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Crime and the London Rare Book Trade 1890-1930 Join an evening talk by Dr Laura Cleaver - exploring London life, book trade workings, and views on rare books through crime stories.

This is going to be a fun event. I’ll be talking about fictional book trade crime as well as theft, fraud, and conspiracy against and by London’s rare book sellers. 👇 @thelondonarchives.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social

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ElectionLeaflets.org ElectionLeaflets.org is an online archive of political leaflets. It is created by members of the public photographing and classifying what comes through their doors at election time.

Please consider uploading them to electionleaflets.org!

We have many plans, but to be frank it's proven extremely difficult to raise cash to fund the site. We hope to get back into it when we have some capacity.

Picture of women on a beach John Leech, ‘The mermaids' haunt’. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854 - 1869. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs. Picture Collection, The New York Public Library.

Call for Papers: Women’s Fieldwork and the Making of Nineteenth Century Natural History Collections
We seek articles to complete a special issue on women’s field collecting, and contributions to nineteenth century natural history for Nuncius.
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#Librarians encouraging reading #Libraries #Books #Reading

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Watch this superb film of @mclees-fiona.bsky.social talking about Gwen John’s use of colour (and malted drinks).

Congratulations Sara! Absolutely wonderful news!

Free Tour - Wiener Holocaust Library and Archive (Tuesdays) Explore our archive and collections!

Every Tuesday we lead a behind the scenes tour of our archive!

If you've never seen our stores, including some of the unique photos and documents within them, join us this Tuesday at 2pm...

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Our next hybrid talk considers 'Feminism - from the 20th to 21st centuries' with Mary Evans, Miriam David and Daphne Davies @howl2025.bsky.social

📆: 19 March
🪧: LSE Library
⌚: 2.30pm

Email friendsofthewomenslibrary@gmail.com to come. More info: friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk/fotwl-events...

As schools across the country celebrate World Book Day, our study last year found that 40% of Britons hadn't read a single book in the past 12 months - the median Briton had read 3 books in the preceding year

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The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, at Birkbeck, University of London, is looking for a talented researcher to join a project focused on expanding our understanding of non elite writers and writing in seventeenth century England. As Postdoctoral Research Associate you will join 'Written Worlds in Seventeenth-Century England', an exciting Leverhulme Trust–funded project. The role is offered on a 13 month, part time (17.5 hours a week) contract with a salary of £22,124 rising to £25,189 per annum (pro-rated £44,247 to £50,379 per annum). In this role, you will carry out dedicated research on non elite textual production, working closely with the Principal Investigator, Professor Sue Wiseman, and the Co Investigator, Dr Brodie Waddell. You will have the opportunity to work extensively with manuscripts and printed sources, visit archives, investigate datasets, develop the project database, and contribute to shaping the project’s scholarly outputs - and you may also be involved in textual editing. As Research Associate, you will focus on one of two thematic strands: 1. Non elite writing produced in the provinces, or 2. Writing produced by non elite women. Further details via link

We are hiring postdoc researchers to join our #WrittenWorlds project at Birkbeck, with Sue Wiseman, @mdpowelldavies.bsky.social, @richardjansell.bsky.social and I.

0.5FTE, 13 months, focus on women's or provincial non-elite writing #EarlyModern 🗃️
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Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, with memorials to writers in the floor and on the walls

'You can't get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me' - C. S. Lewis

From Chaucer and Dickens to Austen and the Brontë sisters, explore the memorials to some of the great writers remembered in here Westminster Abbey: www.westminster-abbey.org/history/famo...

