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1lampbane
Not your favorite bookstores/libraries/fairs, but the locations that were actually the most fun to put into the system. This means venues that you were delighted to find out exist, or venues that look like they might be great to shop at, venues with fun websites/contact info, or venues that are just plain WEIRD.
I think for me, it's a tie between:
Rudy's Library
Coney Island Book Store and Barber Shop
I think for me, it's a tie between:
Rudy's Library
Coney Island Book Store and Barber Shop
2kingkama
After reading the New York Times article about Newark's lack of bookstores, one bookstore mentioned in the article was Source of Knowledge...pictured on the store front, the store's sign reads:
"Source of Knowledge
BOOKS ART GIFT ITEMS
1 Hr. Custom Framing
African Hair Styles
Braiding & Hair Locking"
I just thought this was truly a community bookstore!
"Source of Knowledge
BOOKS ART GIFT ITEMS
1 Hr. Custom Framing
African Hair Styles
Braiding & Hair Locking"
I just thought this was truly a community bookstore!
3lampbane
That article tells me something needs to be done about Newark. We don't even have that many Newark libraries listed...
4BOB81
Tuzzy Consortium Library for me (so far), tho Google Maps seems to have it in the wrong place. Does anybody know if there's a library on Tierra del Fuego?
9timspalding
Maybe we should all post reaction videos to seeing the Antartica website. It could be a new trend.
15lampbane
>>12 BOB81:
Actually I meant that apparently it's changing positions, though I didn't actually bother to read how much it actually moves in a year.
Actually I meant that apparently it's changing positions, though I didn't actually bother to read how much it actually moves in a year.
16BOB81
>15 lampbane:
Yeah, and we'd better get it just right because, what with the blowing snow and all, visitors might miss it completely! I wouldn't want any frozen LTers on my conscience.
Yeah, and we'd better get it just right because, what with the blowing snow and all, visitors might miss it completely! I wouldn't want any frozen LTers on my conscience.
18lorax
I actually know several people who've been to the Pole, though I don't know if any of them have plans to go back. I wonder if they'd be willing to take some nice clear photos of the bookshelves, so we could catalog the station's library? :)
21SkepticalSurveyor
I discovered an interesting venue yesterday: the self-proclaimed "smallest library in the U.S.A."
I enjoyed a scenic drive yesterday, photographing some of the rural libraries in eastern Tennessee. While shooting the Coalfield Library, I noticed a small, shed-like structure located by itself at the edge of the field. The size of this structure, along with its isolated position, made me suspect that the Coalfield Library lacked indoor plumbing.
However, I could see a sign beside the shed, along with what appeared to be a book return box. Walking closer to read the sign, I was surprised to learn that the shed was itself an independent library: the Back Valley Public Library, the "smallest library in the U.S.A."
After establishing that this was not an outhouse, I peered through the window and confirmed the presence of books on shelves.
No website.
No phone number.
No email.
No Wifi.
No food/drink.
Has not been told about LT local.
I enjoyed a scenic drive yesterday, photographing some of the rural libraries in eastern Tennessee. While shooting the Coalfield Library, I noticed a small, shed-like structure located by itself at the edge of the field. The size of this structure, along with its isolated position, made me suspect that the Coalfield Library lacked indoor plumbing.
However, I could see a sign beside the shed, along with what appeared to be a book return box. Walking closer to read the sign, I was surprised to learn that the shed was itself an independent library: the Back Valley Public Library, the "smallest library in the U.S.A."
After establishing that this was not an outhouse, I peered through the window and confirmed the presence of books on shelves.
No website.
No phone number.
No email.
No Wifi.
No food/drink.
Has not been told about LT local.
22timspalding
Love that library. I wish the NYT story were live (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906E1D81338F935A3575AC0A962958260).
23lampbane
New entry for the list:
Westfield Book Exchange
Here's a BBC article about it.
And it actually has a website.
Westfield Book Exchange
Here's a BBC article about it.
And it actually has a website.
24Rivendell
>>19 BOB81:
I'm now scheduled to visit the library in Ascension (and St Helena http://www.librarything.com/venue/10779/ ) in January 2011, will bring back photos.
We have plans to go here http://www.librarything.com/venue/33704/ in September 2012 (NB Google plots this somewhat to the north of the island!).
I'm now scheduled to visit the library in Ascension (and St Helena http://www.librarything.com/venue/10779/ ) in January 2011, will bring back photos.
We have plans to go here http://www.librarything.com/venue/33704/ in September 2012 (NB Google plots this somewhat to the north of the island!).