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Dublin's sixth annual Readers' Day took place in the Civic Offices on 6th October. The event brings readers and writers together. Over 200 readers from book clubs attached to Dublin City Libraries attended, and they discussed a range of issues with well-known writers. Among them was Louis de Bernières, the acclaimed author of 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin'. He spoke about the impact writing the book has had on his life. Carlo Gebler, Adrienne Dines, Gerald Dawe and Ailbhe Smith asked whether female authors write too many dull novels about domestic life. A fascinating discussion followed.
According to Divisional Librarian Jane Alger, "supporting book clubs is an important activity of Dublin City Libraries. Nearly 100 book clubs are currently supported through provision of books, information about new publications and reading-related events such as author visits. The main benefit is to introduce readers to books they would not normally read and enable discussion on the various topics in a social environment".
Notes Cafe, St. Martin's Lane, London, at about noon on 17 July. The cafe has especially good coffee, and also very striking light, with overhead spotlights and mirrors. He was sitting at the table closest to the street. I explained the project and asked his permissions, and he said yes immediately. We talked about the project; he asked if I was photographing intellectual London, and I said most of the pictures were in Lancaster, but I had found several readers in Russell Square. He said London was a good place to find someone waiting around for something. He asked if I wanted him to move to better light, so he must also have noticed the dramatic light in the back of the cafe where there is a skylight. But I didn't want to disturb him more than I had done already.
Many thanks for participating, and for being so patient.
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10:00 am, University of Texas at Austin, between Mezes and Batts Hall. I asked for permission (my contact details are on the slip in front of him). He said he was studying for an Astronomy exam in one hour.
When I had an office in Parlin Hall, I used to come out to this area, shaded by live oaks, when I took a break. He is sitting on a plinth that is now empty, after the Confederate statues were removed; that's why the text is covered up.
Thank you for participating, apologies for interrupting your revision, and I hope the exam went well. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
Almost 5 pm, 8 May, outside the old Orangery in Williamson Park. I introduced myself and asked permission. She is Bella; she has been at the university for three months (I didn't ask which one) and is now planning some travel. She has a guidebook to the Lake District, and below it, a notebook in which she was jotting down notes. She said she had gone to Heysham the day before, and she was planning more travels.
She also takes photos; she has an elaborate SLR in that black bag. She used her phone to show me pictures of her little son and her mother, and other family photos. She does them in dramatic black and white, with dark backgrounds. We discussed the light for he photos I had taken of her; I noted that the sun had just gotten a bit hazy, after being very bright, which is why I decided it would be good for a photo.
Thank you Bella, for being part of my project. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
The Gregson Institute, Lancaster. The poet Sarah Hymas, introduces an evening of readings in memory of Elizabeth Burns, who died in August. Friends, poets, artists, and translators read from Elizabeth's poetry and their own.
Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
The Readers Digest building (1967) in Surry Hills features an amazing roof garden four floors about street level. Waterloo St, Surry Hills. Sydney, Australia.
Reykjavic Airport, about 4:30 pm. It was very crowded with all the Icelandic Airlines flights waiting to board; you can see some of the people and luggage in the background. She was wrapped up in this book: George Friedman, Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe (perhaps a good book to read in the mid-Atlantic).
Thank you for participating in my project, and apologies for interrupting your reading. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
Williamson Park, Lancaster, about 3:00 pm. This is the dell just southwest of the Memorial, and yesterday afternoon it was full of activity, with a slackrope walker and a family having a barbecue. But today this woman had it to herself. When I asked for her permission to take the picture, she said she was studying for an exam in an Open University science module (so this is the second reader I have found who was taking her revision outdoors on a sunny day).
I told her I wanted to take the picture from a distance, to get a sense of this person having this place to herself.
Thank you for participating in my project, and good luck on your exam. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
I love this vintage button from my stash. I have been hoarding it for so long, it was nice to find a home for it!
E-reader cover made from eamylove's pattern www.craftsy.com/user/471073/pattern-store.
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Readers 11: Gordon Square. I asked permission. This is a somewhat better shot than one from the side; the book is reflected in the glasses.
This is a microfilm reader. It is located on the 2nd floor of the Downtown LRC, in the corner against the wall adjacent to the stairs.
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