Library lawn to mini-golf course?
Looking at a controversial planning application to install a mini-golf course, for 7 years, near the Multangular Tower, on library lawn.
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Inside the Joseph Rowntree Memorial Library
Inside the usually boarded-up Joseph Rowntree Memorial Library, admiring its handsomeness, and the view from the window on the stairs
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I wanted to call in the library, briefly, this afternoon. The front doors were closed, which was a bit disappointing.
There was a sign pinned to the front door, explaining the reasons for the closure.
Just a conference, just one day. But have a look at the handwritten messages.
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Libraries: a ‘community solution’?
I’ve written about libraries a couple of times before, specifically about York Explore (formerly York Central library). Which in recent years has been More …
Rowntree’s: books and beauty
Here on Haxby Road it isn’t just about the large looming factory block. In its shadow is a small and charming building, in the midst of a whole collection of Rowntree … More …
York libraries want to hear from you
Online consultation: on the future of the libraries – City of York Council website.
Libraries really shouldn’t be struggling to justify their existence to get the necessary funding. If … More …
Remembering libraries
I borrowed this book from York library (York Explore) months back. It was one of the books stored in the reserve, in the … More …
York Central Library (York Explore)
June 2010
I’m a devotee of libraries, considering them fundamentally noble and important places. There has however been concern over the role of libraries, and how many people are using them, and how accessible and welcoming they are. Modernisation was … More …