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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....
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.
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:
pregamma_1
mantiuk06
contrast_mapping_0.4
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Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912)
Head of Lucius Verus
Undated
Pencil on paper
Cadbury Research Library AT/1/Portfolio136/E2750
Drawing from the collection of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA, Cadbury Research Library, Special Collections, University of Birmingham
Notes: new Katoomba Library
Format: colour digital photo
Repository: Blue Mountains Library - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Photographer: John Merriman
The library of the Premonstratensian monastery at Strahov is one of the most valuable and best-preserved historical libraries – its collection consists of approximately 200,000 volumes. The oldest part of the library, the Baroque Theological Hall, was established between 1671 and 1674; the main Classicist vaults of the Philosophical Hall date from 1794 and are two storeys tall. Both halls are dominated by ceiling frescoes by Siard Nosecký and Anton Maulbertsch
This blitz ghost is Waterloo Library, Opened in 1908 on Church Road, close to the junction with Great George Street. It was gutted by fire on the night of the 3rd/4th May 1941. The site is now a car park
Lamont Library was "the first university library building in the United States specifically planned for undergraduates."
The library at Wells Cathedral. Notice the books kept on chains to preserve them from theft. What a magnificent collection!
In the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University.
The books and manuscripts are kept in the climate-controlled, restricted-access core. The outer walls are composed of panels of thin Vermont marble, thin enough for sunlight to shine through and reveal the grain, veins and patterns in the marble.
In between the two structures is an area accessible to the public, with both permanent and rotating exhibits. On permanent display is a Gutenberg Bible and Audubon's original "Birds of America" (surprisingly large!). The temporary exhibit that I saw was of illustrated texts on alchemy. A subsequent exhibit that I wish I had gone back for was on early astronomical texts.
Headquarters Library
Our graphic novel collection and selection of manga has grown significantly in the past year. Come by and check it out. There's something for everyone.
Pat hosted another fun craft for the kids on Monday and they all got to create their own Rainbow Fish.