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fandomhigh2022-10-04 11:39 am
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Libraries and Books: Highlights and Dangers, Tuesday
Jon had set up the projector again today. And it was working! So he was in a fairly good mood, even if looking a bit ragged.
"Next week we'll be going on the fall trip, which involves Paris," he said, fiddling with the settings. "So I don't know if we'll have time to see any of the libraries there, but I thought we could do a bit of introduction to them today, so if you do have the time, you'll know what your options are.
He called up the first image. "The Bibliothèque Mazarine is the oldest public library in the country, and has a lot of texts and rare documents on French history dating back to medieval times, including a Gutenberg bible, though that may or may not be on display.
"The Bibliothèque Nationale de France has several sites, but the the Richelieu-Louvois site is particularly lovely, and houses some of the most ancient writings of humanity, along with pottery, coins, and other material history.
"The Bibliothèque Publique d’Information is a more modern library, with plenty of magazines and books to learn about modern-day France, along with free wi-fi.
"The Sainte Geneviève library is a public library, but also the principal university library in the city, if you're looking for more scholarly texts. Its reading room is rather gorgeous, honestly.
"And finally, the Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand contains a vast variety of texts of, concerning, and written by women, focusing on feminism, as well as a number of material goods testifying to the place of women in history."
He gestured to the projector. "I've got more pictures and information about each of these, so let's discuss."
"Next week we'll be going on the fall trip, which involves Paris," he said, fiddling with the settings. "So I don't know if we'll have time to see any of the libraries there, but I thought we could do a bit of introduction to them today, so if you do have the time, you'll know what your options are.
He called up the first image. "The Bibliothèque Mazarine is the oldest public library in the country, and has a lot of texts and rare documents on French history dating back to medieval times, including a Gutenberg bible, though that may or may not be on display.
"The Bibliothèque Nationale de France has several sites, but the the Richelieu-Louvois site is particularly lovely, and houses some of the most ancient writings of humanity, along with pottery, coins, and other material history.
"The Bibliothèque Publique d’Information is a more modern library, with plenty of magazines and books to learn about modern-day France, along with free wi-fi.
"The Sainte Geneviève library is a public library, but also the principal university library in the city, if you're looking for more scholarly texts. Its reading room is rather gorgeous, honestly.
"And finally, the Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand contains a vast variety of texts of, concerning, and written by women, focusing on feminism, as well as a number of material goods testifying to the place of women in history."
He gestured to the projector. "I've got more pictures and information about each of these, so let's discuss."
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