{"id":32256,"date":"2013-07-25T14:30:34","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T18:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=32256"},"modified":"2013-07-16T10:10:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T14:10:37","slug":"spotlight-on-libraries-thailands-neilson-hays-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=32256","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on Libraries-Thailand&#8217;s Neilson Hays Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Sarah Parramore, Head Editor, <a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=14418\" target=\"_blank\">INALJ Middle East\/Arabian Gulf<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Spotlight on Libraries-Thailand<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What is it?<\/b> The Neilson Hays Library and Galleries <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neilsonhayslibrary.com\">www.neilsonhayslibrary.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32258 alignleft\" alt=\"nielsonhays1\" src=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays1-199x300.png\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays1-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays1-680x1024.png 680w, https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays1-664x999.png 664w, https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Where is it?<\/b> 195 Surawong Road, Bangkok, Thailand<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Why should you visit? <\/b>This library houses one of the largest collection of English language materials in Thailand and features local artists in their domed gallery. But most impressive of all, they still utilize a card catalog!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-32259\" alt=\"nielsonhays2\" src=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays2-224x300.png\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays2-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays2-764x1024.png 764w, https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays2-746x999.png 746w, https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays2.png 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>Apart from that, the library is attached to a small caf\u00e9 and garden making for a nice break from the hustle of Bangkok. Founded in 1869 by the Bangkok Ladies\u2019 Library Association (a group of 13 British and American women) and named after the most active board member, Jennie Neilson Hays. Original fixtures and carved filing cabinets are still in use and the creak of the hardwood floors and the smell of books makes this a most inviting place!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Parramore, Head Editor, INALJ Middle East\/Arabian Gulf Spotlight on Libraries-Thailand What is it? The Neilson Hays Library and Galleries www.neilsonhayslibrary.com Where is it? 195 Surawong Road, Bangkok, Thailand &nbsp; Why should you visit? This library houses one of the largest collection of English language materials in Thailand and features local artists in their domed&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=32256\">Read more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":32260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[145],"tags":[233,3592,4990,4407,4988,4408,4989,3253],"class_list":["post-32256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-articles-2","tag-blog","tag-card-catalog","tag-inalj-middle-east-arabian-gulf","tag-nielson-hays-library","tag-sarah-parramore","tag-spotlight-on-libraries","tag-thailand"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nielsonhays3.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1WoMK-8og","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}