tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post4613422768164784373..comments2024-01-24T15:53:16.634-05:00Comments on Icelandic Fever: a Southern Saga: Happy Fathers Day! Part 1Darien Fisher-Dukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02886321196588554175noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-61647734713110054982009-06-24T10:42:14.529-04:002009-06-24T10:42:14.529-04:00I'm afraid you're right, Niranjana. An apo...I'm afraid you're right, Niranjana. An apology would be admitting error--something that company lawyers don't like. That unicorn messenger will be worth waiting for, though! p.s. I'm sure you realize that by "fluff" I was referring to the Mount TBR picture ;-)Darien Fisher-Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886321196588554175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-43282259683456748472009-06-24T10:20:01.989-04:002009-06-24T10:20:01.989-04:00Thanks Rose! The whole plagiarism episode seems a ...Thanks Rose! The whole plagiarism episode seems a tad surreal now. All my ire has resulted in...nothing. I'm still hoping for an apology, but am guessing it'll be delivered by unicorn messenger on judgement day.Niranjanahttp://niranjana.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-91869348426426657262009-06-23T13:51:16.857-04:002009-06-23T13:51:16.857-04:00H! Niranjana, I wish I could use that quote at the...H! Niranjana, I wish I could use that quote at the high school library where I work! Maybe it would make some of the parents who want to censor what their kids read think twice? Of course, it might have the opposite effect, of confirming their fears ...<br />Anyway, librarians would certainly support your efforts at trying to prevent plagiarism. I was struck as I started reading back through your blog how even handed, calm and reasonable your arguments were, even in the (occasional) face of ignorance and flaming. You did your research! And it stimulated a lot of--mostly thoughtful--conversation. My conclusion was that you had good reasons for thinking that a little fluff on your blog might not be a bad idea. You must have been worn out! ;-) Good work.Darien Fisher-Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886321196588554175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-60210319068795262572009-06-23T11:08:55.695-04:002009-06-23T11:08:55.695-04:00I love libraries, esp. when they're housed in ...I love libraries, esp. when they're housed in such beautiful buildings. I'm passing fond of librarians too :) <br /><br />A rare instance where I actually concur with Germaine Greer. "Libraries are places where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity"niranjanahttp://niranjana.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-19031320106629885152009-06-21T12:02:06.574-04:002009-06-21T12:02:06.574-04:00Well, to be fair it is very difficult to provide m...Well, to be fair it is very difficult to provide modern library services in an old building. But our old historic buildings should be saved and put to other uses when they are no longer functional for their original purpose. Lovely old library in Minneapolis, wasn't it. The picture is really cool when you click on the larger version: horse and buggy, bicycles ...Darien Fisher-Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886321196588554175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-56984133843150874292009-06-21T11:07:34.275-04:002009-06-21T11:07:34.275-04:00Here's a great photo of the old MPL along with...Here's a great photo of the old MPL along with pictures of the newest library building. The new one was so expensive that it virtually bankrupted the entire Minneapolis Library system. Link:<br /><br />http://www.shorpy.com/node/5315Professor Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802171986501104683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-32057986260410892232009-06-21T01:05:58.043-04:002009-06-21T01:05:58.043-04:00The story about the tearing down of the SRPL is ki...The story about the tearing down of the SRPL is kind of interesting. As I'm sure you guessed, this was a library built primarily with Carnegie funds. Two and a half years after it was completed it was destroyed in the "San Francisco" earthquake of '06! (Santa Rosa was hit as hard as S.F., but having a much smaller population it didn't make the news in the same way.) So it was rebuilt, again with Carnegie funds. Then, in the 60's?, there was a fear that it wasn't up to earthquake standards, so they tore it down, and replaced it. But they had an awfully difficult time demolishing it, which caused many of us to wonder ...<br />Anyway, that's how I remember it. I'll have to try and verify some of this ;-)<br />And yes, majestic is a good way to describe the beautiful library.Darien Fisher-Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886321196588554175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-22690373047776747192009-06-21T00:48:54.321-04:002009-06-21T00:48:54.321-04:00The picture of the Santa Rosa Library evokes in me...The picture of the Santa Rosa Library evokes in me strong memories of the old Minneapolis Public Library building, which was also constructed in a similar style. When you climbed those granite steps you could really fell the majesty of the institution. Its replacement, as was the case with many of the buildings built in Minneapolis in the sixties, has been torn down as well.Professor Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802171986501104683noreply@blogger.com