I hope no one minds another library cat story. This one comes from Kent, UK via the BBC. The cat in question, Fidel, apparently doesn’t like being left alone because he shows up when his owners are at work and leaves when they come home. As always, the cat is immensely popular with the library’s patrons.
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Posts Tagged ‘Public Libraries’
Move Over Dewey!
Posted in Humor and lighter fare, Libraries, tagged Cats, Library cats, Public Libraries on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remembering our Heritage
Posted in Library history, News, tagged Carnegie Libraries, Library websites, Public Libraries on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interested in library history? I want to mention two sites that I enjoy very much. I have linked to Judy Aulik’s historical library postcard site before but I want to mention it again. I am a collector of vintage postcards myself, although I collect in different subject areas. Old postcards are an amazing visual record [...]
Libraries Closing
Posted in Libraries, News, tagged Library closings, Philadelphia, Public Libraries on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our current economic situation is taking its toll on cities and business everywhere. The Philadelphia News reports that the city is closing 11 branch libraries, even though the citizens are protesting the move. One older man interviewed for the story broke down in tears talking about the closure of the library he grew up with (Holmesberg Library).
There is film of [...]
Does the Public Library Have a Future?
Posted in Libraries, tagged Architecture, Future of libraries, Public Libraries, Salt Lake City, Utah on November 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I ran across a very interesting “slide show essay” in Slate called Borrowed Time. It briefly discusses the architecture of 8 large urban libraries located in Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Seattle, Salt Lake City, and New York. The author reflects on the attitudes towards the library that the architecture reveals and cautiously supposes that the [...]
