Rug Books in Los Angeles Public Library

I was at work today, Saturday from 12:00 to 4:00 pm. I wanted to check out a rug book from our nearby Los Angeles Public Library Robertson Branch. I contacted them. They did not have it, but the down town main branch had that book. I went to Los Angeles Public Library in Los Angeles down town after work. I had never been inside the down town branch of Los Angeles Public Library. It is a beautiful old building. The book I was looking for was a rug book in the history department four floor levels down from the ground floor. They were open till 5:30 pm and I had to rush there before they close. This was a reference book and I could not check it out, but I had 45 minutes to sit down at a desk to take a look at it.

I returned home, but on my way back I filled up the tank of my car. I had to pay over $101.00. What a pain!

Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugIdea.com
Tel. 310-770-9085

Our Rug Library

I always buy rug books and give some of them to our clients who appreciate rugs, kilims, and textiles. Our old library was small so I bought this new library which is bigger and can place in more books. Sometimes I buy few copies from one single title. It does not matter if the book is interesting. I do not intend to keep all of them. My clients who love rugs and look at them as art, history and culture, appreciate a rug/textile book as a free of charge book.

I also read some of these books and enjoy them a lot. If I find  good articles in some rug journals and magazines, I make copies and keep them in files in binders for my future references.There is so much to learn and love about rugs. Each rug, specially if it is a village, tribal, or rural rug has many unique stories to tell and share.



Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugIdea.com
Tel. 310-770-9085

Rug Books

Dennis B. Marquand is a rug enthusiast who lives and works in Culver City, Los Angeles. He has a wonderful collection of rug books. He is an active and long standing member of Textile Museum Associates of Southern California, TMASC.

On his web site, www.rugbooks.com you can find information and the price quotations on the books he carries. He attends many rug shows around the country and participoates in some of them to present his books which are on rugs, kilims, tapestries, suzanis, textiles and related subjects.

Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugIdea.com
310-770-9085