Got books? (Page 4): Beautiful shot, Bob! Brings back wonderful memories of walking to the local library and checking books out...and sometimes just sitting there and reading them! I...

sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA

Beautiful shot, Bob! Brings back wonderful memories of walking to the local library and checking books out...and sometimes just sitting there and reading them! I went back to that library and it still has the same smell! LOL (It's a good smell!).

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Linda2 wrote:

Bob, your photos always make me want to get out my art supplies and start drawing.I have always loved pen and ink. Thanks again for sharing.

Thank you Linda. If you draw something, be sure to capture it in camera and share it with us.

bnewmk Loc: Albuquerque,NM

Nice!

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

sailorsmom wrote:

Beautiful shot, Bob! Brings back wonderful memories of walking to the local library and checking books out...and sometimes just sitting there and reading them! I went back to that library and it still has the same smell! LOL (It's a good smell!).

Thank you Sue. I've moved around the world so much I've habited a lot libraries through the years.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

bnewmk wrote:

Nice!

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

Not for a while BUT at least you don't have to charge a battery.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

raymondh wrote:

Not for a while BUT at least you don't have to charge a battery.

Yeah raymondh, but now I have to wear reading glasses.

BassmanBruce Loc: Middle of the Mitten

Bob, very nice work on this shot, the detail is indeed superb.
Fwiw, this looks a lot like a "Carenegie Library"' my Mom was a librarian and these were special to her. Her Mom worked in a "Carnegie" in Ludington, Michigan her whole adult life.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_library

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

BassmanBruce wrote:

Bob, very nice work on this shot, the detail is indeed superb.
Fwiw, this looks a lot like a "Carenegie Library"' my Mom was a librarian and these were special to her. Her Mom worked in a "Carnegie" in Ludington, Michigan her whole adult life.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_library

Thanks Bruce. This may very well belong to that family of architecture.

PattyBWest Loc: Jacksonville, FL

My late husband and I went to a sale of old "stuff" from Palm Beach County School District many years ago. They had two beautiful antique wooden card catalog cabinets for sale, which we bought. While we did not use them for cards, they made really interesting storage drawers for small things like screws, nuts, small tools, etc., in his air conditioned shop. People who visited us always commented on the cabinets because they were so unusual. They would have fit perfectly inside this library. Love the photo and the memories.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

PattyBWest wrote:

My late husband and I went to a sale of old "... (show quote)

Thank you Patty. My other love has always been wooden furniture ..... I can imagine that they're very beautiful.

Jolly Roger Loc: Dorset. UK

A very nice image Bob.
Sadly with Council cuts to their budgets we are losing some libraries. Some are being kept open by local people volunteers.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Jolly Roger wrote:

A very nice image Bob.
Sadly with Council cuts to their budgets we are losing some libraries. Some are being kept open by local people volunteers.

I agree with you Roger, it would very sad to lose any more libraries. But then, how many young people read books any longer?

LennyP4868 Loc: NJ

the dewey decimal system? A long time ago and I go to the Library often.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

LennyP4868 wrote:

the dewey decimal system? A long time ago and I go to the Library often.

Thanks Lenny. It was a way to assign all books by a descending hierarchical numbering scheme that corresponded with areas in a library that contained those numbered books on the shelves.