#WorldBookDay

Basque children refugees arriving in Southampton on the Habana [MS404 A4164/7/1/8]

Photograph of the booth staffed by Miss Bennett in the interior of the hall at Atlantic Park, Eastleigh, with a number of the refugees in residence at the transit camp, 1920s [MS 311/53]

University Refugee Week highlights the University’s dedication to creating a supportive environment for refugees, emphasizing community solidarity: buff.ly/xSVmLio. Our Special Collections are notably strong in historical resources about refugees. Learn more here: buff.ly/rixzsxt

Online Talk: Did women do philosophy in the Middle Ages?

by Tatiana Barkovskiy 23 March 6:00pm-7:30pm Abstract: When we think of the periods in European history when women were able to do philosophy, the Middle Ages may hardly come to mind as providing favourable conditions for this activity. One…

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Had fun looking at manuscripts this morning @senatehouselib.bsky.social with students from the MA in the History of the Book @ies-sas.bsky.social 🎓📚 #Skystorians #MedievalSky

Shelf of small books in the Syon Abbey Library. Most have parchment bindings and hand-made modern orange labels created by the community of Syon Abbey.

Shelves of books in the Chris Brooks Collection. The books in this photograph were written for children and young adults in the 19th and early 20th century, and many of them have colourful and illustrated bindings.

Shelves of late 19th and 20th century books in the Hypatia Collection of books and journals by and about women. Many of the books have colourful or illustrated spines.

Four shelves of 19th and 20th century books in the John Betjeman Library

Our rare book collections are available for EVERYONE to access for research or enjoyment in our reading room!

With more than 50,000 books published between 1471 and 2025, we have something for everyone.

Find out more! ➡️ libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives/books

#WorldBookDay #RareBooks #Exeter

The Bodleian Declaration: a History | The Bodleian Library Record View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.

And you can read about the history of the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Oath\Declaration here:

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Interior of the Bodleian Library in Oxford, showing historic wooden bookcases and a decorated ceiling. In the foreground, a sign displays the traditional Bodleian Oath, which readers must read aloud before being admitted to use the library. The oath reads: 'I hereby undertake not to remove from the Library, or to mark, deface, or injure in any way, any volume, document, or other object belonging to it or in its custody; not to bring into the Library or kindle therein any fire or flame, and not to smoke in the Library; and I promise to obey all rules of the Library'

The traditional Bodleian Oath, which every reader is required to read aloud on seeking admission to the Bodleian Libraries 📚

#WorldBookDay

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Happy St Piran’s Day to all who celebrate! #Cornwall

A lovely morning - it feels much like spring.

Love Letters A free exhibition showcasing 500 years of devotion, longing, sacrifice and passion. Open 24 January to 12 April 2026.

‘Love Letters, a free exhibition at The National Archives in Kew, features correspondence that spans over 500 years of devotion, longing, sacrifice, heartache, and passion.’

And is open until 12 April 👇

A great afternoon out with the Archives team @senatehouselib.bsky.social to see the current exhibition ‘Love Letters’ @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy

#archives #letters

A photograph of two young female figures stood outside of a building – they both have a hand on their left hips. They are wearing head scarfs and aprons to protect their clothing. Behind on the left, the door to building is open. A notice is pinned to the door.

#BlackCountry this 1907 photograph of women brick workers in Cradley Heath is from MS 4618 : Industry and Employment photographs collection (Black Country Workers) #LibraryofBham #Sandwelllibs #SandwellArchive

Barbara Cartland biography to be published by Hodder & Stoughton

ICYMI: Hodder & Stoughton is set to publish Matthew Sweet’s biography of prolific “queen of romance” novelist Barbara Cartland: Barbara Cartland: The Great Dictator 👇 #BookSky

YouTube video by Royal College of Physicians 'That which never can be suppressed': LGBTQ+ history in the Royal College of Physicians collections

As #LGBTplusHM draws to a close we wanted to share a lively virtual talk by our archivist Felix Lancashire & rare books librarian Katie Birkwood exploring some fascinating & potentially challenging #LGBTQ+ collections at the @rcphysicians.bsky.social.

Watch now 👉 youtu.be/2i3RuFI6aGE?...

A Turneresque sky this evening.

A green wheelie bin with a white recycling symbol on the side.

Tip 5: Recycle right - avoid wishcycling – check the notices above our waste and recycling bins to see what we can and can’t recycle. Coffee cups, tissues and sweet wrappers belong in the General Waste bin. If in doubt put things in the General Waste bin to avoid contaminating the recycling.