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Toured the building several years ago – one of my main reasons for stopping in Glasgow. Loved it! But it did seem sort of like a fire trap to me, I recall. Wood paneling everywhere, squeaky wooden floors and stairs. But what a tragedy – especially for the students and all their work. Glad no one was hurt. Karen Karen Lightner Head, Art and Literature Departments Free Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-686-5403 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. —Howard Thurman From: ARLIS/NA List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shannon Van Kirk Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 1:10 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] FW: Glasgow School of Art Fire Oh, dear, this was a pilgrimage site for my late husband and me when we first visited Glasgow, so this loss for the greater world feels very personal. --shannon Shannon Van Kirk, Director Blue Mountain Community College Library Pendleton, OR 97801 Voice: 541.278.5916 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Pauline Saliga <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Friends, Below is a link to a panorama of the library before the fire. http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/interactive/2011/sep/09/glasgow-school-art-library-360-interactive-panoramic Pauline Saliga Society of Architectural Historians From: ARLIS/NA List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lucy Minogue Rowland Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 10:53 AM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: [ARLIS-L] Glasgow School of Art Fire http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/23/glasgow-school-art-fire-charles-rennie-mackintosh-live [http://static-secure.guim.co.uk/icons/social/og/gu-logo-fallback.png]<http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/23/glasgow-school-art-fire-charles-rennie-mackintosh-live> Glasgow School of Art fire: fire damages Charles Rennie Mackintosh building - live | UK news | theguardian.com<http://theguardian.com> Firefighters tackle major blaze at famous historic building, with smoke and flames seen on roof and upper floors. Read more...<http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/23/glasgow-school-art-fire-charles-rennie-mackintosh-live> Apparently the library has been destroyed. Lucy Minogue Rowland, MS, MLS Professor Emerita Director, Louis T. Griffith Library Georgia Museum of Art 90 Carlton Street Athens, GA 30602 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~