Sentences with phrase «old library on»

The streets of pastel houses with wrought iron railings at the windows are home to art galleries and paladars alike, and we caught a glimpse of an incredible old library on the way to Plaza Mayor.

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«I have a library, and it's like I want to beat Belle on «Beauty and the Beast» and have a better library than she had,» Bennett says, referring to the 1991 Walt Disney movie, which he watches with his four - year - old daughter, Austyn Jett.
The service's user interface can look dramatically different depending on the app or device you're using, and its movie library continues to consist mostly of older titles.
Maintaining a growing library of books that you've read (whether it's on your Kindle or iPad or, you know, one of those actual «shelves» that old mansions in the movies have), is a good habit to get into at any age.
I am pretty sure it was from and old candy cook book at the library we near where we lived, WAY back before we even had kids... (on DogHillKitchen - who's site I just found and it is GREAT!
When I was young I went to the local library regularly and took out books on Arsenal and when a littl e older and at work, I bought loads of them, which I still have.
Forget the Mozart Effect and Baby Einstein, take it easy on acquisitions for your two - year - old's private library, and don't fret if your three - year - old hasn't started violin lessons just yet.
I would really appreciate your advice and any insight on the following issue: My local library offers a «baby story time» each week for babies 0 - 12 months old.
«It's definitely very old,» said Richard Pugh, 23, a Northbrook resident who visits the library whenever he's on a break from college.
My one year old and I have a weekly date at out library on our big «errand day» as a break from all our household shopping.
While no specific crime inspired this bill, some incidents they mentioned at the news conference included an attempted rape on 21st Street, a groper who attacked a 9 - year - old girl at the Astoria library on 31st Street and multiple reports of women being groped in the district.
He began amassing a genetic library of hundreds of mushroom strains — gathered on hikes through the old - growth forests of the Northwest and on trips to Europe, Asia, South America and Australia — that could be used for environmental as well as medicinal healing.
On the morning of 5 January, according to witnesses, about 150 people barged into the institute, severed the telephone lines, ransacked the cupboards, tore thousands of books, and damaged the writings on palm leaves, rare artifacts, and old photographs in the librarOn the morning of 5 January, according to witnesses, about 150 people barged into the institute, severed the telephone lines, ransacked the cupboards, tore thousands of books, and damaged the writings on palm leaves, rare artifacts, and old photographs in the libraron palm leaves, rare artifacts, and old photographs in the library.
OXFORD, U.K. — Behind locked doors in one of the oldest libraries in Europe, two dozen scholars mill around a conference table where rare medieval manuscripts perch on lecterns, illuminated by natural light streaming in from floor - to - ceiling windows.
After a $ 55 million renovation, the 35 - year - old building on the U-M medical campus has emerged from a metamorphosis that has made it into a new kind of library, and much more.
My master bedroom has never had a door on it (its on its own floor so its never been weird) and the other room that still needed a door was my old office which is now becoming my new guest bedroom and library which, ya know, REALLY DOES NEED A DOOR.
The library has always been one of my most favorite places on earth, and I have been taking my not - quite - two year old regularly since she was only about 12 months old.
The first original series for CBS All Access, a $ 5.99 - a-month streaming service that features current CBS network shows as well as an extensive library of older series, The Good Fight will, among other things, feature Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) uttering a word we never heard on The Good Wife.
These games as well as Sega's previous PSP offerings make for an excellent, established library on the year - old Vita.
It's a chance to revisit old favorites, reflect on their place in the overall library, or simply to take a deeper dive than our reviews typically allow.
First, Frank and the robot set their sights on the library's valuable, old hardbound copy of Don Quixote, which he intends to give to Jennifer.
Here you will find quizzes on a range of topics that require students to go and do some research, using a library facility, encyclopaedia (whether in CD Rom or old fashioned book form!)
Then access to the newly «nationalized» schools would have to be distributed on some fair basis to local students, with the wealthy kids who don't make the cut into their old schools being sent to the regular ones, without air conditioning or libraries.
But instead of lamenting the circumstances, Ms. Bowline, the 56 - year - old director of instructional technology and library services for the 43,000 - student Adams 12 Five Star district north of Denver, chose to reimagine what librarians in her district could be — and think about how to leverage the little time they had to get the greatest impact on student learning.
Our online library has data on Alfa Romeo cars spanning from current production models to those that are a couple of years old.
The update fixes an issue where an EPUB's table of contents was not displayed on some Macs running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, improves the finding of display names for some older EPUB books, and fixes an issue where some EPUBs could have «- Temporary» appended to their display names in the Bookle library list.
