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This Is My Glasgow · @thisismyglasgow
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The entrance to Shettleston Library in Glasgow. Opened in 1925as part of an expansion of Glasgow libraries, it immediately it proved very popular, especially with local children, as shown by this quote from the time:

"Shortly after four o'clock hundreds of children were on the scene and the commissioner who was in attendance had great difficulty keeping the children in order. They swarmed round the door like bees round a hive"

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East End Twins: The identical winged figures by William Kellock Brown, both created from the same mould in the early 1900s. The left hand one is from the top of Parkhead Library, the one on the right is from Dennistoun Library, both in the east end of Glasgow.

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The Mitchell Library in Glasgow looking magnificent as ever in today's spring sunshine.

It was designed in the Edwardian Baroqie Style by WB Whitie and built in the early 1900s.

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The eagle-eyed amongst you may notice a striking similarity between this figure and the ones on the Dennistoun Public library building (from 1905) and the Parkhead Library building (from 1906). This is because all three were the work of the same sculpture, and indeed were even cast from the same mould!

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A close up of the main dome of the former Hutchesontown District Library building in Glasgow (built in 1905) with its finial of a winged figure reading a book created by William Kellock Brown.

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Just another rather glorious Glasgow Public Library building.

This is the former Hutchesontown District Library on McNeil Street. It was designed by JR Rhind and opened in 1906. It closed as a library in 1964 and is now a nursery. It was one of Glasgow's twelve Carnegie Libraries.

Who wouldn't be inspired to read in a building like this?

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Langside Library in Glasgow.

Designed by George Simpson in the Edwardian Baroque Style, it opened in 1915, making it the last of the Carnegie Libraries in Glasgow.

It was also the first library in the city specifically designed to be open access, meaning people were free to browse the shelves rather than having to request specific books at a counter.

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The ceiling of the main reading room, Woodside Public Library in Glasgow.

Built in 1905, Woodside Library is one of seven Glasgow libraries designed by architect J R Rhind.

It is also one of the libraries whose construction was funded by the Scottish steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

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Rosaleen O’Brien · @DrRosaleenOBrien
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Glasgow folks 👋🏻 Has anyone used the study spaces/ carrels at The Mitchell Library? Or can you perhaps recommend any other nice Glasgow spaces to work? I’m thinking of using a regular work space next year, instead of my kitchen/ spare bedroom. Home needs to be home again.

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Marplesmarbles · @Marplesmarbles
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@Kayray @melissawiley I remember this😁 This was my second book for a book challenge run by Glasgow Libraries back in the late 70s, early 80s. First book was The Iron Giant.

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greum maol · @stevenson
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greum maol · @stevenson
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