Category Archives: royalty

  1. Ashurbanipal’s Library, Queen Readers, and the Intolerably Stupid

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    May 23, 2022 by libroshombre

                Once upon a time, back when literacy was really rare, no one ever read silently to themselves, and all …
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    Category: archeology, books, librarians, library history, library school, literacy, public libraries, reading, royalty, science | Tags: , , , , ,

  2. Friendships, Moons, and Jousting

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    November 6, 2021 by libroshombre

                Michel Montaigne had a lot to say about friendship.  In his essay, “On Friendship,” a paean to his deceased …
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    Category: France, friends, friendship, libraries, royalty | Tags: , , , , , ,

  3. Recalling Tyranny, Treachery, and Recalling

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    July 12, 2019 by libroshombre

    Just like King John back in merry old England, our state’s ruler, King Mike, doesn’t govern, he simply rules, regardless …
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    Category: libraries, library associations, politics, royalty, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , ,

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