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Today’s the last day for 25% off at the Library Gift Shop.
Find something great for the library lover in your life and help power our advocacy work with every purchase. librarygiftshop.org
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#FreePeopleReadFreely
Find something great for the library lover in your life and help power our advocacy work with every purchase. librarygiftshop.org
📚💙
#FreePeopleReadFreely
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Today’s the last day for 25% off at the Library Gift Shop.
Find something great for the library lover in your life and help power our advocacy work with every purchase. librarygiftshop.org
📚💙
#FreePeopleReadFreely
Find something great for the library lover in your life and help power our advocacy work with every purchase. librarygiftshop.org
📚💙
#FreePeopleReadFreely
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“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
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Our FREE Spotlight on The Africa Centre🌍
Celebrating 60 years of African creativity, activism & community in London. From Black artists & thinkers to historic movements, explore the legacy through the archives.
📅 9 Feb - 2 Jul 2026 📍 The London Archives 🎟️ Free
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/display-sp...
Celebrating 60 years of African creativity, activism & community in London. From Black artists & thinkers to historic movements, explore the legacy through the archives.
📅 9 Feb - 2 Jul 2026 📍 The London Archives 🎟️ Free
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/display-sp...
Display: Spotlight on The Africa Centre
Explore our special display celebrating the rich history and cultural impact of The Africa Centre, founded in 1961.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Our FREE Spotlight on The Africa Centre🌍
Celebrating 60 years of African creativity, activism & community in London. From Black artists & thinkers to historic movements, explore the legacy through the archives.
📅 9 Feb - 2 Jul 2026 📍 The London Archives 🎟️ Free
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/display-sp...
Celebrating 60 years of African creativity, activism & community in London. From Black artists & thinkers to historic movements, explore the legacy through the archives.
📅 9 Feb - 2 Jul 2026 📍 The London Archives 🎟️ Free
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/display-sp...
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Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
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When this vintage wooden shop display Ladybird came up for sale, how could I resist?
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
When this vintage wooden shop display Ladybird came up for sale, how could I resist?
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'Floral Hall, Covent Garden' (1965) by Edward Bawden
February 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
'Floral Hall, Covent Garden' (1965) by Edward Bawden
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In Minneapolis, people are literally singing resistance before marching to the hotels where ICE agents are staying—inviting them to defect and join us in solidarity. It’s an action rooted in compassion, courage, and collective humanity. Transforming fear into shared power.
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 AM
In Minneapolis, people are literally singing resistance before marching to the hotels where ICE agents are staying—inviting them to defect and join us in solidarity. It’s an action rooted in compassion, courage, and collective humanity. Transforming fear into shared power.
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❗️Library job alert! Want to design and deliver innovative research and teaching services to library users at Imperial? Apply for the Library Manager and Liaison Librarian (Medicine). Find out more here 👉bit.ly/3O5N3q2
Deadline: 12 February 2026
Deadline: 12 February 2026
February 4, 2026 at 10:03 AM
❗️Library job alert! Want to design and deliver innovative research and teaching services to library users at Imperial? Apply for the Library Manager and Liaison Librarian (Medicine). Find out more here 👉bit.ly/3O5N3q2
Deadline: 12 February 2026
Deadline: 12 February 2026
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And we're back to this. #pubmed #NIHFundingLapse
February 3, 2026 at 9:23 AM
And we're back to this. #pubmed #NIHFundingLapse
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Thanks - if anyone wants an overview of what we have we have a guide to the types of maps you can find here - www.history.ac.uk/map-collecti...
February 3, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Thanks - if anyone wants an overview of what we have we have a guide to the types of maps you can find here - www.history.ac.uk/map-collecti...
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📮 Happy 50th birthday to our friends at the @lbsg.org! Founded in 1976 they’re the recognised authority on the history and development of Britain’s 800 different types of post box, of which there are 11,500+ across the country.
