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'The Library Is Open: Materialising Queer Social Infrastructure'
csar.lse.ac.uk/articles/58
#Library
#Archive
#History
#Research
#Heritage
#Collections
#LGBTQ
#Lesbian
#Gay
#Bisexual
#Trans
#Queer
csar.lse.ac.uk/articles/58
#Library
#Archive
#History
#Research
#Heritage
#Collections
#LGBTQ
#Lesbian
#Gay
#Bisexual
#Trans
#Queer
The Library Is Open: Materialising Queer Social Infrastructure | Cities Studio Annual Review
csar.lse.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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To celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities (3/12) @cilip.bsky.social are recognising the achievements of the Lynne Mackie Accessibility Award winners & gaining insights into being more inclusive:
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
This is FREE, you do not need to be a CILIP member
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
This is FREE, you do not need to be a CILIP member
buzz lightyear , rex , and slinky from toy story are standing next to each other on a wooden floor .
ALT: buzz lightyear , rex , and slinky from toy story are standing next to each other on a wooden floor .
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December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
To celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities (3/12) @cilip.bsky.social are recognising the achievements of the Lynne Mackie Accessibility Award winners & gaining insights into being more inclusive:
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
This is FREE, you do not need to be a CILIP member
www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
This is FREE, you do not need to be a CILIP member
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Erm, this exists in the British Library shop:
#ChristmasJumper #Christmas #Jumper #Sweater #library #Librarian 📚📜🎄
#ChristmasJumper #Christmas #Jumper #Sweater #library #Librarian 📚📜🎄
November 22, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Erm, this exists in the British Library shop:
#ChristmasJumper #Christmas #Jumper #Sweater #library #Librarian 📚📜🎄
#ChristmasJumper #Christmas #Jumper #Sweater #library #Librarian 📚📜🎄
Today, December 1st, is World AIDS Day.
From the archive: Clifford McManus discusses the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt as an object of protest and activism, and a symbol of love and remembrance.
www.historyworkshop....
🗃️✊ 🌈🗃️ #queerhistory #WorldAIDSDay
From the archive: Clifford McManus discusses the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt as an object of protest and activism, and a symbol of love and remembrance.
www.historyworkshop....
🗃️✊ 🌈🗃️ #queerhistory #WorldAIDSDay
Radical Object: UK AIDS Memorial Quilt
This World AIDS Day, Clifford McManus discusses the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt as a radical object of protest and activism, and a symbol of love and remembrance.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
'The Library Is Open: Materialising Queer Social Infrastructure'
csar.lse.ac.uk/articles/58
#Library
#Archive
#History
#Research
#Heritage
#Collections
#LGBTQ
#Lesbian
#Gay
#Bisexual
#Trans
#Queer
csar.lse.ac.uk/articles/58
#Library
#Archive
#History
#Research
#Heritage
#Collections
#LGBTQ
#Lesbian
#Gay
#Bisexual
#Trans
#Queer
The Library Is Open: Materialising Queer Social Infrastructure | Cities Studio Annual Review
csar.lse.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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🏅And the award for best title goes to⬇️
‘I can’t even read straight’: Exploring the influences on LGBTQ+ library collections through an artificial-intelligence-mediated parallel-synthesis-scoping-review approach
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#Library
#LGBTQ
#Lesbian
#Gay
#Bisexual
#Trans
‘I can’t even read straight’: Exploring the influences on LGBTQ+ library collections through an artificial-intelligence-mediated parallel-synthesis-scoping-review approach
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#Library
#LGBTQ
#Lesbian
#Gay
#Bisexual
#Trans
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Available to watch online: 'Reading Between the Lines: Promoting Diversity & Inclusion Through Curated Book Displays' 📚⬇️
#edi
#DEI
#Library
#edi
#DEI
#Library
Q&A document, purchases list and EDI calendar now added to the recording page for "Reading Between the Lines" from last week's #NAGWebinarWeek with @salforduni.bsky.social
Open access for all at:
nag.org.uk/development/...
Huge thanks to Dean, Beth and Cameron for their extra work on this!
Open access for all at:
nag.org.uk/development/...
Huge thanks to Dean, Beth and Cameron for their extra work on this!
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🏅And the award for best title goes to⬇️
‘I can’t even read straight’: Exploring the influences on LGBTQ+ library collections through an artificial-intelligence-mediated parallel-synthesis-scoping-review approach
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#Library
#LGBTQ
#Lesbian
#Gay
#Bisexual
#Trans
‘I can’t even read straight’: Exploring the influences on LGBTQ+ library collections through an artificial-intelligence-mediated parallel-synthesis-scoping-review approach
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#Library
#LGBTQ
#Lesbian
#Gay
#Bisexual
#Trans
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
📑thesis: 'To collect our own histories: community archiving in the Lesbian and Gay History Movement' ⬇️
iro.uiowa.edu/esploro/outp...
