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Thankful that ARA SfNP provides a blog to feature research - my librarian colleague and I are some of the first to study user experiences of the Irish Queer Archive in the National Library of Ireland - and as always with archives, it ranges from rusty clips to public trust of state institutions.

2025 "Fairy Tale"
#rhads #DigitalArt

Black and white photo of a shorthaired tabby cat, it looks like it's ginger, sitting in the sun on top of a display of used books. It is a tiered display outside of the bookstore's front windows. The cat is sitting upright facing away from the camera, but looking back over its shoulder with a suspicious, scrunched up face.

Security guard. Photo by Francesc Català-Roca, 1953. circarq.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/f...

Is it #christmas yet?

#medievalsky

@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social Bodl. 264, f. 78r

An illustration in limited color palettes for scientific American where there are 7 separate drawings showcasing a different part of the sciences. We see a planet, an eye, a hand part xrayed, and a brain

Molecules in molecules

Black and white photo of a young white man in casual outdoor clothing standing outside on a dirt road or wide path. He’s looking at the camera and cradling a petite, shorthaired tabby cat in his arms. The cat looks very content.

Look at this happy spoiled loaf. 🍞 Photo from my collection, no date/other info known.

2023 "Summertime Happiness"
#digitalArt #rhads

A pixel art landscape featuring a lush landscape, with a blanket of white and blue flowers. There's glowing white orbs and the flowers and orbs blend together in the distance. There's a bright blue sky, and wispy clouds leading you to a large billowing cloud.

look at the sky, you're still here~

#pixelart

Do other libraries keep Biography files for cats?!! Ours for Tetley, late of Walthamstow village, includes a souvenir of his attendance at a Vestry House citizenship ceremony in 2007. #ExploreYourArchive #EYAAnimals

Black and white photo of 2 male medical professionals lounging across an operating table in a stylised pose for the camera. Both are wearing a doctor's coat, smart suit and one is wearing black patent pumps. There is an operating theatre in the background.

When you mistake your operating theatre for the front cover of the Next Directory.

(Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, c.1913)
#EYAFashion #ExploreYourArchive

A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)

Our training event with Irish Archives and UCD School of History is underway! First up is Della Keating @nlireland.bsky.social speaking about the Marian Keyes Collection.

#ExploreYourArchives #CuardaighDoChartlann

Color photo of a fluffy grey cat sitting derpily in a bathroom sink. In the background you can see that the toilet cover is carpeted and there’s a matching dark pink throw rug on the floor.

I’m in ur sink, questioning ur decor choices. Photo from my collection, ca. 1960s.

Black and white photo of a medium haired white cat riding up on its haunches, it’s forepaws slightly blurred with motion as of reaching for something out of frame above its head. It is outside on a lawn, the crunchy dark texture of the grass and hedges contrasting nicely with the light smoothness of its fur. Emerging from the lawn below it are patches of light as if something spectral is emerging from the earth (I believe this is because the film was accidentally exposed to additional light either within the camera or at some point during processing).

I love this photo. I love the cat’s position and expression, I love the textures, I love the ethereal light leaks. From my collection, no info known.