The John Rylands Library, Manchester. Picture by Will Pryce for Country Life.
The widow of a successful industrialist turned her inherited fortune towards the creation of one of Britain’s greatest libraries: The John Rylands Library, Manchester. Steven Brindle explains the story of her foundation and admires the library’s architectural splendour, with photographs by Will Pryce.
Deansgate, the long street that runs up the west side of Manchester city centre, follows the line of a Roman road. Today, it is lined with tall commercial buildings interleaved with modern developments.
One tall Gothic building stands out among the temples of commerce: of red sandstone, towered and battlemented, but with traceried windows and octagonal turrets, like a cross between a fortress and a great church.
Spencer Library Reopens Its Doors
By charguth February 2, 2021 5:12 pm
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Spencer, IA (KICD) Spencer Library Director Mandie Muelhausen had a surprise announcement at Monday night’s city council meeting:
Muelhausen says the organization is just finding its way in the re-opening process.
Spencer library just opened for appointments two weeks ago after going several months without allowing patrons inside the building.
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Spencer Library Reopening with Restrictions
By charguth January 18, 2021 5:57 am
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Spencer, IA (KICD) The Spencer Library will continue offering curbside pickup for books, but as of today 10 people per hour will be allowed back in to look over the selections themselves.
Library Director Mandie Muehlhausen tells KICD News one of the ways her staff has kept young readers engaged were “book boxes”.
Muehlhausen says the library has felt “eerie” without live patrons inside for the last several months.
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