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The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library with over 11 million items. Sadly, as there was an event on today, no interior views
My Thursday walk was mainly inside, because snow was falling and the footing was treacherous. However, my brother arrived for a visit and he was driving a four-wheel drive car, so we headed out to the local library, where I stocked up on films and books. Then we went off in search of food.
300 sophomores (10th grade) from Williamsville North High School visited the Central Library in downtown Buffalo on December 10. Students visited our Launchpad Makerspace and tried their hand at fun activities including the Sphero Obstacle Course, button-making and more. They visited the Mark Twain Room and Rare Book Room and got a Library tour. They also visited the "Milestones of Science" and "Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich " exhibits.
Passed this library in Cummington, Massachusetts. It was built in 1872. The library was founded by William C. Bryant. William C. Bryant was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post.
VISUAL LIBRARIES - Leave your Mark.
A collaborative, visual project which encourages you to sign out a Visual Library Book and ‘Leave Your Mark’.
A Visual Library Book is whatever you want it to be, a sketchbook, a journal, a diary, a notepad.
You can ‘Leave Your Mark’ in whatever way you want, ranging from drawing, writing, sewing, adding photographs, markings, printing and sticking. How you make your marks is entirely up to you. All we ask is that you have fun with the different themes. Just borrow it on your library card with other books and materials. If you are not already a member, just ask the staff to help you.
45 Visual Library Books have been placed in Portsmouth Central Library and each has its own theme ranging from; Portsmouth, My City, When I Open My Eyes, Whilst I Was Waiting, Love, What’s in My Pocket and Memories. The intention is for you to feel free to explore the Visual Library Books and choose a theme that you like.
In Association with: Rhodia, Seawhite, Portsmouth City Council, University of Portsmouth, COPIC Pens
For Further Details: claire.sambrook@port.ac.uk
HCLS First Public Library in Maryland to Add Living Books to Collection as part of The Human Library™
Howard County Library System (HCLS) will become the first public library system in Maryland to give its customers the opportunity to borrow Living Books. The Human Library™ will be open on Saturday, March 11 from 1 to 5 pm at HCLS Miller Branch located at 9421 Frederick Road in Ellicott City. Framed around the adage “Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover,” the new initiative encourages participants to look beyond stereotypes and engage in meaningful dialogue. The goal is to foster a positive framework where open, one-on-one, honest conversations lead to greater understanding and acceptance in the community.
The HCLS Human Library will include Living Books from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and identities. Among the books will be a United States veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, a transgender man, and a person living with Bipolar Disorder. Readers will sign up on a first-come basis to “borrow” the books at the Miller Branch, for a fifteen minute, one-on-one conversation to gain insight into their particular experiences and the often marginalizing stigma attached.
The Human Library is an international, innovative approach to challenging stigma, stereotypes, and prejudices through non-confrontational and respectful conversation. It is intended to be a welcoming, inclusive, non-partisan space where difficult questions are expected, appreciated, and answered. There is no political agenda. HCLS is striving to grow its collection of Living Books and expand the number of opportunities for readers to visit throughout the year.
The HCLS Human Library is part of this year’s Choose Civility initiative, Kindness Creates Community. It is presented in partnership with the Howard County Office of Human Rights and #OneHoward.
The library was honored to have astronaut and Friendswood resident Jerry Ross speak to a full house yesterday evening at the Friendswood Public Library. Jerry provided fascinating information regarding his wonderful new book Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA’s Recording Setting Frequent Flyer. Using PowerPoint and narrating his own video footage Jerry gave audience members a vivid look into the world of astronauts and their work with the Space Shuttle and Space Station. Jerry also took time to answer numerous audience questions.
Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield.
Mapping Sheffield.
1 October 2019 - 24 December 2019.
The Fairbank Collection.
Catalogues and Killings.
Sheffield Archives and Local Studies Library are busy digitising card indexes and typescript catalogues to help researchers search for documents online. One of the big projects is to improve access to the Fairbank Collection - a unique set of plans and field books created by the Fairbank family, who practised as surveyors in Sheffield from about 1736 to 1848. While typing up index cards, an intriguing reference came to light mentioning a workshop in West Field Lane, which ran between Trippet Lane and West Street, ‘where Bartlam was killed’ around 1822.
The survey itself did not reveal how Bartlam died. However, a court report was uncovered in the Yorkshire Gazette; on 22nd March 1823, Frederick Curtis stood trial for the manslaughter of fellow cutler John Bartlam. The report stated that ‘some interesting circumstances came out of the trial, and the jury acquitted the prisoner’.
A detailed report dated 29th March 1822 in the Sheffield Independent, revealed that there had been a dispute over the ownership of some tools which led to a fight between Curtis and Bartlam. The only witness to the fight, a Mr Siddall, claimed that Curtis had attempted to throw Bartlam out of a window, but Siddall’s honesty was questioned by the defence, who revealed he was a convicted felon himself, having served time for the theft of a leg of mutton twenty years previously. Surgeons who examined Bartlam’s body after his death were unable to decide whether the internal injuries from which he died were caused by ‘cold, previous complaint of the bowels, or violence’. Several witnesses who knew both the deceased and accused attested that Bartlam was ‘a very irritable and provoking fellow' while the prisoner was 'a quiet, inoffensive, humane man’. The judge, clearly frustrated by the inconclusive evidence, stated that there was ‘a deal of perjury in this case, either on one side or the other, so the Jury would decide which was worthy of credit’. The jury promptly acquitted Frederick Curtis, who appears on the 1841 census as living with his wife and children on Furnival Street, still working in the cutlery trade
Summer is here and that means tons of free fun programs at the library! They kicked things off on Saturday with a program Arts Alive : Insect Invasion!
VISUAL LIBRARIES - Leave your Mark.
A collaborative, visual project which encourages you to sign out a Visual Library Book and ‘Leave Your Mark’.
A Visual Library Book is whatever you want it to be, a sketchbook, a journal, a diary, a notepad.
You can ‘Leave Your Mark’ in whatever way you want, ranging from drawing, writing, sewing, adding photographs, markings, printing and sticking. How you make your marks is entirely up to you. All we ask is that you have fun with the different themes. Just borrow it on your library card with other books and materials. If you are not already a member, just ask the staff to help you.
45 Visual Library Books have been placed in Portsmouth Central Library and each has its own theme ranging from; Portsmouth, My City, When I Open My Eyes, Whilst I Was Waiting, Love, What’s in My Pocket and Memories. The intention is for you to feel free to explore the Visual Library Books and choose a theme that you like.
In Association with: Rhodia, Seawhite, Portsmouth City Council, University of Portsmouth, COPIC Pens
For Further Details: claire.sambrook@port.ac.uk
Seven library associations from around the world who have been participating in the IFLA Building Strong Library Associations programme meet in Berlin February 23-24 2012 to share experiences and strategies for sustainability.