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Onlinebibliotheek.nl (Or: The library is open! Virtually)
As one might (unfortunately) expect, all of the public libraries in The Hague are closed. Libraries are something you definitely miss when you don’t have them anymore! Luckily there is a solution to...
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Coconut cookies and books (Or: A visit to Lebkov)
This afternoon I spent a few hours at Lebkov in The Hague, something I hadn’t done for a while. I have had takeout coffee from Lebkov over the last few months but this was one my first time sitting...
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Dwarsligger? (Or: I call them mini books)
Here is something I don’t think you find often in America: mini books with the text parallel to the spine instead of perpendicular. The Dutch call them dwarsliggers, which the English Wikipedia...
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Of course there’s a book for that (Or: The first corona novel is spotted)
Here in the Netherlands we already have at least one corona related novel, a novel that I spotted earlier this month at the library. The theme is about two strangers, both writers, who meet each other...
View ArticleLazy weekend (Or: Games and books)
I’m all in favor of a lazy weekend myself. Even if the reason it is so lazy is because we are trying to stay inside more often. Breakfast for Marco and I was brioche bread (a type of sweet bread). I...
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Standing before closed doors (Or: The Hague library in corona times)
Libraries (and museums, theaters, cinemas, etc.) are currently closed in the Netherlands. It is part of an additional set of corona measures that the Dutch government has taken to lower the number of...
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The Central Library (Or: At least stuffed animals can visit)
The Central Library of The Hague (English website) is currently closed due to the lockdown. They are a bit more pragmatic than my hairdressers – they at least use terms like “closed until further...
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Books and coffee (Or: 5 months later)
More than 5 months after the Netherlands went into a lockdown in mid-December (government.nl, in English) I was finally able to return the two books that I still had on my account when the lockdown...
View ArticleLights above the Netherlands (Or: Elon Musk’s satellites)
Mysterious lights above the Netherlands turn out to be satellites from Elon Musk) – nos.nl, article in Dutch. The satellites are part of his Starlink project which aims to put 12,000 satellites into...
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Construction work at the library (Or: Where do I find xyz, again?)
Continuing the theme of construction related blog posts… did you know The Hague’s central library is also undergoing a massive renovation at the moment? You can read more about it over at their...
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