To celebrate, here are 10 of our favourite C20 post box designs... 🧵
To celebrate, here are 10 of our favourite C20 post box designs... 🧵
February 2, 2026 at 11:11 AM
📮 Happy 50th birthday to our friends at the @lbsg.org! Founded in 1976 they’re the recognised authority on the history and development of Britain’s 800 different types of post box, of which there are 11,500+ across the country.
To celebrate, here are 10 of our favourite C20 post box designs... 🧵
To celebrate, here are 10 of our favourite C20 post box designs... 🧵
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Twice Shy | Exploring Seamus Heaney’s Love Poetry
In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day ❤️
📅 Sat, 14 Feb at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/twice-shy-exploring-seamus-heaneys-love-poetry
Join us for an #ValentinesDay talk exploring some of Heaney’s most beautiful and romantic #poems.
In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day ❤️
📅 Sat, 14 Feb at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/twice-shy-exploring-seamus-heaneys-love-poetry
Join us for an #ValentinesDay talk exploring some of Heaney’s most beautiful and romantic #poems.
Twice Shy | Exploring Seamus Heaney's Love Poetry
In celebration of St. Valentine's Day ❤️
www.nli.ie
January 30, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Twice Shy | Exploring Seamus Heaney’s Love Poetry
In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day ❤️
📅 Sat, 14 Feb at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/twice-shy-exploring-seamus-heaneys-love-poetry
Join us for an #ValentinesDay talk exploring some of Heaney’s most beautiful and romantic #poems.
In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day ❤️
📅 Sat, 14 Feb at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/twice-shy-exploring-seamus-heaneys-love-poetry
Join us for an #ValentinesDay talk exploring some of Heaney’s most beautiful and romantic #poems.
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A dragon has landed at the British Library 🐉
Created exclusively for Fairy Tales, this new illustration from the legendary Chris Riddell will guard the doors to our magical family exhibition opening in March.
Tickets are now on sale at link.bl.uk/FairyTales
Created exclusively for Fairy Tales, this new illustration from the legendary Chris Riddell will guard the doors to our magical family exhibition opening in March.
Tickets are now on sale at link.bl.uk/FairyTales
January 30, 2026 at 10:51 AM
A dragon has landed at the British Library 🐉
Created exclusively for Fairy Tales, this new illustration from the legendary Chris Riddell will guard the doors to our magical family exhibition opening in March.
Tickets are now on sale at link.bl.uk/FairyTales
Created exclusively for Fairy Tales, this new illustration from the legendary Chris Riddell will guard the doors to our magical family exhibition opening in March.
Tickets are now on sale at link.bl.uk/FairyTales
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I am giving an illustrated lecture about Colin O’Brien, the Clerkenwell Photographer, on Tuesday 10th February at 6:30pm at Islington Museum, 245 St John St, EC1V 4NB. Entry is free and no booking is required, just come along.
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 AM
I am giving an illustrated lecture about Colin O’Brien, the Clerkenwell Photographer, on Tuesday 10th February at 6:30pm at Islington Museum, 245 St John St, EC1V 4NB. Entry is free and no booking is required, just come along.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Every evening Mnsgr Hugh O'Flaherty stood on the steps of St Peter's Basilica in view of armed German soldiers, making himself available to Jews, dissidents, deserters & Allied soldiers. More than 4,000 escaped occupied Rome with his help. www.dib.ie/biography/of... #HolocaustMemorialDay #DIBLives
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Every evening Mnsgr Hugh O'Flaherty stood on the steps of St Peter's Basilica in view of armed German soldiers, making himself available to Jews, dissidents, deserters & Allied soldiers. More than 4,000 escaped occupied Rome with his help. www.dib.ie/biography/of... #HolocaustMemorialDay #DIBLives
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Relaxed, slow paced village life in Snailton-on-the-Bend - 15th century, BnF Français 22971, f. 60v
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Relaxed, slow paced village life in Snailton-on-the-Bend - 15th century, BnF Français 22971, f. 60v
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Zaytoun Kitchen is growing! In Northern Gaza, our WCK Zaytoun Kitchen is a lifeline for families who are still without consistent access to food. Our efforts there are expanding to serve as many families as possible as we work toward serving 1 million meals a day across Gaza. #ChefsForGaza
January 21, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Zaytoun Kitchen is growing! In Northern Gaza, our WCK Zaytoun Kitchen is a lifeline for families who are still without consistent access to food. Our efforts there are expanding to serve as many families as possible as we work toward serving 1 million meals a day across Gaza. #ChefsForGaza
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🌊 New research into deep coral reefs & climate change 🌍
Dr Emma Ransome and colleagues in @imperiallifesci.bsky.social sky.social begin a £3.7m project exploring the resilience of deep (mesophotic) coral reefs.
