tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682258371328940459.post3155577187331906862..comments2014-11-30T17:05:07.766-05:00Comments on Books Books Books: Public LibrariesFarshaw@FineOldBooks.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05663199582891083995noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682258371328940459.post-91390889674557174712011-12-08T13:10:31.007-05:002011-12-08T13:10:31.007-05:00Hi Helen-
Such a great blog-you put so much work ...Hi Helen-<br /> Such a great blog-you put so much work into the library blog- I loved it-the pictures were wonderful! You're so fortunate to have been to so many special,wonderful,happy places! If you remember--the library is a very happy place for me-I'm still there twice a week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682258371328940459.post-78377634457177470762011-12-08T13:05:35.241-05:002011-12-08T13:05:35.241-05:00Your posting is fabulous!!!! The libraries were ex...Your posting is fabulous!!!! The libraries were extremely interesting, and the store looks great. I can't wait to visit it again!!!Bob Rushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682258371328940459.post-74292310069137678612011-12-07T19:43:29.785-05:002011-12-07T19:43:29.785-05:00Thanks, Bonnie. That's my idea exactly: a tra...Thanks, Bonnie. That's my idea exactly: a travel itinerary centered on the visiting the great libraries of the world. Where there's a great library, there will be many other "great" things nearby, like museums and theaters.Farshaw@FineOldBooks.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663199582891083995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682258371328940459.post-15154524408331243632011-12-07T19:40:29.735-05:002011-12-07T19:40:29.735-05:00Amazing, Bethel, that the government thinks that &...Amazing, Bethel, that the government thinks that "expensive" means "good" -- or is it the expression of power that this reflects? What you need for a good school are good teachers and good libraries. (Didn't Socrates do all his teaching in a grove?) Now, even universities build libraries at the outskirts of the school, or in one awful case, underground! You can go to school in these places and never even know that there IS a library there! In days of old, the library was the CENTER of schools and communities. Woe is me....Farshaw@FineOldBooks.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663199582891083995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682258371328940459.post-50223712068398844932011-12-07T19:23:55.674-05:002011-12-07T19:23:55.674-05:00Here's to the little local library, the librar...Here's to the little local library, the library that is disappearing, the library that opened our hearts to books, the library that we walked to on our way to second grade, the library that is not economically viable in the greater scheme of things. After Newton, Massachusetts, closed all of its village libraries, it built the most expensive high school in the United States. Go figure. If kids don't learn to love books/libraries/knowledge from their earliest days, what good is the most expensive high school in the United States?Marash Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682258371328940459.post-39855428499520458102011-12-06T22:54:39.814-05:002011-12-06T22:54:39.814-05:00Wow how amazing. Your description and knowledge of...Wow how amazing. Your description and knowledge of these great libraries is wonderful. This is the best<br />blog of all them. I have visited some of the libraries, in different parts of the world, and enjoyed being there, but could never see it the way you do. This is a wonderful education.<br /><br />Keep on sharing, I love it.Esternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682258371328940459.post-37376717747318499262011-12-06T19:53:11.606-05:002011-12-06T19:53:11.606-05:00I loved this blog, Helen. It was a travelogue of ...I loved this blog, Helen. It was a travelogue of the libraries of the world. Great job -- beautiful photos, interesting architecture and wonderful collections of books. Thanks for sharing!<br /> Bonnie S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682258371328940459.post-82841953733956971632011-12-06T11:33:14.918-05:002011-12-06T11:33:14.918-05:00And I've never been to the Sorbonne Library, P...And I've never been to the Sorbonne Library, Pamela; nor have I ever been invited to gala grand opening of a new library. But, like you, I feel as though I'm in heaven when I get to work or just be in a wonderful library.Farshaw@FineOldBooks.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663199582891083995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682258371328940459.post-29645899589979605182011-12-06T10:22:59.248-05:002011-12-06T10:22:59.248-05:00Helen, I am bowled over! Especially since at the m...Helen, I am bowled over! Especially since at the moment (for the sake of the wireless signal) I am sitting in my car outside our sweet, tiny little Leelanau Township Library, way smaller than others in our county (Leland, Suttons Bay, Empire) and way, way smaller than the magnificent new public library in nearby Traverse City, so big and grand that when we went for the Grand Opening (a very dressy affair to which we were invited, to the envy of many friends), we felt as if we were "somewhere<br />else." <br /><br />One of my life's biggest thrills was having a letter admitting me to the library at the Sorbonne. (I had to write the letter in French and have my philosophy department chairman sign it.) The first time I went to work there, I was so excited I could hardly see straight, let alone read. Not allowed to roam the stacks, I had to take slips of paper to the counter requesting specific titles. It was fine. Those long, venerable wood tables and the green-shaded lamps, the high ceilings--I was in heaven! <br /><br />Have not been to any of the great libraries in your post, so thank you for the wonderful tour, overwhelming as it was.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.com