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Wouldn't it be nice if there were a library as comprehensive as the Bodleian, with reading rooms that had comfy chairs close to a heater or fireplace or something, as well as desks, with tea service? Like Giles' study, only inside the library so that they can still keep us from actually taking the book out.
I mean, okay, librarians the world over will cringe at the thought. But it would be really nice if "home" conditions could be replicated in libraries. It would beat the rather monastic furnishings they have now. I'd even be willing to let my credit card number be on file, in case I do mess up a book.
(Yes, I'm confined to the library to read Theophanes. OUP wants £110 for the book, which is a bit much just to avoid library time, even for me. I mean, at least I got seven volumes of Procopius, including the original Greek, for a bit less than that. And Procopius was a better writer.)
I mean, okay, librarians the world over will cringe at the thought. But it would be really nice if "home" conditions could be replicated in libraries. It would beat the rather monastic furnishings they have now. I'd even be willing to let my credit card number be on file, in case I do mess up a book.
(Yes, I'm confined to the library to read Theophanes. OUP wants £110 for the book, which is a bit much just to avoid library time, even for me. I mean, at least I got seven volumes of Procopius, including the original Greek, for a bit less than that. And Procopius was a better writer.)