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
#MarineScience #ClimateAction
Dr Emma Ransome and colleagues in @imperiallifesci.bsky.social sky.social begin a £3.7m project exploring the resilience of deep (mesophotic) coral reefs.
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
#MarineScience #ClimateAction
£3.7 million project to unlock secrets of deep coral reefs
Researchers are launching a major new project to investigate the resilience of deeper coral ecosystems to future climate change.
www.imperial.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM
🌊 New research into deep coral reefs & climate change 🌍
Dr Emma Ransome and colleagues in @imperiallifesci.bsky.social sky.social begin a £3.7m project exploring the resilience of deep (mesophotic) coral reefs.
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
#MarineScience #ClimateAction
Dr Emma Ransome and colleagues in @imperiallifesci.bsky.social sky.social begin a £3.7m project exploring the resilience of deep (mesophotic) coral reefs.
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
#MarineScience #ClimateAction
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PURPLE NOON (1960) screens next Tuesday at 6:15pm. René Clément’s sleek adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr Ripley is a sun-drenched story of obsession and envy starring the one and only Alain Delon.
🎟️: buff.ly/wA4XUXs
🎟️: buff.ly/wA4XUXs
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
PURPLE NOON (1960) screens next Tuesday at 6:15pm. René Clément’s sleek adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr Ripley is a sun-drenched story of obsession and envy starring the one and only Alain Delon.
🎟️: buff.ly/wA4XUXs
🎟️: buff.ly/wA4XUXs
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Beavers are back in London 🦫
Here's how (and why) we did it ⬇️
Here's how (and why) we did it ⬇️
January 21, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Beavers are back in London 🦫
Here's how (and why) we did it ⬇️
Here's how (and why) we did it ⬇️
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Imagine you're a scientist trying to publish a new study, and being told you can't, unless you do background checks on co-authors who aren't U.S. citizens and send their names to national security staff.
Also, studies about climate change or DEI written w/foreign scientists = rejected. ⬇️
Also, studies about climate change or DEI written w/foreign scientists = rejected. ⬇️
The new directive asks USDA workers in the agency’s research arm to use Google to check the backgrounds of all foreign nationals collaborating with its scientists.
The names of flagged scientists are being sent to national security experts at the agency, according to records reviewed by ProPublica.
The names of flagged scientists are being sent to national security experts at the agency, according to records reviewed by ProPublica.
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With
The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...
www.propublica.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Imagine you're a scientist trying to publish a new study, and being told you can't, unless you do background checks on co-authors who aren't U.S. citizens and send their names to national security staff.
Also, studies about climate change or DEI written w/foreign scientists = rejected. ⬇️
Also, studies about climate change or DEI written w/foreign scientists = rejected. ⬇️
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Also crucially we get paid when libraries buy our books! There is nothing to be sorry about ever in borrowing a fave author’s books from a library! It is one of the few “everybody wins” situations in life!
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
January 20, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Also crucially we get paid when libraries buy our books! There is nothing to be sorry about ever in borrowing a fave author’s books from a library! It is one of the few “everybody wins” situations in life!