tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post2526290917223403166..comments2024-03-29T14:18:54.296+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Liverpool Central LibraryGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28249295176339559932018-12-19T22:02:02.491+00:002018-12-19T22:02:02.491+00:00Well, Mrs S, I hope they do too. Glasgow still has...Well, Mrs S, I hope they do too. Glasgow still has a few bookstores but most have closed down. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-69729130622347349682018-12-19T14:51:56.199+00:002018-12-19T14:51:56.199+00:00May libraries live forever (I still miss bookstore...May libraries live forever (I still miss bookstores...)!!! Those mid-air staircases remind me of the magical moving staircases at Hogwarts (Harry Potter reference alert).... not for the faint of heart!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-3369371175469418352018-12-19T12:51:25.819+00:002018-12-19T12:51:25.819+00:00Kate, I too, can recall my first Library - Childwa...Kate, I too, can recall my first Library - Childwall Library in a 'shop' in a row of shops. We walked there (a mile from home) frequently when I was a toddler. There was a book I borrowed time after time but I've been trying all morning to remember what it was with no success. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-65488022930769516442018-12-19T09:16:54.589+00:002018-12-19T09:16:54.589+00:00Kykie, I suppose if you had somewhere else to stud...Kykie, I suppose if you had somewhere else to study and write undisturbed then in a way <i>that </i>was your library.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-49701579210858051822018-12-19T09:15:16.446+00:002018-12-19T09:15:16.446+00:00Indeed, Lee, indeed. It was very strange being in ...Indeed, Lee, indeed. It was very strange being in the building as a 'tourist'.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61621673745289745342018-12-19T08:22:40.548+00:002018-12-19T08:22:40.548+00:00Cro, I am impressed - very impressed. Cro, I am impressed - very impressed. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-70019836256565192752018-12-19T05:43:28.851+00:002018-12-19T05:43:28.851+00:00I love both the library and the reading room. But...I love both the library and the reading room. But the latter, having a penchant for older things, best. Circular rooms are so ... embracing and cosy. <br />I vividly remember my first visit to a library - Hastings library. And the first book I got out. It was Paul Gallico's 'Snowflake'<br />Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-26688351972946669382018-12-19T05:00:48.364+00:002018-12-19T05:00:48.364+00:00Yes, of course, it was the John Moores show. My me...Yes, of course, it was the John Moores show. My memory isn't what it was!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-21393361121732841182018-12-19T02:58:38.745+00:002018-12-19T02:58:38.745+00:00Both are stunning in their own ways. I did five ye...Both are stunning in their own ways. I did five years at technical college and never once darkened the door of the library, can you believe it?kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-23735534778070634622018-12-19T01:27:18.109+00:002018-12-19T01:27:18.109+00:00What a fabulous building. It would make one diffi...What a fabulous building. It would make one difficult to leave...to remain forever buried in the ambience...and the books.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-25467495960996005912018-12-18T20:44:53.360+00:002018-12-18T20:44:53.360+00:00Ironically, Monica, none of the books I used were ...Ironically, Monica, none of the books I used were house in the Picton Reading Room where I sat but in other parts of the building which has now been redeveloped into the place you see in the photos.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-60484720282513760392018-12-18T20:43:23.981+00:002018-12-18T20:43:23.981+00:00Thank you Duta.Thank you Duta.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-11872602765938960012018-12-18T20:43:10.722+00:002018-12-18T20:43:10.722+00:00When I first came to Lewis our library was housed ...When I first came to Lewis our library was housed in portacabins. Now our Stornoway library is right in the centre of town and a very useful resource for the digital age.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31568774877458915572018-12-18T20:32:35.619+00:002018-12-18T20:32:35.619+00:00I'd be very surprised, Meike, if CJ hadn't...I'd be very surprised, Meike, if CJ hadn't blogged about it. Libraries are irresistible to me too. I did blog about the Walker Art Gallery back in 2010 (<a href="https://galenote.blogspot.com/2010/07/walker-art-gallery-liverpool.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>) but I think that was just before we followed each other.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47019056110981649252018-12-18T20:06:00.017+00:002018-12-18T20:06:00.017+00:00Love this, and it makes memories come flooding bac...Love this, and it makes memories come flooding back of the old library in the town where I grew up... It wasn't as grand as this one, but it had a circular or semi-circular room with shelves all around (and the reception desk in the middle). I visited that library a lot during my years in upper secondary school and I still remember where I would find different kinds of book back then.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61174797155986650172018-12-18T19:24:48.170+00:002018-12-18T19:24:48.170+00:00Yes, Cro, the Walker had many competitions includi...Yes, Cro, the Walker had many competitions including, of course, the John Moores Exhibition. In 1967 I was standing just behind John Moores at the opening when he made the comment that Hockney (who had just won the JM prize) was going to be one of Britain's greatest artists. Of course a pronouncement by the great man would always become a fact. It was rumoured that he'd already bought some of his early works.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24850573337957652632018-12-18T10:21:04.490+00:002018-12-18T10:21:04.490+00:00Some, Red, certainly are.Some, Red, certainly are.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8215035910793567482018-12-18T10:20:29.683+00:002018-12-18T10:20:29.683+00:00Yes, YP, when I was in Liverpool in October I did ...Yes, YP, when I was in Liverpool in October I did some reminiscing and visited a few buildings from my younger days just to see what had changed. In some cases the answer was 'Very little'.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-30763822040500672452018-12-18T10:18:56.891+00:002018-12-18T10:18:56.891+00:00Maywyn, I'm surprised that any libraries still...Maywyn, I'm surprised that any libraries still have encyclopedias any. When we all Google at the drop of a hat few people must ever use them. Our library in Stornoway is very good and is a good place to explore for books on a subject you may not know much about. It also has plenty of novels (which, I admit, I rarely borrow). I notice when I go in that there are a number of regulars in the easy chairs reading the newspapers.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-79464128570992854102018-12-18T10:03:32.939+00:002018-12-18T10:03:32.939+00:00Jenny, I was in Tate Liverpool in October. I reall...Jenny, I was in Tate Liverpool in October. I really must catch up with my blog posts. Liverpool has many tourist riches 'in your face' and a plethora or riches if one seeks them out.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-72653896881620924272018-12-18T09:03:33.136+00:002018-12-18T09:03:33.136+00:00Stunning pictures!Stunning pictures!DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-75860057981043823842018-12-18T08:58:37.407+00:002018-12-18T08:58:37.407+00:00Our library used to be in a Porta-cabin but then f...Our library used to be in a Porta-cabin but then few of us could read and write in those days.<br />These are wonderful, I think that both Glasgow and Liverpool are underrated for their architectural magnificence.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47689619351403887462018-12-18T07:27:38.781+00:002018-12-18T07:27:38.781+00:00I seem to remember your brother having written abo...I seem to remember your brother having written about the library some years ago, but maybe I am mixing it up in my memory with having read about it somewhere else. Anyway, it is a truly magnificent building, as is the modern library. There is just something about libraries I still find hard to resist, even though my days as a working Librarian have ended as long ago as 1992.<br />As I don't move in art circles (!), I have not heard of The Walker before.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-92217111911178775262018-12-18T05:26:31.961+00:002018-12-18T05:26:31.961+00:00I do know The Walker, because I had a painting in ...I do know The Walker, because I had a painting in there once. They used to do an annual competition, which I think was called 'Young Contemporaries'; I didn't win!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-62094981875191955162018-12-17T23:49:18.148+00:002018-12-17T23:49:18.148+00:00Libraries are attractive buildings these days rath...Libraries are attractive buildings these days rather than the rigid lines of before.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.com