Question 5
Who made the bequest to the people of Stromness which paid for the building of the Stromness Public Library in Hellihole Road?
(Clue: you don't need to enter the building to find the answer!)
Post your answer in the comments below.
Closing date is 31 December 2014.
Answer: Marjorie Skea (or Corrigall)
Friday, 5 December 2014
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Advent Quiz - Day 4
Question 4
This painting of Tam McPhail by Calum Morrison hangs in the children's section of the library. But can you tell us the title of the painting?
Answer: The Bookseller of Stromness
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| © the artist photo credit: Orkney Islands Council |
Answer: The Bookseller of Stromness
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Advent Quiz - Day 3
Question 3
"The Death of ? ?
Tailor, Town Librarian, Free Kirk Elder"
Can you name the Stromness Librarian whose name is missing from the title of the George Mackay Brown poem above?
Don't forget to post your answer as a comment below.
Closing date for entries is 31 December 2014.
Answer: Peter Esson
"The Death of ? ?
Tailor, Town Librarian, Free Kirk Elder"
Can you name the Stromness Librarian whose name is missing from the title of the George Mackay Brown poem above?
Don't forget to post your answer as a comment below.
Closing date for entries is 31 December 2014.
Answer: Peter Esson
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Advent Quiz - Day 2
Day two of our Stromness Library advent quiz.
Post your answer in the comments and you could win a fabulous prize!
Competition closes on 31st December, answers and winner will be published on 5th January 2015.
Good Luck!
Question 2
Can you identify this former Stromness Librarian, photographed by Gunnie Moberg?
Answer: John Broom
Post your answer in the comments and you could win a fabulous prize!
Competition closes on 31st December, answers and winner will be published on 5th January 2015.
Good Luck!
Question 2
Can you identify this former Stromness Librarian, photographed by Gunnie Moberg?
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| image: Gunnie Moberg https://gunniemobergarchive.wordpress.com |
Monday, 1 December 2014
Advent Quiz - Day 1
Can you believe it's that time of year again?
As we count down the days until 25th December we are also reflecting on the fact that this will be our final Christmas in the old Stromness Library building.
As a result this year's advent quiz will celebrate all things Stromness Library related, and if you are having trouble with any of the answers then a visit to the library will help. Our exhibition about the history of the library will run all throughout December.
You can enter by commenting on each day's post (comments will not be published until after the competition ends), closing date for entries is 31st December.
Answers will be published, and the winner announced, when the library re-opens after the holidays, on Monday 5th January 2015.
There will, of course, be a fabulous prize for the person who gets the most correct answers.
Good Luck!
Question One
In which month and year did the Stromness Public Lending Library open in Hellihole Road?
Answer: February 1906
As we count down the days until 25th December we are also reflecting on the fact that this will be our final Christmas in the old Stromness Library building.
As a result this year's advent quiz will celebrate all things Stromness Library related, and if you are having trouble with any of the answers then a visit to the library will help. Our exhibition about the history of the library will run all throughout December.
You can enter by commenting on each day's post (comments will not be published until after the competition ends), closing date for entries is 31st December.
Answers will be published, and the winner announced, when the library re-opens after the holidays, on Monday 5th January 2015.
There will, of course, be a fabulous prize for the person who gets the most correct answers.
Good Luck!
Question One
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| Early photo of Stromness Library from Robertson collection. Orkney Archive |
In which month and year did the Stromness Public Lending Library open in Hellihole Road?
Answer: February 1906
Saturday, 15 November 2014
Favourite Five
It's been a bit quiet round here lately, which is largely due to the fact we've started the first stages of preparing for our move to the new library. Extra training means we've often not been at our usual post behind the issue desk, though some of our colleagues from the Kirkwall Library have been enjoying a taste of life in Stromness in our absence.
With our move to the new building looking like it will happen early in 2015 we are keen to find ways of marking this momentous occasion. We came up with the idea of the 'New Chapter' project which will gather material for an exhibition celebrating the history of the old library, through stories, images, and archive material.
Of course the history of the library in Stromness, as with any library, is not just about the building, but is part of a wider community history which weaves together the stories of the people who have used and loved it.
We would love to hear your stories and reflections on the library- perhaps you can still remember your favourite book you borrowed as a child? or have fond, or not so fond, memories of a particular librarian? can you help us name all the folk who lived in the upstairs flat? was there a library cat before Bubbles and Seamus?
Some of you may remember the exhibition on the official history of the building, which the wonderful staff of Orkney Archive put together for our centenary in 2005, this is now on display upstairs in the exhibition room so do come along and have a look. Alongside the exhibition we have set out paper for you to record your own stories of the library and to tell us about your favourite book in five words to be included as part of our 'Favourite Five' display (see the poster below for more details!)
So do please get in touch either by emailing stromness.library@orkney.gov.uk, give us a ring on 01856 850907, or pop past the library for a yarn - be part of the next chapter in the Stromness Library story.
With our move to the new building looking like it will happen early in 2015 we are keen to find ways of marking this momentous occasion. We came up with the idea of the 'New Chapter' project which will gather material for an exhibition celebrating the history of the old library, through stories, images, and archive material.
Of course the history of the library in Stromness, as with any library, is not just about the building, but is part of a wider community history which weaves together the stories of the people who have used and loved it.
We would love to hear your stories and reflections on the library- perhaps you can still remember your favourite book you borrowed as a child? or have fond, or not so fond, memories of a particular librarian? can you help us name all the folk who lived in the upstairs flat? was there a library cat before Bubbles and Seamus?
Some of you may remember the exhibition on the official history of the building, which the wonderful staff of Orkney Archive put together for our centenary in 2005, this is now on display upstairs in the exhibition room so do come along and have a look. Alongside the exhibition we have set out paper for you to record your own stories of the library and to tell us about your favourite book in five words to be included as part of our 'Favourite Five' display (see the poster below for more details!)
So do please get in touch either by emailing stromness.library@orkney.gov.uk, give us a ring on 01856 850907, or pop past the library for a yarn - be part of the next chapter in the Stromness Library story.
Saturday, 18 October 2014
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