#Library
#Archive
#History
#Research
#Heritage
#Collections
#LGBTQ
#Lesbian
#Gay
#Bisexual
#Trans
#Queer
iro.uiowa.edu/esploro/outp...
#Library
#Archive
#History
#Research
#Heritage
#Collections
#LGBTQ
#Lesbian
#Gay
#Bisexual
#Trans
#Queer
Research Portal
iro.uiowa.edu
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Available to watch online: 'Reading Between the Lines: Promoting Diversity & Inclusion Through Curated Book Displays' 📚⬇️
#edi
#DEI
#Library
#edi
#DEI
#Library
Q&A document, purchases list and EDI calendar now added to the recording page for "Reading Between the Lines" from last week's #NAGWebinarWeek with @salforduni.bsky.social
Open access for all at:
nag.org.uk/development/...
Huge thanks to Dean, Beth and Cameron for their extra work on this!
Open access for all at:
nag.org.uk/development/...
Huge thanks to Dean, Beth and Cameron for their extra work on this!
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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💠 #RLUKSPACE | Embedding #EDI principles in library spaces & practices | 🗓 2 Dec
Join us for this virtual event exploring how library design and practice intersect to create environments that support equitable access to knowledge and strengthen community connections.
🎟 Register at bit.ly/RLUKSPACE
Join us for this virtual event exploring how library design and practice intersect to create environments that support equitable access to knowledge and strengthen community connections.
🎟 Register at bit.ly/RLUKSPACE
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
💠 #RLUKSPACE | Embedding #EDI principles in library spaces & practices | 🗓 2 Dec
Join us for this virtual event exploring how library design and practice intersect to create environments that support equitable access to knowledge and strengthen community connections.
🎟 Register at bit.ly/RLUKSPACE
Join us for this virtual event exploring how library design and practice intersect to create environments that support equitable access to knowledge and strengthen community connections.
🎟 Register at bit.ly/RLUKSPACE
A woman walked into a #library and asked if they had a book on Schrodinger's cat and Pavlov's dog.
The #librarian said 'it rings a bell but I don't know if it's here or not'!
#joke
#pun
The #librarian said 'it rings a bell but I don't know if it's here or not'!
#joke
#pun
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
A woman walked into a #library and asked if they had a book on Schrodinger's cat and Pavlov's dog.
The #librarian said 'it rings a bell but I don't know if it's here or not'!
#joke
#pun
The #librarian said 'it rings a bell but I don't know if it's here or not'!
#joke
#pun
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Announcement! The Fair Library Jobs newsletter is getting off Subtack. Sign up to our contact list to receive future blog posts via email docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
FLJ Contact List
This list is to submit your name to the Fair Library Jobs contain list. We will use the contact list to update subscribers on news, website updates and new blog posts.
The list of email addresses wi...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Announcement! The Fair Library Jobs newsletter is getting off Subtack. Sign up to our contact list to receive future blog posts via email docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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🟠 #RLUKICIL | From Overthinking to Action: Making Library Activism Everyday | 27 Nov
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
October 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🟠 #RLUKICIL | From Overthinking to Action: Making Library Activism Everyday | 27 Nov
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
This interactive workshop, led by Sara Huws (Cardiff), is an opportunity for library professionals to reflect on their social purpose & explore how 'everyday activism' can make positive changes
🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL
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Reference question that I'm crowdsourcing:
Does anyone know of any guides or resources for someone who is trying to transition to a new name in professional settings? This is specifically in the LIS field.
Does anyone know of any guides or resources for someone who is trying to transition to a new name in professional settings? This is specifically in the LIS field.
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reference question that I'm crowdsourcing:
Does anyone know of any guides or resources for someone who is trying to transition to a new name in professional settings? This is specifically in the LIS field.
Does anyone know of any guides or resources for someone who is trying to transition to a new name in professional settings? This is specifically in the LIS field.
Perhaps of interest to #archive folks:
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) Self-Assessment Toolkit (SAT) workshop. The EDIB SAT will be embedded as part of the Archive Service Accreditation assessment from Spring 2026:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equality-d...
#EDI
#DEI
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) Self-Assessment Toolkit (SAT) workshop. The EDIB SAT will be embedded as part of the Archive Service Accreditation assessment from Spring 2026:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equality-d...
#EDI
#DEI
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Self-Assessment Toolkit
This workshop introduces the EDIB Self-Assessment Toolkit, developed by Archives West Midland.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Perhaps of interest to #archive folks:
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) Self-Assessment Toolkit (SAT) workshop. The EDIB SAT will be embedded as part of the Archive Service Accreditation assessment from Spring 2026:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equality-d...