«The pilot offers access to these brand names and more, with the benefit of insight on what has performed best in the consumer market and what will generate the most circulation for Cloud libraries... Macmillan can benefit from our community of engaged collection development librarians who talk up great books — old and new — across social networks.»
According to the survey report, «Libraries loom large in the public imagination, and are generally viewed very positively: 90 % of Americans ages 16 and older say that the closing of their local public library would have an impact on their community.
My mother drove us to the library in an old Ford station wagon, two - tone Palomino Pink, and I can see it still, idling on the street below, as I half staggered down the stone steps with my weekly haul.
Yeah, they need to fix that so that kids can only find their smut the old fashion way, by using a search engine or browsing book on Amazon, etc., anywhere but the library.
Older adults, by contrast, are more likely to place a high level of importance on libraries» roles in their communities — even age groups that are less likely to use libraries overall, such as those ages 65 and oOlder adults, by contrast, are more likely to place a high level of importance on libraries» roles in their communities — even age groups that are less likely to use libraries overall, such as those ages 65 and olderolder.
District workers who lack library training and collection management are entering libraries and removing of books that had been rarely checked out or were older than 2000, including classics, often without the knowledge or input of the librarian on staff, because they are on summer holidays.
Some 19 % of those under 30 say their library's closing would have a major impact on them and their family, compared with 32 % of older adults, and 51 % of younger Americans say it would have a major impact on their community, compared with 67 % of those 30 and older.
Occhipinti goes on to provide a gloriously old - school education in how to build a library in your home, with diverse storage strategies and tips on putting together your own card catalog.
When I read the first chapter of this book on DearReader.Com, I thought it might be a chick lit book I would enjoy - I think I am too old for most of them:) However, to my surprise and definite enjoyment, when I got it from my library, it was a memoir, which I almost always enjoy.
Despite their higher rates of library usage overall, younger Americans — particularly those under age 25 — continue to be less likely than older adults to say that if their local public library closed it would have a major impact on either them and their family or on their community.
My oldest son got hooked on manga in 2007, and has continued to expand his library of manga over time.
• «Amazon» - style customized book / audio / video recommendation schemes that are based on patrons» prior library behavior: 29 % of Americans ages 16 and older would «very likely» use that service and another 35 % say they would be «somewhat likely» to do so.
Project Gutenberg is the oldest (and quite possibly the largest) library on the Web, with literally hundreds of thousands books available for free download.
When I check out a library ebook, I can have it on my desktop, on my old - school Kobo, and on the Kobo app on my iPod Touch without any trouble.
St. Catherine's Monastery is located on Mount Sinai in Egypt and it currently houses the oldest continually operating library in the world, containing ancient and medieval manuscripts second only to those held by the Vatican Library.
Some 65 % of all those ages 16 and older say that closing their local public library would have a major impact on their community; another 24 % say it would have a minor impact.
As much as I would love to have one of those library rooms like you see in old murder mystery movies (you know, the ones with the ladders on rails that slide around the room), being able to carry several volumes with me, or store them on a DVD would be even better.
From the pictures you posted, I think you're well on your way to having the kind of old - fashioned library you described.
For those not in one of the large markets initially supported (including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Dallas - Fort Worth), there are a few other updates to enjoy: a larger library of old NBC shows (so if you miss Knight Rider as much as you should, your patience has now been rewarded), and added AirPlay support (which is good for those using iOS devices, with no word on a target for Chromecast support).
The characters are delightfully typecast - there's the tragic figure of our much put - upon anti-hero who is driven to commit violence for what he believes is a justified cause; a truly dastardly old - Etonian poetry - spouting villain (who, if this was a play, would receive hisses from the audience every time he came on stage); the exceedingly wealthy and influential Lord Tansor, living off the gains of his brighter ancestors; a dead - ringer for Uriah Heap; plus a massive supporting cast representing every strata of society, both urban and country; and last but not least, Evenwood House itself and its great library - the representation of everything that Edward yearns for but that remains tantalizingly out of reach.
I started reading it as soon as I was old enough to pick out the little rocket stickers on the spines in the elementary school library.
Amazon is looking to launch a Kindle library - one that would allow ebook fans the chance to rent books rather than buying them, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.The move would apparently see older titles becoming available on a loan basis,... Read more
I wonder if older gen ereaders will get Page Flip software updates, and if this will be available on Overdrive library ebooks.
On the one hand, Google is a well - known brand with lots of money and talent, they have a huge library of e-books, and they offer unprecedented interoperability amongst multiple e-book devices (for anyone out there who happens to own a Nook Color, a Kobo, and an old Sony E-Reader, you're probably off buying e-books from Google already).
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