Alex Holyoake
@alexholyoake.bsky.social
Librarian. More likely to be waffling on football/culture/other life bits.
6music playing the first Stone Roses album in full and I am struggling not to belt out I am the resurrection to the top deck of this bus.
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
6music playing the first Stone Roses album in full and I am struggling not to belt out I am the resurrection to the top deck of this bus.
Reposted by Alex Holyoake
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IG newberlinlibrary
IG newberlinlibrary
October 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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IG newberlinlibrary
IG newberlinlibrary
Jj72 on 6music this morning is certainly a blast from the past.
September 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Jj72 on 6music this morning is certainly a blast from the past.
Can get the kids a Boro shirt with Hackney on the back now...
September 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Can get the kids a Boro shirt with Hackney on the back now...
First Boro manager to be younger than me 😭😭😭
June 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
First Boro manager to be younger than me 😭😭😭
Great to have @johnhiggs.bsky.social in the Central Library tonight to talk about his book on Dr Who. Fascinating and a really engaging speaker.
May 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Great to have @johnhiggs.bsky.social in the Central Library tonight to talk about his book on Dr Who. Fascinating and a really engaging speaker.
Good grief Andor season 2 was just genuinely brilliant. Not sure I'll be able to watch Rogue One again now.
May 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Good grief Andor season 2 was just genuinely brilliant. Not sure I'll be able to watch Rogue One again now.
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Philip Pullman announces The Rose Field, the final part of Lyra’s story
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Philip Pullman announces The Rose Field, the final part of Lyra’s story
The acclaimed writer of His Dark Materials says the third volume in The Book of Dust series will portray a ‘dangerous, breathtaking quest’
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Philip Pullman announces The Rose Field, the final part of Lyra’s story
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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Happy birthday to Sean Bean who, despite dying multiple times, turns 66 today. To celebrate here’s a compilation of him as Sharpe saying ‘bastard’. Enjoy.
youtu.be/tE8d-uGmIWk?...
youtu.be/tE8d-uGmIWk?...
Sean Bean - Yorkshireman - Bastard Compilation.
YouTube video by YorkshireIndian
youtu.be
April 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Happy birthday to Sean Bean who, despite dying multiple times, turns 66 today. To celebrate here’s a compilation of him as Sharpe saying ‘bastard’. Enjoy.
youtu.be/tE8d-uGmIWk?...
youtu.be/tE8d-uGmIWk?...
South Yorkshire sunset was the easiest preorder in ages.
Massive news!
There’s a brand new studio album from Pulp due in under 2 months! There’s various vinyl editions including a Sheffield shop exclusive ‘South Yorkshire Sunset’ pressing.
Pre-orders available now! Out on Rough Trade Records.
beartreerecords.com/products/pul...
There’s a brand new studio album from Pulp due in under 2 months! There’s various vinyl editions including a Sheffield shop exclusive ‘South Yorkshire Sunset’ pressing.
Pre-orders available now! Out on Rough Trade Records.
beartreerecords.com/products/pul...
April 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
South Yorkshire sunset was the easiest preorder in ages.
Loving @laurenlaverne.bsky.social back on 6music. It's been too long!
February 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Loving @laurenlaverne.bsky.social back on 6music. It's been too long!
Well that was a classic nice evening out with your mate ruined by having to watch a football game in the middle.
February 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Well that was a classic nice evening out with your mate ruined by having to watch a football game in the middle.
IP suddenly a thing that matters is it?
Distillation is a common practice in the AI industry but the concern was that DeepSeek may be doing it to build its own rival model, which is a breach of OpenAI’s terms of service. Here’s why: www.ft.com/content/a0df...
January 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
IP suddenly a thing that matters is it?
A 6 week and counting wait for CT scan results is doing nothing for anxiety.
January 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A 6 week and counting wait for CT scan results is doing nothing for anxiety.
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"they have no idea I'm here" MY GOD WHAT HAS SHE TOLD HER CHILDREN ##thetraitors
January 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"they have no idea I'm here" MY GOD WHAT HAS SHE TOLD HER CHILDREN ##thetraitors
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This is really interesting. Groundbreaking study on the value of libraries and “third places.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
Innovative Study by UPenn and NYPL Finds That Public Libraries Positively Impact Community Health and Well-Being
"Our research found that patrons experience refuge, joy, connection, purpose, and expansion through their library use"
bookriot.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
This is really interesting. Groundbreaking study on the value of libraries and “third places.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
100% this. I don't think Minah goes if Joe is still there
To continue my 'getting rid of Joe is the most consequential vote in this season of #TheTraitors', yes, of course, they have to edit a very long conversation around the table into good telly, but since Joe went, notice how they...actually reach better conclusions at the table?
January 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
100% this. I don't think Minah goes if Joe is still there
Well look at this cultural connoisseur just starting the first series of Peaky Blinders.
January 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Well look at this cultural connoisseur just starting the first series of Peaky Blinders.
£38 quid a ticket the thieving gits!
We have received an initial allocation of 2,200 tickets for our trip to Sheffield United next month 🎟️
Here is all the information you need 👇
Here is all the information you need 👇
Ticket Info For Sheffield United Away
Details ahead of Bramall Lane trip...
www.mfc.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
£38 quid a ticket the thieving gits!
Presumably actually being on the Traitors sends you a bit weird because lying during a winner takes all game and then getting voted off for it is just useless behaviour.
January 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Presumably actually being on the Traitors sends you a bit weird because lying during a winner takes all game and then getting voted off for it is just useless behaviour.
Buses in Sheffield continue to be massively unreliable in 2025 and they've managed to put up fees for the service too...
January 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Buses in Sheffield continue to be massively unreliable in 2025 and they've managed to put up fees for the service too...
York looking very Jonathan Strange today.
December 27, 2024 at 2:44 PM
York looking very Jonathan Strange today.