tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post951927670823850856..comments2024-03-18T10:56:29.768+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: National Libraries Day: A ListClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70116202065990118782016-02-10T20:38:51.605+00:002016-02-10T20:38:51.605+00:00Well you had the joy even if you don't remembe...Well you had the joy even if you don't remember many details...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78770939345702787712016-02-10T20:38:30.122+00:002016-02-10T20:38:30.122+00:00Go on, Col, I know you'd have a soft spot for ...Go on, Col, I know you'd have a soft spot for leopardskin trousers....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83180924925037755982016-02-10T20:38:07.109+00:002016-02-10T20:38:07.109+00:00A story simultaneously to make you laugh and at th...A story simultaneously to make you laugh and at the same time make you panic about what could have been... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42942159771612261872016-02-10T07:14:52.543+00:002016-02-10T07:14:52.543+00:00I have already said I don't remember much of w...I have already said I don't remember much of what I read as a child, but I did go to libraries a lot. There was one a mile or so from where we lived and I remember entertaining myself by walking there some afternoons. I do remember Ricka Flicka and Dicka, but that was when I was very young.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-72122102931034196412016-02-10T05:10:52.592+00:002016-02-10T05:10:52.592+00:00or even...offor even...offcol2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63764909670444578922016-02-10T05:10:38.047+00:002016-02-10T05:10:38.047+00:00I hope you are all as excited as I am at the thoug...I hope you are all as excited as I am at the thought of that future blogpost and picture. ........I fell odd my chair, Moira...col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-33100079526237876762016-02-09T23:38:38.783+00:002016-02-09T23:38:38.783+00:00Our librarians definitely knew - we would turn up ...Our librarians definitely knew - we would turn up as a family, me and my dad and little brother, and use four cards all in one go on books all clearly for me....<br /><br />My little brother is disabled, and was in a pushchair/walker until he was about seven or so - one day we were in the local library, and one of Ben's favourite things was to push the trolley in the supermarket. Anyway, when he was about six, he got bored with sitting around in the pushchair while dad and I were both engrossed in our books, so he wriggled out of his straps, and using the pushchair as a walker, managed to do a runner out of the library, crossed the car park to get to the supermarket, abandoned the pushchair, and then ran amok in the supermarket with a trolley, chasing poor shoppers up and down the aisle.<br /><br />Eventually a shopper ran into the library asking "Has anyone lost a little disabled boy?"<br /><br />My mum never found out until at least twelve years afterwards. The atmosphere pretty much hit below freezing as she heard it for the first time.Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50357869850459192422016-02-09T23:28:18.563+00:002016-02-09T23:28:18.563+00:00Me too, me too! I had joined other branches so I c...Me too, me too! I had joined other branches so I could get more books. Nowadays this would come up because computerised. But then... my bad brother once sent me a fake letter from the libraries claiming I had been caught out borrowing too many books and had too many tickets. He did the library style beautifully, and I had a moment of horror before realizing it was a hoax. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52768081575373906672016-02-09T23:21:45.000+00:002016-02-09T23:21:45.000+00:00I commandeered all the family's library cards ...I commandeered all the family's library cards to ensure that I could take out the maximum number of books per week - it used to be 4 books per person, so I was able to take out 16 a week.Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-24847746256861867682016-02-09T23:12:07.692+00:002016-02-09T23:12:07.692+00:00We should all be writing down our library memories...We should all be writing down our library memories - such an important part of life.<br />Yes, I remember the surprise about Holt/Plaidy, though you could sort of make sense of it when you knew...<br />AS a parent I always knew what my children were borrowing, but the parents of my generation just didn't...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28634662390542649662016-02-09T23:07:44.580+00:002016-02-09T23:07:44.580+00:00I have ordered one of them...I have ordered one of them...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10482505484896319572016-02-09T22:28:04.370+00:002016-02-09T22:28:04.370+00:00I can vividly remember how amazed I was to discove...I can vividly remember how amazed I was to discover that Jean Plaidy and Victoria Holt were the same person....I read some Jean Plaidy, mainly the 18th and 19th century Royal ones, but was more into Victoria Holt. I do remember one of the Plaidys ended with "And now it is time for me to lay down my pen" - I think it might have been the Marie Antoinette one. I only remember that last line, though, it made quite an impact.<br /><br />I have so many memories of libraries - at some point I will have to recount them, but at the moment, being headed off to the States for a couple weeks, don't have a lot of time to write everything down.