tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post1902995716519366325..comments2024-03-28T21:00:15.691+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: What the world knows now ... LibrariesHilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-38900035406653615212012-03-04T15:23:16.659+00:002012-03-04T15:23:16.659+00:00Hi Hilary I've just check out the school and i...Hi Hilary I've just check out the school and it's still there! It's rather a posh school for 14 to 18year old girls and was founded in 1850 by Miss Frances Mary Buss. Her Father illustrated books for Dickens. The school was set up to educate girls. <br />It's North London Collegiate School at 46 Camden street, Camden TownPaula RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550276147711384895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-78869385220548556022012-03-04T12:18:22.386+00:002012-03-04T12:18:22.386+00:00Hi Jarmara .. what a fascinating account of a Brew...Hi Jarmara .. what a fascinating account of a Brewer's book .. mine is in the 1970s .. <br /><br />I love the detail you've given us .. and the title of the book as it was .. it would be interesting to do a comparison of yours and today's versions.<br /><br />I wonder if the Sealt family are still around .. and were in your neck of the woods .. it would be amazing to trace EB Sealt back - and find out what her Diligence and attention to all her studies was for .. she was obviously a very good student and enjoyed learning.<br /><br />So interesting .. thanks for adding to the story on libraries and books here .. brilliant to know about ...<br /><br />Thanks for the wishes for my Mama - she sleeps an awful lot now - understandable, but still knows what is what .. appreciate your thoughts .. mine to you for your family ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22516857826469859732012-03-04T11:09:16.174+00:002012-03-04T11:09:16.174+00:00Wow Hilary, I do so love your postings. I have a c...Wow Hilary, I do so love your postings. I have a copy of Brewers which I picked up in a Charity shop, it's a leather bound one dated 1887 and was presented to M.B.Sealt for her Diligence and attention in all her studies in 1888.<br />The book as then called The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, Reference, plots and stories by the rev. E.Cobham Brewer, LLD.<br /><br />This is what readers of the future will miss out on the history of a book as it pass on in its life. I paid £15 pounds for it and it was worth every penny I paid and I hope I'm as proud of owning this book as M. B. Sealt was when she won it for all her hard work.<br /><br />Best wishes to you and your MumPaula RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550276147711384895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-89751094736912113072012-03-04T08:16:24.768+00:002012-03-04T08:16:24.768+00:00@ Ann .. I can't believe that we won't be ...@ Ann .. I can't believe that we won't be able to visually see, feel and hold a book in the future ..it's changing our senses too much.<br /><br />I absolutely agree with your thoughts about picking a book up, looking through it and then becoming interested and buying it .. I still do that in shops and via a catalogue which sells very interesting quality books for discerning readers (out of date) covering all subjects - fascinating to read the catalogue.<br /><br />As you say books in hand are so much more than an ebook read.<br /><br />@ Scarlett - glad all is better with Knox .. and am so pleased you've come back to read the 2nd post .. I had to mention Ashur (after your reminder to me - thank you!) .. <br /><br />.. I think the Chained Library was a very sensible way of holding onto books, which were very valuable back before the printing press, and in its early days .. the scribes, monks and noble households would have had a steady supply of 'tradesmen' to help with the setting up of the Chain Libraries.<br /><br />And as to the heaviest library in the world .. Ashur's would take much to be beaten ... clay tablets - certainly are unlikely to be stolen.<br /><br />Thanks Ann and Scarlett .. lovely to see you both .. I hope Spring and calmer weather will arrive soon in the States ... with thoughts - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-26009427953068633812012-03-02T22:17:25.248+00:002012-03-02T22:17:25.248+00:00So interesting, so many amazing details you've...So interesting, so many amazing details you've included, too..can you imagine writing on fine silk? And I have never heard of a chained library system...how much work that must've taken to assemble!? Glad to see your reference to old Ashur...considering all of his clay tablets I think we can go ahead and award him as having established the heaviest library in the world as well. :)scarlett clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069502203545276963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-69119435493816117802012-03-02T20:32:48.837+00:002012-03-02T20:32:48.837+00:00Libraries are awesome! Thanks for sharing this won...Libraries are awesome! Thanks for sharing this wonderful information and equally wonderful pictures, Hilary! It is true. The entire history of the world rests in libraries. It would be awful if they disappeared to technology. Who of us writers doesn't love to browse in a library? I used to go along the aisles, and if a title caught my eye I would open the book, and if it looked interesting, I'd check it out. Ebooks just aren't the same as books on shelves, in bookstores, in libraries.<br /><a href="http://annbestblog.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann Best, Memoir Author of In the Mirror & Imprisoned</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-36443288953005890782012-03-02T08:00:36.991+00:002012-03-02T08:00:36.991+00:00Hi Julie .. then you sneak in with your comment - ...Hi Julie .. then you sneak in with your comment - lovely to see you! I just couldn't put everything into one post - or actually two .. but a sample overview of libraries I achieved! Glad you enjoyed it .. roll on me getting an ipad or Kindle!<br /><br />Cheers and enjoy the weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54848886578519294132012-03-02T07:57:52.481+00:002012-03-02T07:57:52.481+00:00@ The Golden Eagle .. glad you enjoyed the history...@ The Golden Eagle .. glad you enjoyed the history - thank you.