BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Hartford Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Hartford Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16290433-61e3-4965-a274-7be3b292e0e6 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260717T131450Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T160000 SUMMARY:Keeping a Commonplace Book LOCATION:Downtown\nDowntown X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Downtown;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10 ;X-TITLE=Downtown:geo:41.7618852,-72.6740629 GEO:41.7618852;-72.6740629 DESCRIPTION:Session two: Show & Tell! Bring your commonplace books to disc uss your habits of keeping a commonplace book and read some of your quotes !.\nhttps://hplct.libnet.info/event/15866656 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

In its simplest form\, a commonplace book is a place to record and organise all those quotes\, stories\, and ideas f rom other people so that you can recall them to inspire you in the future.  \;

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In fact\, if you&rsquo\;ve tried (and failed) at keeping a journal or diary in the past\, a commonplace book might be a good alterna tive. But even if you&rsquo\;re an avid journaler\, a commonplace book is something quite different and complementary. They&rsquo\;re something like a scrapbook for your thoughts\, a place to collect notes\, quotes\, poems \, and facts that you may wish to refer back to in the future. \;

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Commonplace books have been kept since antiquity and were quite popula r through the 19th century. \; Intellectual women\, who were often exc luded from formal education\, kept them and might include quotes and prove rbs as well as recipes\, etiquette\, and housekeeping advice that would ha ve been relevant to them. Scientists even used them as early forms of data bases. \;

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