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The Library of Congress is a very hard thing to photograph with my gear. But I did get this one shot that I really like.
The TV series Mission: Impossible featured the Geisel library in the last episode filmed ("The Pendulum") as the "World Resources Ltd." headquarters. (aired 2/23/73)
First stop on our tour of libraries in North Kent's Gravesend/Gravesham area. There is a lovely courtyard garden outside Higham library, and evidence of skilled craftspeople in the area, with a couple of beautifully worked wall hangings.
Lappia Hall, Administrative and Cultural Centre. A building designed by Alvar Aalto.
Rovaniemi (Finland).
My internet was down all weekend and I had concepts due for shoots, so I researched the old fashioned way.
Another try of getting a more interesting view of the walls of the library. This one worked out fairly well I think.
Had the chance to use a meeting room at the local library. Very nice space, warm inviting, wireless access :-). While one level is traditional "library", the lower level is set up as collaborative spaces, technology access and active and engaged (my pics for that area did not convey the feeling). The young adult section is set up traditionally. Wonder what that means?
This was the shot I intended to use: www.flickr.com/photos/konarheim/8358756577/in/photostream/ because of the sight line and vanishing points - but this one drew my attention to the shelf on the end with the sunlight. Hard to pick just one when nothing "wow" results.
We went into the Chicago Cultural Center. It is the old Chicago Public Library. The ornate detail was mind boggling! We trudged up a few floors and spotted this elaborately adorned staircase. I split my photo and created a mirror image, then cropped it.
I'm not sure excatly where this place was. We were on our trip from Stavanger to Kristiansand and we found a small village where you only were allowed to enter by foot. There we found this little nice library on the house side.
‘The British Library’ by Yinka Shonibare MBE is a celebration of the diversity of the British population. This presentation has transformed the entrance of Turner Contemporary into a place of discovery and debate. It consists of an installation of thousands of books covered in the artist’s signature material: batik Dutch wax printed cotton textile. On the spines of many of these books are printed the names of notable first and second generation immigrants and incoming migrants to Britain who have moved here throughout history. These names include Winston Churchill, Prince Philip and Dame Helen Mirren. These immigrants and incoming migrants have all made a significant contribution to aspects of British life and culture, from science to music, art, cinema and literature. Other books feature names of prominent figures who have opposed immigration at various times.
After converting the old library/office into a family/game room, the new library now resides at one end of the great room, with the study just around the corner.
The view from the second floor observation area overlooking the Thomas Jefferson Library in Washington D.C.
A visit to the historic John Rylands library in Manchester. The images were taken in their reading room
Here is an aisle of books that have not been cataloged in the online catalog yet. Notice how books from this photo are shelved end to end on the shelf. There is no growth in this collection from our rare room, so there is no need to keep extra space on the shelves for new things. Items are filed using an older AGS regional classification system based on geography. When they're returned, they're classified using LC and end up in a different arrangement.