#EDI
#DEI
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) Self-Assessment Toolkit (SAT) workshop. The EDIB SAT will be embedded as part of the Archive Service Accreditation assessment from Spring 2026:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equality-d...
#EDI
#DEI
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Here's another, 130 years old: in 1895, Oscar Wilde was barred from the British Museum’s Reading Room after being convicted of gross indecency, a charge used to punish gay men in Victorian times. Last week, his access was symbolically reinstated as the British Library issued a card in his name 🤣
October 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here's another, 130 years old: in 1895, Oscar Wilde was barred from the British Museum’s Reading Room after being convicted of gross indecency, a charge used to punish gay men in Victorian times. Last week, his access was symbolically reinstated as the British Library issued a card in his name 🤣
Not sure if we have many followers stateside? but if we do, this one is for you 🔽
Wow, hi new followers, hey! We’re Queer Liberation Library.
QLL is a digital library of queer ebooks & audiobooks available FOR FREE to anyone in the US. Our collection’s in Libby so you can read to your heart's content on your e-reader, phone, etc.
membership details downthread~
QLL is a digital library of queer ebooks & audiobooks available FOR FREE to anyone in the US. Our collection’s in Libby so you can read to your heart's content on your e-reader, phone, etc.
membership details downthread~
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Not sure if we have many followers stateside? but if we do, this one is for you 🔽
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New online: The Gay Liberation Front (GLF) collection is now available on LSE Digital Library! We’ve digitised and published the GLF Diaries and the GLF newspaper Come Together. Further series from the archives will be added as digitisation continues.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
New online: The Gay Liberation Front (GLF) collection is now available on LSE Digital Library! We’ve digitised and published the GLF Diaries and the GLF newspaper Come Together. Further series from the archives will be added as digitisation continues.
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digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/...
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digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/...
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*cackles in librarian*
2. What is something people romanticize that's actually way harder or less glamorous in real life?
May 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
*cackles in librarian*
Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance 🏳️⚧️
hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/t...
Link to former posts highlighting resources about Transgender library staff: bsky.app/profile/cili...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#Trans
#Queer
#TDoR
#TDoR2025
hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/t...
Link to former posts highlighting resources about Transgender library staff: bsky.app/profile/cili...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#Trans
#Queer
#TDoR
#TDoR2025
Trans Folks in the Library – A Meditation on Personal vs Public
A month ago, I attended a webcast seminar, ‘Transgender Inclusion in Libraries’, hosted by San Jose State University’s iSchool. This was the first webcast seminar, or webinar, I was attending under…
hacklibschool.wordpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance 🏳️⚧️
hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/t...
Link to former posts highlighting resources about Transgender library staff: bsky.app/profile/cili...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#Trans
#Queer
#TDoR
#TDoR2025
hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/t...
Link to former posts highlighting resources about Transgender library staff: bsky.app/profile/cili...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#Trans
#Queer
#TDoR
#TDoR2025
This week (13-19th Nov) is #Transgender Awareness Week 🏳️⚧️ It aims to highlight the issues faced by the #Trans, non-binary & gender-diverse community & leads up to the Transgender Day of Remembrance (#TDoR) on the 20th.
a poster for transgender awareness week which takes place from november 13-19
ALT: a poster for transgender awareness week which takes place from november 13-19
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November 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This week (13-19th Nov) is #Transgender Awareness Week 🏳️⚧️ It aims to highlight the issues faced by the #Trans, non-binary & gender-diverse community & leads up to the Transgender Day of Remembrance (#TDoR) on the 20th.
Be still my beating heart 😍✏️
Our annual Pencil Advent Calendar is back, and this year it’s a Japan special!
www.presentandcorrect.com/products/pen...
24 days of new, and vintage, for daily joy.
www.presentandcorrect.com/products/pen...
24 days of new, and vintage, for daily joy.
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Be still my beating heart 😍✏️
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New ink making me happy. It’s like a funny secret. Thanks much to @thisone0verhere.bsky.social for the idea.
August 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
New ink making me happy. It’s like a funny secret. Thanks much to @thisone0verhere.bsky.social for the idea.
📰'LGBTQ librarians are trying to keep vital books accessible to queer youth, despite bans'
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/lg...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#LGBT
#Gay
#Bookban
#Book
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/lg...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#LGBT
#Gay
#Bookban
#Book
LGBTQ librarians are trying to keep vital books accessible to queer youth, despite bans
"We build collections that allow people to find themselves on the shelves," notes one queer librarian.
www.yahoo.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
📰'LGBTQ librarians are trying to keep vital books accessible to queer youth, despite bans'
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/lg...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#LGBT
#Gay
#Bookban
#Book
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/lg...
#Library
#Librarian
#LibraryWorker
#Research
#Employment
#Workplace
#LGBTQ
#LGBT
#Gay
#Bookban
#Book