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CROATIA.
DUBROVNIK.
Summer break.
The Franciscan friary and church is a large complex belonging to the Order of the Friars Minor. It consists of a friary, a church, a library, and a pharmacy. It is situated at the Placa, the main street of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
The earliest friary was built in the 13th century outside the walls. A new friary inside the walls and close to the Pile Gate, was built in 1317, but its construction took centuries. Parts of the complex were rebuilt several times.
The church was destroyed by the earthquake of 1667. Amongst the losses was a statue by Pietro di Martino da Milano. The only element remaining is the decorated portal overlooking the beginning of the Placa, the main street of Dubrovnik. It was sculpted in 1498 in Gothic style by the workshop of the brothers Leonard and Petar Petroviċ. The almost life-sized Pietà in the central lunette, decorated with flamboyant leaves, is flanked by the figures of St. Jerome (holding a model of the pre-earthquake church) and St. John the Baptist. On top of the lunette stands the figure of the Father Creator. The interior of the church was reconstructed in Baroque style with a single nave. The marble pulpit survived the earthquake of 1667. The main altar with the statue of the resurrected Christ between four twisted marble columns was created by the sculptor Celia from Ancona in 1713. The five side altars were sculpted by the Venetian Giuseppe Sardi between 1684 and 1696. The decorations on the altar of St. Francis were painted in 1888 by the painter Celestin Medovic. The poet Ivan Gundulić is buried in this church.
The friary was built in 1360 in late Romanesque style by the master Mihoje Brajkov of Bar. The friary contains two cloisters. The upper cloister was built in Renaissance style, with arches and semicircular vaults. The lower cloister was built in Romanesque-Gothic style with arches, 120 columns and 12 massive pilasters and a promenade. The capitals on the colonnade of double ornamented hexaphoras are all different showing various geometric, plant-, human- and animal-like figures.
The library (built in the 17th century) contains over 20,000 books, among them 1200 valuable old manuscripts, 137 incunables, seven books with old church corals, and the inventory of the old Friars Minor Pharmacy from 1317. The museum library also contains an exhibition of liturgical artifacts, including a 15th-century silver-gilt cross and silver thurible, and an 18th-century crucifix from Jerusalem and some paintings of old masters, such as "Ecce Homo" by Francesco Raibolini, also known as Francesco Francia (15th century) and a 14th-century head relic of St Ursula.
The pharmacy dates from 1317 and is the oldest still-functioning pharmacy in Europe and the third oldest in the world.
The library and the bell tower were damaged during the 1991 war.
Hope Lutheran Handbell Choir, under the direction of Stephanie Poyner, performed 12 Christmas songs last night at Friendswood Public Library. Soprano vocalists Amanda Gonzales and Carol Chew also sang several of these songs with Poyner’s piano accompaniment.
I had just come out of the library and the alarm started ringing. Minutes later the building was evacuated and the fire department was on the scene. Not sure what happened but perhaps I'll read about it in the newspaper tomorrow.
Tampa's first public library was one of the many Carnegie libraries scattered around the country. It opened in 1917 and probably closed once the new central library opened in the 60s. It's located in the transitional area where Downtown Tampa morphs into Tampa Heights.
7th Avenue between Franklin and Tampa Streets, Tampa.
The kids were treated with an exciting show about science called "Fire and Ice" put on by The Mad Scientist!
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!
Hope Lutheran Handbell Choir, under the direction of Stephanie Poyner, performed 12 Christmas songs last night at Friendswood Public Library. Soprano vocalists Amanda Gonzales and Carol Chew also sang several of these songs with Poyner’s piano accompaniment.
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.
today I was lucky.
I meet someone how was shooting in the library with a fisheye linse. And was so kind to lend it me for some shoots.
Thx!!
After many years of trying, Mr. Frank Smith was successful in obtaining a $10,000 grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation for building a new Library.
A location to build on was needed, some were offered but the price was too high. Mr. Stafford saved the day when he offered lots 1&2 of block #17 for the small sum of $600. They were easily worth $2000. The $600 was raised in one day by George Cook, who went around asking for subscriptions.
Construction was completed in 1906 and the Library opened on February 1, 1907.
Library Annex on the Milford Town Hall, Nashua Street, Milford, New Hampshire. The Milford Town House and Library Annex, now just the Milford Town Hall, is a historic municipal building occupying a prominent position facing the central oval in Milford, New Hampshire. The town house portion, which presents the main facade to the oval, was built in 1869, and is a two-story structure built of brick with granite trim. The Italianate structure has a belltower in which is a Paul Revere bell cast in 1802, which was hung in Milford's first town hall. The library annex was added to the rear of the building (along Nashua Street) in 1892, extending the south facade of the building from nine to twelve bays. It was built using a different type of brick, but stylistic elements tie it to the original structure. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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!
Window and book display for Children's Book week with the theme "Branch out with books" at Rosanna library, 1982. Children's book week was from Monday 26 July to Saturday 31 July 1982. The theme chosen tied in with the International Year of the Tree. The display probably featured award winners for children's fiction.
To celebrate the opening of the movie, the library hosted a Hunger Games Party for the kids! They got a chance to make t-shirts to wear to the premiere, practice their camouflaging by putting face paint on each other, and train like Katniss with a PVC bow. The culmination of the party's activities was a specially designed Hunger Games tournament for the kids as the tributes and only one winner.