Lugging titles such as Lonely Planet: As likeminded people roamed the buzzing room, it was easy to see why. People might not have found love at the free event that runs much like a book club, he conceded, but they were introduced to up to 40 new books. When Lam heard about the twist on speed dating in February, he thought it would be a perfect fit for the library, which always looks to attract people from the community.
While there were some logistical snafus no one really figured out how to rotate properly, and there were significantly more people looking for men than for women , the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Screenwriter Jason Holborn, 36, brought a stack of books and DVDs just in case he got bored talking about one. A round for straight people aged 19 to 35 is set for late October, and there are plans in the works for additional demographics.
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Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. To order copies of Toronto Star articles, please go to: Riley, from Bradford, based his story of the young artist and photographer, Grace Holden, on the area around Guiseley. This tiny book bears more cultural, historical and intellectual weight than you might expect from its compact appearance.
It measures only 6cm by 4. Our copy was printed in by Darton and Harvey of 55 Gracechurch Street, London, but a note inside suggests the book was first published the year before.
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Karen has this to say about this selection:. Broadsides were a form of street literature, printed on one side only, and produced in large numbers on the early printing presses, and sold for as little as one old penny. They contained accounts of events, news, proclamations and songs or rhymes, and were sold in the streets and at fairs and other gatherings.
He was about as much of a Leeds man as it possible to be, having been born in Centenary Street, just prior to the building of Leeds Municipal Buildings and Library, and on the site of what is now Victoria Gardens. Just one from our large collection of Leeds theatre playbills and programmes , this particular selection, selected by Helen from our Local and Family History department, advertises the appearance in Leeds of a man made even more famous by The Beatles: Please get in touch to find out more about any of these items, or browse the Treasures , Special Collections and Research Guide sections of this blog to find out more about our holdings.
And keep an eye out for Speed-dating III…coming soon!
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I am still fairly new to Leeds Libraries but am loving discovering just how much they have to offer. We loved taking some of our favourite items on a little adventure and hope to do it again sometime soon!
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