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March is National Noodle Month and the Friday activity this week was all about noodles! Christina brought lots of different kinds of noodles for the kids to try and even made noodle cookies that were a big crunchy hit!
A selection of books by and about Charles Darwin, near the stairs on the second floor of Tutt Library, in celebration of Darwin Day, February 12, 2006.
Well, my gaming library has spilled into a second bookcase. I still have my stuff from Eden Studios in a different place though. Of course, now I just have to find someplace to put the books that I had to take off that shelf. At least I have things to do while unemployed. If you have questions about what's on a shelf just ask in a comment.
Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield.
Mapping Sheffield.
1 October 2019 - 24 December 2019.
The Fairbank Collection.
A Correct Plan of the Town of Sheffield in the County of York.
Drawn by Wm Fairbank 1771.
Detail.
"It was during the century between 1750 and 1850 that the modern England, with whose features we are familiar, came into being"; and with modern England, modern Sheffield.
The activities of the Fairbanks cover this vital period almost exactly; the earliest plan in the collection is dated 1739, and the latest, 1850. The first William Fairbank (c1688-1759) was a
schoolmaster, of the Quaker faith, who undertook surveying and legal work; only a few examples of his plans, dated from 1739-49 remain. They show stretches of pasture where Silver Street runs down to West Bar. His son William (c1730-1801) made a large percentage of the existing plans; and it is clear from many other sources of local information that he did more work even than can be inferred from the collection. His two sons, William (c1771-1846) and Josiah (1778-1844) carried on the business for some time as W & J Fairbank. Prior to 1833 the partnership was dissolved, and about that year Josiah took his son William Fairbank Fairbank (1805-1848) into partnership.
They worked as Josiah Fairbank & Son until the death of Josiah in 1844; and on the death of the son four years later, the firm was wound up. Parts of their records were bought by clients; the remainder, which forms the present collection, was bought by Marcus Smith of Sheffield, a surveyor. His widow, Sarah Smith, presented the collection to her nephew Alfred Smith Denton of Raisen Hall, and after his death it passed to his son Arthur Smith Denton, from whom it was purchased by Mr RD Bennett.
The Fairbanks were mainly employed in the surveying of estates and townships in Yorkshire and Derbyshire, and of property in the town of Sheffield; but their work extended at times to the counties of Nottingham, Stafford and Lincoln, and even further afield. The second William Fairbank was a surveyor of considerable standing; his quiet and steady industry is amply illustrated by the numerous examples of his work remaining in the collection. He was the surveyor of many turnpike roads, mostly in Derbyshire; and several important Yorkshire and Derbyshire roads were undertaken by his son and grandson. The spread of railways offered them further opportunities; the plans for many lines, some of which were carried out and others abandoned, are the work of Josiah Fairbank and his son William Fairbank Fairbank. In the nervous and hurried atmosphere of the early years of the
nineteenth century, these two energetic surveyors undertook more work than they could easily encompass; and the excitement and sudden collapse of the railway boom of the 1840’s was clearly the cause of their ill-health and comparatively early deaths.
If they had no other cause for local celebrity, the Fairbanks would always be remembered for the sake of their three beautiful and indispensable maps of Sheffield: The Town of Sheffield, 1771, by William Fairbank; The Parish of Sheffield, 1795, by W Fairbank & Son; and The Town of Sheffield, 1808, by W & J Fairbank.
Pergamum was home to a library said to house approximately 200,000 volumes, according to the writings of Plutarch. Built by Eumenes II and situated at the northern end of the Acropolis, it became one of the most important ancient libraries. Legend has it that Mark Antony later gave Cleopatra all of the 200,000 volumes at Pergamum for the Library at Alexandria as a wedding present, emptying the shelves and ending the dominance of the Library at Pergamum.[2] No index or catalog of the holdings at Pergamum exists today, making it impossible to know the true size or scope of this collection.
Historical accounts claim that the library possessed a large main reading room, lined with many shelves. An empty space was left between the outer walls and the shelves to allow for air circulation. This was intended to prevent the library from becoming overly humid in the warm climate of Anatolia and can be seen as an early attempt at library preservation. Manuscripts were written on parchment, rolled, and then stored on these shelves.[3]A statue of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, stood in the main reading room.
Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield.
Mapping Sheffield.
1 October 2019 - 24 December 2019.
The Fairbank Collection.
A Map of the Town and Environs of Sheffield in the County of York.
Drawn by W & J Fairbank, 1808.
"It was during the century between 1750 and 1850 that the modern England, with whose features we are familiar, came into being"; and with modern England, modern Sheffield.
