#cincinnati and hamilton county public library

[petsincollections]

Long haired squirrel - Sciurus longipilis, Aud & Bach. Long Haired Squirrel. Natural Size

Audubon's Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America

Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library. Joseph S. Stern, Jr. Cincinnati Room

[minnesotadruids]

2022 Pagan Pride Days in US & Canada

Here’s a list of Pagan Pride fall festivals and a handful of similar events coming up. Want to meet other druids, witches, heathens, and similar like-minded individuals? Most Pagan Pride Days are free, unless otherwise specified below. Please be sure to verify these events for yourselves before venturing out. Be safe and have fun!

Alabama: Auburn: Kiesel Park: September 17, hours TBA…

Alberta: Edmonton: Richie Hall: September 10, 11 AM to 5 PM

Arizona: Phoenix: Steele Indian School Park: November 5, 9 AM to 5 PM

British Columbia: Vancouver: Trout Lake Park: August 13, 12 PM to 7 PM

California: Los Angeles/Long Beach: Rainbow Lagoon: October 2, 10 AM to 5:30 PM

California: Sacramento: Phoenix Park: September 10, 10 AM to 6 PM

Colorado: Denver: TBA: Usually announced in October for last weekend of month

Colorado: Fort Collins: City Park: August 21, 10 AM to 6 PM

Connecticut: Berlin: Veteran's Memorial Park: Weekend near Autumnal Equinox TENTATIVE

District of Columbia: See Frederick MD and/or Reston VA

Florida: Jacksonville: Riverside Artist Square: September 25, 11 AM to 5 PM

Georgia: Athens: Washington Street between Pulaski & Hull: October 22, hours TBA

Illinois: Chicago: Garfield Park: September 24, 10 AM to 6 PM

Illinois: Wheaton: Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library lawn: September 10, 10 AM to 5 PM

"TheosoFest" with free admission, vehicle parking is $5

Iowa: Burlington: Dankwardt Park: August 27, times not specified

Kentucky: Louisville: Waterfront Park: September 10, 11 AM to 6 PM

Louisiana: New Orleans: October 1, updating website soon for full details

Maryland: Frederick: UU Congregation of Frederick (lawn), September 17, 10 AM to 6 PM

Massachusetts: Lakeville: Ted Williams Camp: September 11, 10 AM to 6 PM

Massachusetts: Northampton: 1 Kirkland Ave, September 24, 9 AM to 5 PM

Michigan: Ann Arbor: Washtenaw Community College: September 10, 10 AM to 5 PM

Michigan: Grand Rapids: Richmond Park: September 17, 9 AM to whenever

Minnesota: Mankato: Jack McGowans Farm: August 13-14, 10 AM to 5 PM

Minnesota: Minneapolis: Minnehaha Falls Park: September 10, 10 AM to 6 PM

Missouri: Joplin: Cunningham Park: September 10, 9 AM to 6 PM

Missouri: Springfield: 405 Washington Ave, September 17, 11 AM to 5 PM

Montana: Kalispell: UU Church, 1515 Tumble Creek Road: September 17, 11 AM to 6 PM

New Jersey: Old Bridge: 144 E Greystone Rd (registration required): August 6, 9 AM to 6 PM

Technically a "Pagan Picnic" by Hands of Change with similar stuff to Pagan Pride Days

New Jersey: Cherry Hill: Cooper River Park: October 1, 10 AM to 6 PM

New Mexico: Albuquerque: Bataan Memorial Park: September 25, 10 AM to 6 PM

Has admission fee: donation of one non-perishable food item

New Mexico: Las Cruces: Pioneer Women's Park: October 15, 11 AM to whenever

New York: Buffalo: Buffalo Irish Center: October 9, 11 AM to 4 PM

New York: Syracuse: Long Branch Park: September 17, 10 AM to 5 PM

Ohio: Cincinnati: Mt. Airy Forest: Stone Steps Picnic Shelter: August 5, 12 PM to 8 PM

Pagan Pride Potluck Picnic: free event, but bring food to share

Park Vehicle Fee: $5 for Hamilton County residents, $8 for non-residents

Ohio: Cleveland (Bedford): Bedford Public Square, Aug 18-21, 5-10 PM, 12-10 PM, 12-5 PM

