r/Libraryporn

This was had made for us and features local myths and legends. All the staff helped pick what to put on it.

I love reading books and I visit libraries often. I love libraries and I enjoy traveling. I also love the cool features they have inside libraries especially fireplaces. I'm fascinated by old and vintage things.

Check out some of the interesting fireplaces that are found inside good old public libraries around New England.

Eeerie silence in the library

My local library in Rockville, CT had a mini power outage yesterday in the late morning when winds combined with rain itched the power lines a little bit from out front but the power eventually got restored a few hours later. I happened to be a patron visiting the library at around 11:30 in the morning when I realized what had occurred in the first place. I took these pictures around that time

While the reading room in the front part of the library had no issues, portions of the stacks areas especially nonfiction upstairs lost power for a few hours. The Children's Room however had full power all of this time.

That doesn't happen too often... Being dark in the library is like being sad and lonely while books fall into deep sleep. When the lights are on, libraries are happier places that are safe and welcoming for everyone to enjoy visiting to look for books.

The library is in downtown Norwich

This building is modern however the library was originally in a really old architecture where Stella's Restaurant is now. I think the original Otis library building was erected in 1870.

The library is really big and it is a wonderful place for the Norwich community. The library staff are nice and courteous. It features the Library of Things collection, the World Language collection, the Teen room, a LEGO replica of the original Otis Library building Information Desk, Urban Fiction collection, a separate section for paperback books, and many more.

I have a question for y'all Norwich history buffs:

Was the guy who helped build the library have any relationship or family connection to the inventor and manufacturer of elevators under the sake name Otis?

Feedback is appreciated. Enjoy the album!