The activities of the Fairbanks cover this vital period almost exactly; the earliest plan in the collection is dated 1739, and the latest, 1850. The first William Fairbank (c1688-1759) was a
schoolmaster, of the Quaker faith, who undertook surveying and legal work; only a few examples of his plans, dated from 1739-49 remain. They show stretches of pasture where Silver Street runs down to West Bar. His son William (c1730-1801) made a large percentage of the existing plans; and it is clear from many other sources of local information that he did more work even than can be inferred from the collection. His two sons, William (c1771-1846) and Josiah (1778-1844) carried on the business for some time as W & J Fairbank. Prior to 1833 the partnership was dissolved, and about that year Josiah took his son William Fairbank Fairbank (1805-1848) into partnership.
They worked as Josiah Fairbank & Son until the death of Josiah in 1844; and on the death of the son four years later, the firm was wound up. Parts of their records were bought by clients; the remainder, which forms the present collection, was bought by Marcus Smith of Sheffield, a surveyor. His widow, Sarah Smith, presented the collection to her nephew Alfred Smith Denton of Raisen Hall, and after his death it passed to his son Arthur Smith Denton, from whom it was purchased by Mr RD Bennett.
The Fairbanks were mainly employed in the surveying of estates and townships in Yorkshire and Derbyshire, and of property in the town of Sheffield; but their work extended at times to the counties of Nottingham, Stafford and Lincoln, and even further afield. The second William Fairbank was a surveyor of considerable standing; his quiet and steady industry is amply illustrated by the numerous examples of his work remaining in the collection. He was the surveyor of many turnpike roads, mostly in Derbyshire; and several important Yorkshire and Derbyshire roads were undertaken by his son and grandson. The spread of railways offered them further opportunities; the plans for many lines, some of which were carried out and others abandoned, are the work of Josiah Fairbank and his son William Fairbank Fairbank. In the nervous and hurried atmosphere of the early years of the
nineteenth century, these two energetic surveyors undertook more work than they could easily encompass; and the excitement and sudden collapse of the railway boom of the 1840’s was clearly the cause of their ill-health and comparatively early deaths.
If they had no other cause for local celebrity, the Fairbanks would always be remembered for the sake of their three beautiful and indispensable maps of Sheffield: The Town of Sheffield, 1771, by William Fairbank; The Parish of Sheffield, 1795, by W Fairbank & Son; and The Town of Sheffield, 1808, by W & J Fairbank.
The Cathedral Library at Southwark, part of a new complex built to the north of the cathedral church and joined by an annex. The stained glass window is a fine example of the work of Essex-based artist Benjamin Finn, whose design won a competition for the commission. I'd like to have got closer to it but alas the door was locked.
Uploaded originally for the 'Guess Where UK?' Group.
The Young Adults who qualified got to spend the night in the library and watch all 7 Harry Potter movies and do lots of Harry Potter related activities.
ODC. Group 1: 4/9/21012: Duch Angle. Out take.
" Dutch tilt, Dutch angle, Dutch shot, oblique angle, German angle, canted angle, Batman angle, or jaunty angle (in non-cinematic static photography) are terms used for one of many cinematic techniques often used to portray the psychological uneasiness or tension in the subject being filmed. A Dutch angle is achieved by tilting the camera off to the side so that the shot is composed with vertical lines at an angle to the side of the frame. Many Dutch angles are static shots, but in a moving Dutch angle shot the camera can pivot, pan or track along the director/cinematographer's established diagonal axis for the shot." Wikepedia.
ODT: 4/12/2013: Dutch Angle.
2012 YIP: 100/366
2012 Photo Challenge: 100/366
365 Project: 100/366
Freaky Friday is the culmination of the Summer programs for the Tweens and Young Adults. They get to come to the library after hours on Friday and have pizza, games and win prizes! This year was a blast!
The Wistarion, p. 74, 1959, Archives & Special Collections, Hunter College Libraries, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York City.
For more information:
In the Wolf Law Library's George Wythe Collection. W&M library catalog record.
Read more about George Wythe's library and this book in Wythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia.
Making trips to the library with my little one is one of my favorite Mother/Daughter things to do.
We'll pick out our books and then read a short story together there before coming home with our wares.
I love the crispy sound that the plastic book covers make. :)
Visiting N's brother in his new house was an excellent excuse to visit his local library.
And to try out their 'Libraries Extra' scheme (We're open when we're closed). I registered for a card in the main library in Hove, then went to find this one. There was one other local reader choosing books - wish I had this sort of option at home!
Central Library Tuam.
File reference: CCL-2012-07-IMG_5036
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.