Has admission fee: donation of two non-perishable food items

Ohio: Dayton (Fairborn): Fairborn Community Park: October 22, 9 AM to 6 PM

Oklahoma: OK City: Wiley Post Park: September 24, 10 AM to 5 PM

Oklahoma: Tulsa: Dream Keepers Park: October 1, 9 AM to 6 PM

Ontario: Toronto: Gage Park: September 11, 10 AM to 6 PM

Oregon: Eugene: Alton Baker Park: August 7, 10:30 AM to 7 PM

Oregon: Portland: Oaks Amusement Park: September 18, 10 AM to 5 PM

Pennsylvania: Allentown (Easton): Louise Moore County Park: August 20, 9 AM to 4 PM

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia: Clark Park: September 3, 10 AM to 6 PM

Pennsylvania: York: Samuel Lewis State Park (no entrance fee): September 24 10 AM to 6 PM

South Carolina: Greenville (Easley): Maynard Community Center: October 1, 9 AM to 5 PM

Has admission fee: donation of one non-perishable food item

Tennessee: Knoxville: The Concourse: September 10, 10 AM to whenever

Has admission fee: donation of one non-perishable food item (or cash)

Tennessee: Memphis: Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park: October 20-23, starts at Noon

"Festival of Souls" Registration required: $60 for whole weekend or $25 per day 

Tennessee: Nashville: Two Rivers Park: October 1, 10 AM to 5 PM

Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth: Arlington UU Church: November 6, 10 AM to 5 PM

Virginia: Reston: Lake Fairfax Park, October 1, 10 AM to 5 PM

Washington: Spokane: UU Church of Spokane: September 17 10 AM to 4 PM

There may be more Pagan Pride Day events than the ones listed here, but they’re either difficult to find info for online or plans are still tentative. Sorry if I missed any major ones!

[ebookfriendly]

The Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County launched bookmobile service in 1927 https://bit.ly/3qm4Ihm

[liminalflares]

Interior of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County “Old Main” Building, 1874.

Built in 1874 on the site reserved for an opera house, the Old Cincinnati Library was a thing of wonder. With five levels of cast iron shelving, a fabulous foyer, checkerboard marble floors, and an atrium lit by a skylight ceiling, the place was breathtaking.

Patrons entered on Vine Street beneath the busts of William Shakespeare, John Milton, and Benjamin Franklin. A vestibule led to the cathedral-like main hall, four stories tall, topped with a massive skylight roof. The floor was checkerboard marble tile. Five levels of bookshelves jammed the walls. Shafts of sunlight cut through the windows to provide ample illumination.

“The main hall is a splendid work”, The Enquirer reported at the opening. “The hollow square within the columns is lighted by an arched clear roof of prismatic glass set in iron, the light of which is broken and softened by a paneled ceiling of richly colored glass. One is impressed not only with the magnitude and beauty of the interior but with its adaptation to the purpose it is to serve”.

The building closed in 1955, when the “New Main Library,"located at 800 Vine Street, opened. The old building was sold to Leyman Corp for about $100,000 today, and by June that year, the magnificent library was razed. The site is now a parking garage.

via the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library and Rare Historic Photos (more photos at both links)

[millingroundireland]

Uncle Rob and the hotel business [part 4]

Continued from part 3

The same article described him as "well known in hotel circles throughout the United States, having managed hotels in the Middle West" and as "past President of the Ohio Hotels Association" along with ten years as General Manager of the Grand Hotel (since Mar 1, 1918).

By 1929, the following year he was still the hotel's proprietor. [11] And the year after that, this did not change, as indicated in specific records within the city directory:

Page 715 of the Cincinnati 1930-1931 Directory, courtesy of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

One of those records even listed his adopted son, Bert, who was then an insurance agent in Cheviot:

Page 1223 of the Cincinnati 1930-1931 Directory, yellow arrows that I added to this image for descriptive purposes, point to Rob (R B) and Bert ("Robt")

Additionally, he was part of the automobile association in the state of Ohio. In 1932, it was announced that the Grand Hotel would be closing their doors, with one publication saying that "this is sad news for B & O employees who have enjoyed the hospitality of R.B. Mills for many years," saying that he was "always anxious to please the railroad men and on many occasions went out of his way to make us feel comfortable." [12] By June 1934, he was described by the same magazine as "manager of the Hotel Sinton-St. Nicholas." That is where this image fits in, proving this as correct:

Courtesy of mgk_man on ebay (also see here).