<br /><br />@ Stephen .. you're right - there was much destruction .. Henry VIII could be called the destroyer in many ways - sadly it continues to happen. I hope that at least by now - we have much recorded .. so if destruction occurs we at least have a digital record.<br /><br />@ Sharon .. many thanks - I just enjoy the simple things I hear or find out and then weaving them together in a different fashion.<br /><br />I haven't tried - but I'm sure there are plenty of unemployed journalists out there .. but your idea has gone in - I'm very grateful that you think of me that way.<br /><br />Your visit to the Library of Congress must have been so interesting and I can imagine you must have been wandering around in a little bubble of absolute delight! The history of the library must fascinating to read .. and then the architecture - we do have the ability to create beautiful buildings for our national and private assets.<br /><br />Thanks so much Golden Eagle, Stephen and Sharon - wonderful to see you .. have happy weekends ..HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65433487538512462622012-03-02T07:49:38.420+00:002012-03-02T07:49:38.420+00:00What an interesting historical review of libraries...What an interesting historical review of libraries that truly deserved two posts! Now many of us are anxious to ditch our Kindles and iPads to run to our local libraries! Julie IEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-74137293521710980932012-03-02T05:16:35.258+00:002012-03-02T05:16:35.258+00:00Hilary,
Have you thought about writing for a mag...Hilary, <br /><br />Have you thought about writing for a magazine? You are a seriously good researcher!<br /><br />A couple years ago we went to Washington DC and visited the Library of Congress. I have to say it was so exciting for me....Thinking about every copywrited book in the US being right there under my feet. Plus is was beautiful!Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-80679792681491445862012-03-02T04:43:11.292+00:002012-03-02T04:43:11.292+00:00Fascinating posts! But I would expect nothing less...Fascinating posts! But I would expect nothing less from you. ANother contributing factor to the destruction of libraries were Christain missionaries who destroyed books, even Indian writings sketched in stone that were deemed pagan. This also happened with art as many statues were defaced or the heads cut off and smashed for various reasons. too bad. So much history lost forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-826126965582791312012-03-01T23:03:50.313+00:002012-03-01T23:03:50.313+00:00Fascinating post on libraries! It was great to lea...Fascinating post on libraries! It was great to learn more about their history.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-11777647413956339712012-03-01T08:03:23.323+00:002012-03-01T08:03:23.323+00:00@ Linda .. thank you - yes I agree with you .. I s...@ Linda .. thank you - yes I agree with you .. I struggle to read books - though I'm endeavouring to change that. I only scan one newspaper a week, I scan-read The Week (a digest of the world wide news), I read the odd educational magazine, listen to the radio - a little, watch tv documentaries ... and buy or list books I'd like to read! via blog posts too. I find a point that interests me and thus you; then I elaborate around it - historically, educationally and give it my take.<br /><br />Excellent you've got a Leonardo book waiting to read! That's great .. and enjoy it.<br /><br />@ Ella - amazing to think that book cataloguing on silk and tea bags could be linked .. just had to remind us of the 2,000 year gap.<br /><br />@ Denise - many thanks .. I don't post too often and really appreciate everyone giving my blog a read, and then a comment. I'd love to see those silk scrolls - any scrolls must be so fragile now - I expect most are stored in environmentally controlled rooms now - not in the Sand Library, Chinquetti obviously.<br /><br />I hadn't realised you teach at your State Library .. in Brisbane I think .. must be fascinating to be amongst keen students. <br /><br />I know your love of travel .. enjoy your future library visits .. <br /><br />Google and comment boxes are so frustrating .. wonderful I'll be popping over to say Hi! Now I can comment ..<br /><br />Thanks Linda, Ella and Denise - great to have you here with such lovely comments - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-34637246535041314382012-03-01T05:30:17.934+00:002012-03-01T05:30:17.934+00:00Hi Hilary. I'm so pleased you have such a lot ...Hi Hilary. I'm so pleased you have such a lot of readers as you put so much research into your excellent posts. Wouldn't it be lovely to touch those silken bags in the ancient Chinese library?<br /><br />Libraries are amongst my favourite places. I teach in our city State Library and would happily spend extra hours here anytime.<br /><br />When I travel I love to visit libraries great and small.<br /><br />Thanks for an informative post as always.<br /><br />You'll be pleased to know I'm just using plain old popup comments now.<br /><br />DeniseDenise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-64475543001168377302012-03-01T03:48:00.861+00:002012-03-01T03:48:00.861+00:00Great post Hilary! I loved the tea bag reference.....Great post Hilary! I loved the tea bag reference..so rich and delicate!<br />How fascinating, where we have come and where we are going~ :DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-64077243399716776572012-02-29T19:56:10.399+00:002012-02-29T19:56:10.399+00:00Hilary, this is an amazing amount of information, ...Hilary, this is an amazing amount of information, interesting facts and history of libraries from ancient times through to the present. I used to read actual books all the time, but now most of what I read is online or the newspaper. Thanks to one of your posts, I do have a book on Da Vinci waiting in the wings to read.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349143005152545854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-87028347574569434862012-02-29T18:01:22.602+00:002012-02-29T18:01:22.602+00:00Hilary, you've outdone yourself. This is just ...Hilary, you've outdone yourself. This is just wonderful.<br /><br />And wow, I want to go the the library in Portugal.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7738663412382914022012-02-29T17:40:14.423+00:002012-02-29T17:40:14.423+00:00wow, you have a popular blog!!
