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Libraries

Robert124
over 5 years ago

When I was young I used to enjoy visits to libraries, they were a place of refuge.  Peaceful, quiet, a nice atmosphere, the smell of books.  And I enjoyed reading.

Now Dizzy face .it's all changed.

My local library ( as have most of the libraries in the city)      has been refurbished and renamed a community hub.

Now there are few books, .lots of computers, uniformed security guards, meeting rooms, help and advice experts on council services, jobs & benefits.  And finally the local post office has closed down and moved into this library itself.

On one side of the room there is a bookcase and next to it a queue of people using the post office.

I miss the old traditional libraries. With wooden bookshelves, books, a librarian and cardboard library tickets in books with dated stamps.

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  • over 5 years ago

    Love libraries.  God knows how many hours I spent in Bedminster and Bristol Central Libraries when I was a kid.  Plus the school I did my O and A levels in had a very pictureskew library - sort of like a chocolate box sort of library.  Old dark wooden panels and bookshelves full to brimming with books.

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  • over 5 years ago

    Love libraries.  God knows how many hours I spent in Bedminster and Bristol Central Libraries when I was a kid.  Plus the school I did my O and A levels in had a very pictureskew library - sort of like a chocolate box sort of library.  Old dark wooden panels and bookshelves full to brimming with books.

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