Monday 13 November 2017
by Wulf
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Do you remember the scene in Crocodile Dundee (1986) when the eponymous hero is faced by a mugger with a knife and, quite unfazed, chuckles and pulls out a massive hunting knife with the immortal line “… that’s a knife”? … Continue reading
Tuesday 20 September 2016
by Wulf
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I had a meeting down in town this morning, which provided an opportunity to visit Oxford Central Library on the way back. I took a quick stroll around the shelves – it is only my second visit to the present, … Continue reading
Saturday 15 June 2013
by Wulf
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Following my recent discovery of the work of Duruflé, I took the opportunity to visit Oxford Central Library where, as hoped, I was able to find a copy of the score. I was not familiar with how the choral music … Continue reading
Thursday 18 April 2013
by Wulf
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After seizing an opportunity to visit the wealth of Oxford Central Library yesterday, I am weighed down with riches. I’m halfway through one of the new books already and just about to dive into selected meditations of Thomas Traherne. “Diving … Continue reading
Wednesday 8 August 2012
by Wulf
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Over the past few months I have not been using Headington Library as much as I did in the past. Out of the four days of the week when I work in Headington, it closes at 1pm (when I normally … Continue reading
Saturday 9 April 2011
by Wulf
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I popped down to Cowley Library this morning to drop back some books that were due back and, inevitably, to borrow some more. Although it is my most local library, I more often visit the Headington branch, which is a … Continue reading