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Babs
@babs-v.bsky.social
Librarian. Autistic. Spanish.
Lover of books, cats and cakes.
Can be found lost among the books & archives at @themerl.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
One of the many perks of working at @themerl.bsky.social is seeing the farm animals on their annual visit to the museum.
August 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The dog guarding the books.
#booksky #booktrolley #rescuedog #dogsky #tbrbooks
July 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Lovely walk along the Thames from Sonning to Shiplake. Plenty of sheep spotted along the way. #Berkshire #walking
June 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Wifi has been down all day. Three teenagers roaming the house like soulless beings. Dante never wrote about this level of hell. #nowifi #teenapocalypse #longday
June 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The dog sunbathing in the garden, living her best life.
#rescuedog #dog
June 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Family of swans on my morning run 🤍
#morningrun #runner #nature
June 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
June 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Loved #comicconlondon this weekend! First time attending a comic con and it won’t be the last 😁
May 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
These are the books I read in April, my favourite being ‘The Enchanted April’ by Elizabeth Von Arnim. #booksky
May 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Our fabulous gardening volunteers taking care of the haven that is @themerl.bsky.social garden. #museumsky
April 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The dog and cat always manage to find the sunniest spots in the house. #cat #dog #petsky
April 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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April 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Both the dog and the cat enjoying the little bit of sun we got this weekend. #booksky #books #rescuedog #rescuecat
April 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I can confirm that the cinnamon buns in particular are delicious! 🤤
April 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Books I have read in March. Slinky the cat wanted to be involved in the photo! Had a really great month of reading with some brilliant books. #booksky #cat
March 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Happy runner=Happy mother! Perfect #running conditions on this #mothersday here in the U.K.
March 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Happy #Caturday! Slinky is showcasing some Japanese fiction books with cats on the covers and a photo of Daisy just because…😸 #booksky #rescuecats
March 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
London Night Lights #London
March 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
So excited to listen to this! 🐏
Come for the big animals. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.

The first full episode of Absolute Units, the official MERL podcast, is here!!!

merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
March 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I am #currentlyreading ‘Strange Pictures’ by Uketsu and loving it! Very different from your usual murder mysteries, but then I do like reading weird stuff. #booksky #japanesefiction
March 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A morning trip to the Archives Off-Site store. Talk about getting lost among the stacks!
#archives #museum #library
March 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Finally signs of #spring!
Spotted so many daffodils on my run this morning. #running #runner
March 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Loving the @autisticsociety.bsky.social campaign to amplify Autistic women’s voices this #IWD. I highly recommend all these fabulous books written by Autistic women. #booksky #autistic #InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Beautiful day today here at @themerl.bsky.social Love the perks of working here. #museum #museumsky
March 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM