until last summer that I felt able to take time and thought to starting on building the full-size version. I got all the main components cut out in May, but on account of important summer maintenance jobs needed on the house the task moved only slowly. Hardly had I got decently into the work when other events also intervened, leading to this being put aside completely for a further two months. Ultimately I went to work on it again in September when yes, it finally got finished. As I went along, I had made a complete photographic record of how I built this complicated and interesting piece Now, in the quiet time of winter, I am going to put up that record here on Flickr. For those of you who will be absolutely not interested in this project – fear not: I will intersperse this saga with the odd sketch or painting, which I am now also having time to do.
An image of Guildhall Library's main reading room. We are a public reference library specialising in the history of London. We offer books, pamphlets and periodicals from the 15th to the 21st centuries on all aspects of life in London, past and present, and on national, local and social history.
Collections include: London history - the largest library collection in the world devoted to the history of a single city; Historic trade and telephone directories and poll books covering London and the UK; British local and family history ; Lloyd’s marine collection; Business history; Food and wine history; Electronic and online resources. In addition Lloyd’s marine, livery company and London Stock Exchange manuscript collections are held at the library.
Our collections are available to all – no appointment or membership is necessary. We are open Monday -Saturday, 9.30 am - 5.00 pm (except for bank holidays and the Saturday of a bank holiday weekend).
You will find information about visiting Guildhall Library and further details of our collections, including our online catalogue, on our website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/guildhalllibrary.
When it opened in 1907 it drew big crowds, forming a queue along Wimborne Road. It is very similar to Springbourne Library but with a few difference's in the stone work.
This and other library boxes circulated among the many lighthouses in the federal system. It contained books, periodicals and reference materials for weather, gardening and maintenance. I can't even imagine how important this slim lifeline was for the people living in these remote and often dangerous locations.
Booth Library on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on Friday, June 3, 2011. (Jay Grabiec)
Looking at the skin of the Seattle Public Library by Office for Metropolitan Architecture. Air ducts are on the bottom. note the thickening of the frame in what I understand to be higher stress points.
the miller avenue library in Oakland has been abandoned for a few years, it seems.
the miller avenue library in Oakland has been abandoned for a few years, it seems.
At least it is in chalk. But with all the noise complaints we get, shouldn't the "library sleepers" be much less annoying than the "library cell phone talkers"? Maybe they are snoring. Or worse. Hmmm....
The new Library building in Birmingham is stunning, both inside and out. You are able to ascend right to the roof on the 7th floor - the final journey in a glass lift - where you can look out across the City to the surrounding coutryside. There is also a herb garden on the 4th floor. Hopefully this set of photos gives you a taste of the building and the wonderful veiws of the surrounding buildings.
Day 222 of 365 (Saturday) - My children LOVE the library. We often spend a couple of hours there, and it usually passes swiftly, and reasonably calmly. I don't know what it is about the place, but we just feel so relaxed there and enjoy escaping into a world of possibilities (such as the sewing book that I picked up, since when we are there it feels possible we might complete such a craft project at home). Even my youngest started getting interested in books. I was too busy soaking in the calmness that I didn't want to spend lots of time capturing the moment, but rather enjoying it. This kind of scene would never happen at home!
A bit of a messy composite of 3 shots to get it all in - it really is quite big. I couldn't get enough of Aldershot Library when I was a kid.
The Central Branch of Vancouver Public Library resembles the Roman Colosseum in some ways. Completed in 1995, the building was designed by Moshe Safdie who was selected after winning a design competition.
Exeter College library, photographed from the college garden. The tower to the right of the picture is part of the Bodleian library.
This picture was taken using a Canon 1000D, tonemapped in Luminance, stitched using Hugin and the colours adjusted in GIMP.
Tonemap parameters:
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