tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post8532168751791195430..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Birkenhead and HighgateMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-59144186054349778792018-10-31T21:27:19.311+00:002018-10-31T21:27:19.311+00:00It would be great to see you at Woking, Fiona!It would be great to see you at Woking, Fiona!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-1038574208474914712018-10-31T18:22:38.316+00:002018-10-31T18:22:38.316+00:00My home town opened its library when I was 7 years...My home town opened its library when I was 7 years old - I attended the opening, joined the following day, and went to work there when I left school at 16; later I spent 2 years at Ealing Library School to become a chartered librarian. Reading has always been a passion, including the wonderful Kindle which has saved us from being squeezed out of our home by books....both children are avid readers too. And I very much hope to see you at Woking in a couple of weeks!Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136142030481900981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-7028817568817789702018-10-31T17:47:41.504+00:002018-10-31T17:47:41.504+00:00Thanks, Bonnie, it's great to hear from you. T...Thanks, Bonnie, it's great to hear from you. The Carnegie libraries were and still are wonderful. Enjoy the talk and give my regards to the CLF!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-91546101676985054142018-10-31T13:30:58.500+00:002018-10-31T13:30:58.500+00:00What a lovely reminiscence, Martin. My formative ...What a lovely reminiscence, Martin. My formative years were nurtured in libraries as well. The libraries funded by Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie were spread across America, and the UK as well, and it was at a Carnegie Library in my hometown of South San Francisco that I first met Sherlock Holmes. I remember falling in love with books there; my mom brought me to check out the maximum number each week - three to begin, and five when I got a little older. I inhaled Burgess, London, Baum, Conan Doyle,Dickens, Kipling, Scott, Forester, and so many more. Some of my best childhood memories center around that thrilling place. It still stands, by the way, and is still a library, while so many of these buildings have been torn down or repurposed. I'm giving a talk to the Carnegie Library Foundation later this week, and I can't wait to thank them. I enjoyed your piece so much, Martin. Thanks for sharing this. Libraries!!!!!!! Bonnie MacBird,http://www.macbird.comBonnie MacBirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350709337276405096noreply@blogger.com