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Tag: Libraries

By Hole Ousia Posted on February 23, 2026

The Bookseller, 3 February 1968

Categories: Folk worth talking about, Progress hardly broke its stride, This is Not yesterday, Time passesTags: Bookseller, equality for women, Front page, Lady in Black, Libraries, reading, The woman teacher
By Hole Ousia Posted on February 23, 2026

Have Time for Books

The Bookseller, 30 January 1960.

Categories: Medical humanities, PhilosophyTags: books, Bookseller, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Libraries, notebook, reading, scrapbook
By Hole Ousia Posted on April 21, 2024November 17, 2024

The White library

Categories: Architecture, This is Not yesterdayTags: artists, Libraries, London
By Hole Ousia Posted on April 5, 2022November 24, 2024

Children’s Library

I came across this headline in Sunday’s newspaper and liked it! The painting in the background was an Easter card made by my son in 2003 [Andrew was then in … Continue reading Children’s Library

Categories: Philosophy, Two culturesTags: childhood, Libraries, reading
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 30, 2021November 25, 2024

‘The shape of my library is round’

I recently read ‘Letters to Camondo’ by Edmund De Waal. In Exploring this Parisian museum it shares writing at it’s most beautiful: I was delighted to read that like Montaigne, … Continue reading ‘The shape of my library is round’

Categories: Architecture, Omphalos films, Two culturesTags: Dalquharron, Edmund De Waal, Libraries, Montaigne
By Hole Ousia Posted on December 23, 2020November 27, 2024

‘In! It was never out!’

Alexander Ranken (1755-1824) was a minister and author. He has the distinction of featuring in The Book of Scottish Anecdotes, with the entry as above. His style of preaching was … Continue reading ‘In! It was never out!’

Categories: ScotlandTags: Glasgow, Libraries, Scottish Anecdote
By Hole Ousia Posted on November 20, 2020November 28, 2024

The Dark Flower

A WWI Officers Library: ‘The Library is OPEN, but there is only ONE book!’ ‘The Dark Flower’ by John Galsworthy

Categories: ScotlandTags: Libraries, reading, WWI
By Hole Ousia Posted on October 29, 2020November 28, 2024

Empty libraries

I hate to think of empty libraries. The above photograph is of the ‘NON-FICTION’ section of what was once Springburn Library, Glasgow. At the time this photograph was taken this … Continue reading Empty libraries

Categories: Medical humanities, Omphalos films, Two culturesTags: Alexander McCall Smith, Dalquharron, Glasgow, Libraries, magically reaches out, reading

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