Here we are at our last, but certainly not least, library post of the year. The Rathbun Free Memorial Library is sister to last month’s featured library, the East Haddam Free Public Library (click here to check out that post)…. Read More ›
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Library Stop: East Haddam Free Public Library
Last weekend we made a delivery to a friend who lives in Moodus, Connecticut. Moodus, population 1,413 per the 2010 census, is a village in the town of East Haddam (population 9,126). I looked up the origin of the name… Read More ›
Library Stop: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Harriet Welles Turner Burnham (1856-1931) left money for the creation of the Welles-Turner Memorial Library in Glastonbury, CT. Enjoy this photo essay of the library’s external architecture.
Library Stop: South Glastonbury Public Library
This month’s library post features the South Glastonbury Public Library. Regular readers of this blog may remember that last month I shared photos of the East Glastonbury Public Library. When you see this sign on the main thoroughfare, obey that… Read More ›
Library Visit: East Glastonbury, CT
Last week Laura and I were looking to go on a day drive. I also wanted to visit a new to me library and since most libraries in Connecticut are still either not open or running on limited hours due… Read More ›
Library Stop: Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, Old Lyme, CT
Yesterday I picked up items on hold at the public library in Old Lyme, Connecticut. I’m happy to introduce you to the Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library. It was built in 1898 and has had some additions over the… Read More ›
Library Visit: Hagaman Memorial Library
We’re back in Connecticut for this month’s library post, visiting The Hagaman Memorial Library in East Haven, CT. As I wrote last month, one of the big impacts that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on my reading and working life… Read More ›
Library Visit: Loyola University Chicago
One of the big impacts that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on my reading and working life is not being able to go to the library, any library, for going on three months now. I commited to posting at least… Read More ›
Library Visit: Essex Library Association
One of the things I’ve missed the most during this pandemic is going to the library. Earlier this week, it hit me that other than the months I was in Marine Corps boot camp, this is the longest I’ve gone… Read More ›
Library Visit: Jefferson Market Library, Greenwich Village, NYC
I had the pleasure of visiting the Jefferson Market Library in late February. It was a rainy day and the library was packed, so I didn’t take as many photos as I would have liked (I do try try not… Read More ›