From the FB British Bookclub.
This reminds me of my very first experience going into our local Collingwood Library on my own. I was only in Grade 2 so seven years old and it was about a mile walk from our home. I was deemed old enough to do this on my own. Things were a lot different then.
I immediately went to the Adult non-fiction section and picked out a book in the Science section. When I went to check it out the clerk commented it might be a little difficult for me to read and I very haughtily replied, "I can read really well!". She checked it out for me without any more comments.
It was pretty hard to read but I could read part of it. I think it was about evolution as I remember reading about how animals were very small in the sea, then grew, and then crawled up onto the land. It was pretty fascinating to me.
There seems to be quite a controversy about preserving its unique modernist architecture.
This was the first example of Modernist architecture in the Vancouver Public Library system and has been serving the Collingwood community for 60 years. Too many tasteless exterior and interior changes as well as poor maintenance, have marred the open and inviting character of this unique architectural landmark.
This is how it looks now.
And then...
