Who needs to search the library shelves when the librarians at Crouch End comes up with such good displays?
Having read about the Wainright Prize (
here) and fantasised about my friends - who are scattered all round the world - coming together to read and discuss the books on the list, I was thrilled to see this gathering of the actual books, and restricted myself to borrowing just one ... a walk through England, along the Icknield Way. Already I've identified a few places that I fantasise visiting -
St Catherine's Chapel near Abbotsbury, and Seahenge (photo
here) at the other end. Well, one can dream; and it might happen one day (at the moment I'm hardly an intrepid traveller).
Round the back of that display, this one - celebrating
Beatrix Potter, born 28 July 1866 -
The tempting book on
Herdwick sheep stayed in the library. I'm making my way through
The White Road ... which has 66 chapters; some are quite short. Hope to finish it before it requires renewing yet again -
2 comments:
What an interesting idea - a book display in a library. Makes a great change from the tacky sales display in my local library!
I love reading your blog. So many interesting and useful bits of information. Last year we did Wainwrights Coast to Coast although we strung it out a bit longer instead of the 12 sections as described. a wonderful adventure. I must look up some of those books, the Icknield Way Haven't heard of that.
ps we start the Pennine way on Monday!
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