This post was originally published on WordPress in May 2019.

Other articles in various publications, through the 1930s, further confirmed he was a manager of the Hotel Sinton. [13] By 1944, he was still one of the officers of the Cincinnati Realty Company which was incorporated in 1905 to operate and construct the Hotel Sinton. [14] Finally, in 1953, he was still listed as the president of the Grand Hotel. I'll end with what text from my previous post:

On June 18, 1950, RBM I died of coronary heart disease in Heath, Massachusetts. The Cincinnati Enquirer would say he managed the “Sterling Hotel, Grand Hotel…Hotels Gibson and Sinton,” calling him a “prominent figure in Cincinnati hotel circles for 40 years,” with Hattie dying one year before. He was a member of Syrian Temple Shrine, Christ Episcopal Church, founding member of the Cincinnati Auto Club, and active in Chamber of Commerce of Cincinnati. He was buried, like Hattie, in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.

© 2019-2023 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

Notes

[11] Williams' Cincinnati Directory [1929], p 735.

[12] B and O Magazine [Baltimore and Ohio Railroad., 1932], Vol. 20, p 27, 41.

[13] The Pullman News [Pullman Company, 1932], Vol. 11-15, p 117; The Railroad Trainman [Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen., 1937], Vol. 54, 633; Highway Topics [1936], Vol. 14-15, p 18.

[14] Moody's Manual of Investments, American and Foreign; Banks, Insurance Companies, Investment Trusts, Real Estate, Finance and Credit Companies [Moody's Investor Service, 1944], p 261.

[djvader]

Oprah has the nerve to be standing next to my wife… lol Thank you Cincinnati Public Library for celebrating Women’s history and honoring these great ones right here.. especially the one on the right! #womenshistorymonth #YWCA (at Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp6Qutft4NM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bluesyemre]

The 2023 Guide to Social Media for Libraries: New LinkedIn Success Secrets for This Year

Photo courtesy of the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library This is the first installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. You can see the second installment, which covers Facebook, by going here. In the next few weeks, we’ll cover TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and (maybe!) Twitter. These are the top platforms used by libraries according to the 7th annual…

[handeaux]

Cincinnati History Resources

The Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library is diligently digitizing everything it can and uploading it all to the Digital Library. Everything from 1802 maps to the Independent Eye.

https://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/

[costarringyourlocallibrary]

The interior of the Downtown Main Library of the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library in Emilio Estevez’s The Public (2018).

[vintagelibraries]

Hamilton Libraries, Old Reference Library, ca. 1970.

[petsincollections]

Oxford street fair, 1912

Stunt dog leaping from ladder, south side of East High Street between Main Street and Poplar Street

Greater Cincinnati Memory Project

Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library

[cincylibrary]

This National Library Worker’s Week we highlight the critical role library workers and librarians play in our community! This year was unlike any other; with library workers adapting to changes due to the pandemic, providing creative alternatives and expanding resources. It has always been clear that our libraries extend far beyond the four walls of a building. This National Library Worker’s Week we honor the dedication, expertise and hard work of all our library staff! 

To see more images of The Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library’s library history photographs, visit our Digital Library!

[ebookporn]

If you are a business I can 't imagine being active on Twitter is contributing positive messaging for your brand. If you are a Library it has to feel like Twitter is actively hostile to your very presence. I would like to see the ALA form a consensus and recommend an alternative platform and actively drive members and users there.

[thatlibrarianaesthetictho]

We like to play dangerously at the library.

[iliveinfantasylife]

We do a Summer Adventure program (summer lunch for kids and teens, fun programs for kids and teens, prizes for reading, etc) at the library I work at every summer.

My library is full of nerds. It’s the best.