I love old librari...wow, you have a popular blog!!<br /><br />I love old libraries and have always hoped that someday an ancient library be rediscovered, (you know, after they were all destroyed by the church some years ago)<br /><br />also wanted to tell you that there is ONE company producing chocolate from the ground up in the USA (Kona, Hawaii) no slaves or serfs abused there!<br /><br /><a href="http://mimitabby.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Mimi Torchia Boothby Watercolors</a>Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062266088887216663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-966111027903452772012-02-29T15:35:55.063+00:002012-02-29T15:35:55.063+00:00Hi Ros ... I only found out about libraries once I...Hi Ros ... I only found out about libraries once I got to boarding school - we'd had lots of books at home .. and I read avidly. Perhaps a visit to your local library is due?! <br /><br />I wonder what the impact of the Kindle and eReaders will have in the years ahead ...<br /><br />I'm sure you visited before the building was refurbished! It's probably cold - but not that cold in its new setting ...<br /><br />@ Karen - pleasure .. it didn't sound like the easiest of paths and I admire you for doing what you could for your family members .. so very glad that my distant support helps .. my thoughts continue on with you .. <br /><br />Cheers Ros and Karen - lovely seeing you both .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-46885752856937931642012-02-29T14:07:11.175+00:002012-02-29T14:07:11.175+00:00I loved libraries as a child. I regularly visited ...I loved libraries as a child. I regularly visited them throughout my adulthood... until I got my Kindle. I haven't been to our local library for months now and that's sad.<br /><br />We visited the chain library at Hereford several years ago. I'm not sure if that was in its old or new building but I remember that it was freezing in there.Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83275285743825409672012-02-29T08:02:14.821+00:002012-02-29T08:02:14.821+00:00@ Susan - how lovely to see you again. Delighted ...@ Susan - how lovely to see you again. Delighted you enjoyed the read .. it was interesting finding out about them and learning how libraries came into existence.<br /><br />The memories with your father must be very precious .. and I know you do excellent research .. and love your educational learning still.<br /><br />@ Clarissa - thanks so much .. that's it for libraries - though I know I could do more.<br /><br />Delighted to hear you're going to check out some of the links .. Joanne's marketing her book with some extra pzzazz.<br /><br />@ Amy - that chaining is one of those facts that's fun for us to know about.<br /><br />If you ever get to Hereford Cathedral .. that's where the Mappa Mundi is .. that's an amazing medieval map of the world - and would be a brilliant visit.<br /><br />@ Donna - I've some knowledge over the (many?!) years and just tie things that interest me and thus wonderfully interest you too! So pleased you read both posts ..<br /><br />Thanks Susan, Clarissa, Amy and Donna - so good to see you all and for your wonderful comments - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-5170958331499660252012-02-29T05:05:42.677+00:002012-02-29T05:05:42.677+00:00Where do you find this stuff? Fascinating. I had...Where do you find this stuff? Fascinating. I had to read both Library posts as I was so intrigued.<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-38759506815419569282012-02-29T00:30:55.630+00:002012-02-29T00:30:55.630+00:00I find it particularly fascinating that books were...I find it particularly fascinating that books were chained together at one time. I would like to see that library!A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-28953467128548783702012-02-28T23:55:11.997+00:002012-02-28T23:55:11.997+00:00You have some interesting posts. I love how you...You have some interesting posts. I love how you're doing a series on libraries. <br /><br />Also, thanks for those cool links at the bottom. I'm going to check out Joanne's for sure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-48046630844014549392012-02-28T23:19:30.992+00:002012-02-28T23:19:30.992+00:00Hi Hilary!
These posts on libraries are wonderful!...Hi Hilary!<br />These posts on libraries are wonderful! I cannot imagine a world without them! My father made me go with him to the library from early childhood, before they even had much in the way of chldren's books like they do now. It was a love affair - then and now - with books!<br />Hugs<br />SusanSusan Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755153568864508986noreply@blogger.com