5 April 2022
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I had an email the other day from the library to say “we’ve missed you”, which I thought was nice but odd since it’s really not that long since I last descended on the shelves for a raid. Then I … Continue reading
1 July 2021
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I’ve got some library books due back tomorrow. Fortunately, in this modern age, all you need to do is log onto the library website and you can renew them. Except, it turns out, when one has a hold on it. … Continue reading
5 May 2021
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I have been known to return from the library and discover that one of the books in my haul is one that I’ve previously read. I still keep tabs on my library on the LibraryThing site and so I find … Continue reading
4 December 2020
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One of the challenges of the last few months, for a dedicated library user like myself, is the way the rules keep changing. The local public library was shut over lockdown and all return dates were shifted to early December. … Continue reading
20 August 2020
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For the first time in months I was able to visit the local library in person, return the books I’ve been giving shelf room to since early spring and, inevitably, return laden with another bag of knowledge and entertainment in … Continue reading
23 October 2019
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I wonder if I’ve had my last book out of the Oxfordshire Libraries system? I popped into the central library today to return the remaining three books I had out and I didn’t spot anything that grabbed me so much … Continue reading
6 January 2018
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I took some time this morning to visit the revamped Oxford Central Library (from what I can make out on the website, now called Oxford County Library). My overall impression was that they hadn’t managed to do that much improvement … Continue reading
4 September 2017
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What do you do when you discover a library book you haven’t got round to starting is due back tomorrow and that you can’t renew it because someone else has requested it? Read fast was my answer. I ploughed through … Continue reading
12 July 2017
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I had a meeting down in town this morning which finished earlier than planned so I decided to detour via the public library on the way back. While the Westgate Centre is being redeveloped, Oxford Central Library is a shadow … Continue reading
18 May 2017
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After posting a picture of a library with no books yesterday, something very unusual occurred. I visited a library and came out with no books! I hadn’t planned to go the library but, having cycled out to pick up some … Continue reading