<br /><br />I liked libraries because it allowed me to borrow all the books my dad didn't approve of - lots of Enid Blyton - and know that said unapproved of books would NOT mysteriously disappear into thin air as soon as I took my eyes off them....Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83616191218726294182016-02-09T22:10:17.107+00:002016-02-09T22:10:17.107+00:00Yep, I read the first two books to my youngest two...Yep, I read the first two books to my youngest two a while back and they loved them just the same.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-71775888857987543252016-02-09T21:28:22.051+00:002016-02-09T21:28:22.051+00:00Oh that's so sweet, and hilarious....Oh that's so sweet, and hilarious....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78306473767409853772016-02-09T21:25:10.521+00:002016-02-09T21:25:10.521+00:00Clearly I really missed out...Clearly I really missed out...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13135170117268108012016-02-09T20:57:58.197+00:002016-02-09T20:57:58.197+00:00Incidentally - must tell you a library anecdote. ...Incidentally - must tell you a library anecdote. When I was about 6 or 7, I got a 'proper' book (no pictures, plain cover) out of the children's library, attracted by the title - it was clearly about magic. I brought it home, but found the first page completely incomprehensible; I had no idea what any of the characters were talking about. I showed it to my (much older) sisters, who instantly became hysterical. Because the title was 'Wizard Prang' and it was about first world war pilots. Cabbage crates over the briny, anyone?L Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578374222144063822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26913451911896983182016-02-09T20:51:49.125+00:002016-02-09T20:51:49.125+00:00The Uncle books by JP Martin?? Imaginative, satir...The Uncle books by JP Martin?? Imaginative, satirical, magical, anarchic yet rigidly under control and funny, funny, funny, FUNNY. And the illustrations by Quentin Blake shaped my childhood.L Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578374222144063822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80185932375363484182016-02-09T16:00:19.498+00:002016-02-09T16:00:19.498+00:00Thanks for your memories Prashant, I can just imag...Thanks for your memories Prashant, I can just imagine you enjoying those books. And if you ever come across Wilson Tucker, give him a go - I think you would like this book. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30497396473390371632016-02-09T11:10:57.337+00:002016-02-09T11:10:57.337+00:00A lovely and lively post, Moira! I have been assoc...A lovely and lively post, Moira! I have been associated with circulating libraries (as we call the small local libraries here) since childhood. I read all The Hardy Boys, several Just William, and The Three Investigators from these pleasure haunts. Now my family occasionally borrows books (including Archie Comics, for old time's sake) from the next-door library. Of course, they are almost extinct. I'm curious about the works of Jean Plaidy, whose novels I often come across, and Wilson Tucker. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-90735740586304845252016-02-09T10:31:24.450+00:002016-02-09T10:31:24.450+00:00In the Ian McMillan poem, another little boy spoil...In the Ian McMillan poem, another little boy spoils the moment by wondering about 'Biggles Flies Open', and the narrator doesn't understand. This poem is meant for you Vicki. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42873326390160106672016-02-09T10:30:12.018+00:002016-02-09T10:30:12.018+00:00Yes, you obviously need to check up on family hist...Yes, you obviously need to check up on family history. I am eternally grateful for a library that was near enough to walk to from home - it definitely shaped my life...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23983954850752251992016-02-09T10:28:49.123+00:002016-02-09T10:28:49.123+00:00Yes to all of those! Jilly Cooper was funny, and l...Yes to all of those! Jilly Cooper was funny, and light-hearted, but also very literate. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-35228040559249630522016-02-09T09:53:54.355+00:002016-02-09T09:53:54.355+00:00‘hoping for Biggles, praying for Biggles’ - that w...‘hoping for Biggles, praying for Biggles’ - that was my childhood. *sighs* As an adult I just wanted to get my hands on that rarity, Biggles Takes it Rough... ;-)skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-4677143683360248222016-02-09T08:32:44.538+00:002016-02-09T08:32:44.538+00:00Thanks for that Moira - and a fine cause to celebr...Thanks for that Moira - and a fine cause to celebrate (for surely, keeping libraries open is now a cause). I think in my case it tended to be reference books rather than fiction that I kept borrowing - I didn't start going into libraries regularly until I was almost 10, no idea why - maybe there just wasn't one nearer enough to where we lived in Rome - I'll have to ask the parents!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78982455191699367612016-02-09T00:52:52.297+00:002016-02-09T00:52:52.297+00:00Lovely post. My 70s memories of my local library w...Lovely post. My 70s memories of my local library were obsessively reading Malory Towers and wishing my school uniform was orange and brown (yuk!) anything by Rumer Godden and Jilly Cooper's 'girl' books which I still defend to this day!Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.com