rooster59 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Bangkok’s New Library Barely Open a Day, Closes Again By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter A scene from the Bangkok City Library on Friday BANGKOK — Less than 24 hours after opening with much fanfare, Bangkok’s largest public library shut its door and will not open again for three weeks. In a statement posted online, the Bangkok City Library said it needs to prepare its facility to host a royal visit by Princess Sirindhorn, who will attend the library’s formal opening ceremony on April 28. “Therefore, we only operated a system test only for one day, on April 7, 2017,” the statement said Friday evening. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/arts/2017/04/08/bangkoks-new-library-barely-open-day-closes/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-04-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thainess Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 You'd think they would have someone working in the library who could speak English. That magazine rack should read "MAGAZINES", not "MAGAZINE", as it's clear that they have more than one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Oh good......the books should arrive by then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 And people in Bangkok read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftorright Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 The book fair in Q. Sirikit Convention Center today was packed, thousands of people, mostly young folks. Quite an encouraging experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 21 hours ago, Thainess said: You'd think they would have someone working in the library who could speak English. That magazine rack should read "MAGAZINES", not "MAGAZINE", as it's clear that they have more than one of them. The budget only allowed for eight letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Maybe if you showed up with your Hello kitty number plate they would give a discount on the latest Hello Kitty mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 On 08/04/2017 at 0:15 PM, rooster59 said: we only operated a system test only for one day Great, no one was overdue, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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