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The clunker – a library essential

27/07/2023 nsford 2 Comments

The other day, I suddenly remembered the ‘clunker’. This was a piece of equipment used by a public library I…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: libraries, random

Librarians of the past – a bit of research

30/05/2023 nsford 4 Comments

I recently had a free access weekend on the Ancestry website in honour of the Coronation. I didn’t have anyone…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: libraries, research, resources

Review of ‘Lipsticks and Library Books: The Story of Boots Booklovers Library’ by Jackie Winter

11/10/2022 nsford Leave a comment

Boots are a British company known for their pharmacies, beauty products, photo services, opticians and more. Once upon a time,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, Jackie Winter, libraries, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack’ by Richard Ovenden

15/07/2022 nsford 6 Comments

Knowledge is power. Since records began, people have attempted to control the organisation and distribution of knowledge to hold power…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: archives, books, libraries, non-fiction, research, reviews, Richard Ovenden

Review of ‘The Library: A Fragile History’ by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen

11/12/2021 nsford 10 Comments

As a former librarian and student of library studies, this book needed to work hard to impress me. Unfortunately, it…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, libraries, non-fiction, reviews

A visit to the British Library

29/09/2021 nsford 16 Comments

It was a humid, cloudy Saturday in late September and a few years since I was last at the British…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: experiences, libraries, writers

Review of ‘The Library Book’ by Susan Orlean

22/02/2019 nsford 19 Comments

29th April 1986. Los Angeles Central Library is on fire. The design of the building, lack of ventilation and limited…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, libraries, non-fiction, reviews, Susan Orlean

A long time ago in a library far away: 6 weeks of summer reading magic

02/08/2018 nsford Leave a comment

When I was a teen, the best thing about the summer holidays was that I had so much time for…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, libraries, reading, summer, YA fiction

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