Okay, confession time: all your pictures are wonderful, but as soon as I saw the orange cat, I squealed, "Eeeeee!!" Inside my head, but still. Full-on squeal.
Yeah, that's our little ritual in the morning. If she doesn't get that time, she screams at me. Well, she talks alot which can be pretty annoying at times!
What a wonderful essay about one of my favorite places! It brought back many good memories for me, especially of the huge Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh where I went many Saturdays after my art classes at Carnegie-Mellon. I miss the massive wooden card catalog and the rambling rooms and hushed atmosphere, especially on snowy days. Thanks! Sherrie
OOhhhh, yes! I love Willard. That satisfying creak of the old oak as you climb the stairs to the genealogy research floor! I do miss it. I didn't know there had been a public library in Washington School. My daughter attended middle school there (we lived directly two blocks north on Powell).
Yep, it was a great library close to home. And I love the creak of the wood as we climb those steps I took a pic of! You have got to make a road trip down here. I'll even go thrift shopping with you to find some treasures to write about!!
Oh, Lynda, a great love letter to libraries. I have written about my memories of libraries from my youth - it's so dream-like to think about the Carnegie-style architecture, the sound of book spines in the silent rooms, the squeak of the wood floors. A common thread for us, I see. :)
Kirsi, Thank you! Yes, what a wonderful common thread. I’m glad Willard is still there with the same sounds and smells. The new libraries are nice but just not the same.
Beautiful Library memories Lynda. They prompted me to think about the libraries I've visited. Our local library is one of my favourite 'hang out' places where I go most weeks. We also have our big city library in Melbourne which is historic and wonderful. I visited the Salt Lake City library once when I went to Rootstech. That was an amazing experience.
Okay, confession time: all your pictures are wonderful, but as soon as I saw the orange cat, I squealed, "Eeeeee!!" Inside my head, but still. Full-on squeal.
Yeah, that's our little ritual in the morning. If she doesn't get that time, she screams at me. Well, she talks alot which can be pretty annoying at times!
Aw, I have a ginger girl who’s much the same! Morning time is non-negotiable. 😸
Same!
What a wonderful essay about one of my favorite places! It brought back many good memories for me, especially of the huge Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh where I went many Saturdays after my art classes at Carnegie-Mellon. I miss the massive wooden card catalog and the rambling rooms and hushed atmosphere, especially on snowy days. Thanks! Sherrie
Sherrie, So glad it brought back memories. I bet that Pittsburgh library was amazing.
OOhhhh, yes! I love Willard. That satisfying creak of the old oak as you climb the stairs to the genealogy research floor! I do miss it. I didn't know there had been a public library in Washington School. My daughter attended middle school there (we lived directly two blocks north on Powell).
Yep, it was a great library close to home. And I love the creak of the wood as we climb those steps I took a pic of! You have got to make a road trip down here. I'll even go thrift shopping with you to find some treasures to write about!!
Oh, Lynda, a great love letter to libraries. I have written about my memories of libraries from my youth - it's so dream-like to think about the Carnegie-style architecture, the sound of book spines in the silent rooms, the squeak of the wood floors. A common thread for us, I see. :)
Kirsi, Thank you! Yes, what a wonderful common thread. I’m glad Willard is still there with the same sounds and smells. The new libraries are nice but just not the same.
Such a cute library!
Never knew the library at Washington grade school was a public library.
Carole, several public schools got funding for having the libraries in their schools until about 63.
Beautiful Library memories Lynda. They prompted me to think about the libraries I've visited. Our local library is one of my favourite 'hang out' places where I go most weeks. We also have our big city library in Melbourne which is historic and wonderful. I visited the Salt Lake City library once when I went to Rootstech. That was an amazing experience.