tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post2661049714177286723..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Joy, Happiness, Culture and Refinement - by Ruth DownieMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-20428177299517107262022-01-26T19:26:24.603+00:002022-01-26T19:26:24.603+00:00What great fun this was to read, Ruth, thank you. ...What great fun this was to read, Ruth, thank you. I agree with Sue that one puzzles over why on earth the town wouldn't want the library. I am delighted that it is still there and has not been the victim of Britain's austerity cuts. I love the fact that Carnegie was twice as wealthy as Bill Gates!Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-32632998074754546522022-01-16T09:00:53.035+00:002022-01-16T09:00:53.035+00:00Yes, looking back it makes little sense - but ther...Yes, looking back it makes little sense - but there's a parallel in more recent library closures as austerity forced councils to make cuts. Great to know of another Carnegie library - they are a wonderful heritage! Ruth Downiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545644459638089319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-52072973947855992562022-01-15T15:03:35.333+00:002022-01-15T15:03:35.333+00:00How extraordinary that people should have voted ag...How extraordinary that people should have voted against having a library! We had a Carnegie Library in Ilkeston, the town where I was brought up, and very splendid it was too. I spent a lot of time in it, and eventually got a Saturday job there.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com