Oh my goodness, that library looks very much like one we have in Rhode Island. So cool, looks like a real library, not a computer station place !!! Our was started in 1753 – here is a bit of history..
“In 1753 a group of private citizens started The Providence Library Company to gain access to a collection of books that they could not afford individually. Members paid a small subscription fee to the library to purchase books which all members could share. Stephen Hopkins, signatory of the Declaration of Independence, was a leading member of the early organization. Many of the early books had to be purchased from England.” It later became the Providence Athenaeum and remains so today. Do wish you’d come to the Los Angeles area on one of your US trips.
Thanks for telling me about the Rhode Island Library. Yes, I see the similarity – I looked at some of the images on-line. Both Rhode Island and Newcastle Library had fires that destroyed lots of the books. We owe so much to individuals who gave their time and money to create these special places.
I’ve never been to Los Angeles, but it’s a great suggestion.
Oh my goodness, that library looks very much like one we have in Rhode Island. So cool, looks like a real library, not a computer station place !!! Our was started in 1753 – here is a bit of history..
“In 1753 a group of private citizens started The Providence Library Company to gain access to a collection of books that they could not afford individually. Members paid a small subscription fee to the library to purchase books which all members could share. Stephen Hopkins, signatory of the Declaration of Independence, was a leading member of the early organization. Many of the early books had to be purchased from England.” It later became the Providence Athenaeum and remains so today. Do wish you’d come to the Los Angeles area on one of your US trips.
Thanks for telling me about the Rhode Island Library. Yes, I see the similarity – I looked at some of the images on-line. Both Rhode Island and Newcastle Library had fires that destroyed lots of the books. We owe so much to individuals who gave their time and money to create these special places.
I’ve never been to Los Angeles, but it’s a great suggestion.
I am on your e-mail list when your books are published in the U.S.
I buy them quickly.
Do enjoy them so much, thanks.
So glad the books give you pleasure, Sandy. Thanks for letting me know.