Unbelievable!
Feb 17, 2015 16:00:24 #
Feb 17, 2015 16:28:09 #
Kenny wrote:
http://www.boredpanda.com/extraordinary-libraries/#post3
Kenny, some very amazing shots of even more amazing libraries!!
For those of us old guys that attended UC Berkely, one of the most popular and amazing stops on the official tours of the campos was the old card cataloge room in the Bancroft library. Many rows upon rows of those cabinets with the little square drawers of card catalogues. The card catalogue room was probably bigger than most public libraries, as the library had more book titles than any library except the library of congress. Find memories, yes!! :lol:
Computer monitors just don't impress!!
Thanks for sharing!
SS
Feb 17, 2015 17:46:24 #
Super shots of some beautiful Libraries...but seven in the USA??..no guessing where the contributor came from.
Feb 18, 2015 07:59:02 #
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Feb 18, 2015 08:24:08 #
SharpShooter wrote:
Kenny, some very amazing shots of even more amazin... (show quote)
Card catalog - oh - I remember those! On the other end of the continent at MIT the engineering library located under the great dome was always a wonderful spot. As a side-benefit it had soft chairs with foot-stools that allowed a quick nap between classes....
Feb 18, 2015 11:49:27 #
Kenny wrote:
http://www.boredpanda.com/extraordinary-libraries/#post3
Thanks for the link, Kenny. I really enjoyed it. It must have been exciting to travel to all the different libraries.
Feb 18, 2015 13:42:02 #
Feb 18, 2015 15:59:55 #
Our first "library" was a "double holer" complete with a Sears and Roebuck catalog. Yellow jackets and wasps in the summer and frigid updrafts in the winter. Not quite as fancy as the ones Kenny introduced to us though...
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Feb 19, 2015 07:19:17 #
llamb wrote:
Our first "library" was a "double holer" complete with a Sears and Roebuck catalog. Yellow jackets and wasps in the summer and frigid updrafts in the winter. Not quite as fancy as the ones Kenny introduced to us though...
And the spiders...you can't forget the spiders!
Feb 19, 2015 10:04:59 #
Black and Yellow Garden Spiders! They populated every post, outside wall, and idle implement. We treated the inside with a pump sprayer - as I write this I can smell its sweet doom to bugs.
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