Johanna
@johannavo.bsky.social
NHS librarian here for the cats, gardens, books and foxes...
Happy Halloween! 🎃🦇🧙♀️🕸👻
October 31, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Happy Halloween! 🎃🦇🧙♀️🕸👻
Went to the new Women in Print exhib at the William Morris Gallery. It is a deep dive into the women designers at Liberty. Not a big exhibition but great if you are into heavily patterned textiles.
www.wmgallery.org.uk/event/women-...
www.wmgallery.org.uk/event/women-...
October 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Went to the new Women in Print exhib at the William Morris Gallery. It is a deep dive into the women designers at Liberty. Not a big exhibition but great if you are into heavily patterned textiles.
www.wmgallery.org.uk/event/women-...
www.wmgallery.org.uk/event/women-...
Went to the Design & Disabilty exhibition at the V&A. I'd always thought I was 'disability aware', but there were so many humbling 'I hadn't realised / hadn't occurred to me' moments. Definitely go if you can.
Although don't go on a Saturday. South Ken. is a mare.
www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/...
Although don't go on a Saturday. South Ken. is a mare.
www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/...
October 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Went to the Design & Disabilty exhibition at the V&A. I'd always thought I was 'disability aware', but there were so many humbling 'I hadn't realised / hadn't occurred to me' moments. Definitely go if you can.
Although don't go on a Saturday. South Ken. is a mare.
www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/...
Although don't go on a Saturday. South Ken. is a mare.
www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The Librarians
A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within. 💜
The Librarians
A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within. 💜
BBC Four - Storyville, The Librarians
Documentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The Librarians
A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within. 💜
The Librarians
A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within. 💜
Wallpaper (2025), a film by archive documentary filmmaker Natalie Cubides-Brady, explores how William Morris’s designs have been used in screen history.
Commissioned for the exhibition, Morris Mania (April to September 2025)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zZsA...
Commissioned for the exhibition, Morris Mania (April to September 2025)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zZsA...
Wallpaper 2025 - Morris Mania
Wallpaper (2025), a film by archive documentary filmmaker Natalie Cubides-Brady, explores how William Morris’s designs have been used in screen history. A montage of scenes from film and TV reveals the diverse and sometimes surprising range of narratives, settings and moods that Morris designs conjure up. Cameos in everything from My Fair Lady, Sunday Bloody Sunday and Django Unchained, to Gogglebox, Coronation Street and Peep Show, highlight how Morris designs form part of the fabric of 20th- and 21st-century popular culture. Commissioned for the exhibition, Morris Mania (April to September 2025) Made by Natalie Cubides-Brady Editing by Carmela Schoenberger Part of Morris Mania at William Morris Gallery. Curated by Hadrian Garrard.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Wallpaper (2025), a film by archive documentary filmmaker Natalie Cubides-Brady, explores how William Morris’s designs have been used in screen history.
Commissioned for the exhibition, Morris Mania (April to September 2025)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zZsA...
Commissioned for the exhibition, Morris Mania (April to September 2025)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zZsA...
Garden fox finally putting some weight on his broken leg, after six months of (semi) regular feeding and two courses of antibiotics. Seems the leg might have recalcified on its own. Although it will never be fully healed.❤️🦊
September 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Garden fox finally putting some weight on his broken leg, after six months of (semi) regular feeding and two courses of antibiotics. Seems the leg might have recalcified on its own. Although it will never be fully healed.❤️🦊
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Professor #MaryBeard helped celebrate 100 years of the Friends of the Bodleian in iconic style by delivering their much anticipated Annual Lecture, on the theme 'Risky encounters: the library in fact and fiction'.
Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAz....
Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAz....
July 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Professor #MaryBeard helped celebrate 100 years of the Friends of the Bodleian in iconic style by delivering their much anticipated Annual Lecture, on the theme 'Risky encounters: the library in fact and fiction'.
Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAz....
Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAz....
That green lull, just after the spring flowers and bulbs have died back, but before the summer flowers get going.
May 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
That green lull, just after the spring flowers and bulbs have died back, but before the summer flowers get going.
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Dr. Carla Hayden has been dismissed as Librarian of the Library of Congress with immediate effect.
Held in great respect by the profession, Dr Hayden was the 1st professional librarian to hold the post since '74, the 1st woman & the 1st African American to hold the post.
apnews.com/article/dona...
Held in great respect by the profession, Dr Hayden was the 1st professional librarian to hold the post since '74, the 1st woman & the 1st African American to hold the post.
apnews.com/article/dona...
President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.
apnews.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Dr. Carla Hayden has been dismissed as Librarian of the Library of Congress with immediate effect.
Held in great respect by the profession, Dr Hayden was the 1st professional librarian to hold the post since '74, the 1st woman & the 1st African American to hold the post.
apnews.com/article/dona...
Held in great respect by the profession, Dr Hayden was the 1st professional librarian to hold the post since '74, the 1st woman & the 1st African American to hold the post.
apnews.com/article/dona...
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I went for a mooch around Soho Theatre Walthamstow and it is truly ridiculously beautiful, it deserves to succeed because it is so pretty! www.timeout.com/london/news/...
First look inside London’s jaw-dropping 1,000-seat new theatre – and it’s not in the West End
Soho Theatre Walthamstow is a 1930s art deco gem, brought back from the brink
www.timeout.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I went for a mooch around Soho Theatre Walthamstow and it is truly ridiculously beautiful, it deserves to succeed because it is so pretty! www.timeout.com/london/news/...
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HERE. SHE. IS.
Our 'stunning', 'jaw-dropping' & 'game-changing' new venue, Soho Theatre Walthamstow
(thanks @walthamforestecho.bsky.social TimeOut & @whatsonstage.bsky.social 💋)
📷️ David Levene
Our 'stunning', 'jaw-dropping' & 'game-changing' new venue, Soho Theatre Walthamstow
(thanks @walthamforestecho.bsky.social TimeOut & @whatsonstage.bsky.social 💋)
📷️ David Levene
May 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
HERE. SHE. IS.
Our 'stunning', 'jaw-dropping' & 'game-changing' new venue, Soho Theatre Walthamstow
(thanks @walthamforestecho.bsky.social TimeOut & @whatsonstage.bsky.social 💋)
📷️ David Levene
Our 'stunning', 'jaw-dropping' & 'game-changing' new venue, Soho Theatre Walthamstow
(thanks @walthamforestecho.bsky.social TimeOut & @whatsonstage.bsky.social 💋)
📷️ David Levene
Climbed to the top of St Paul's Cathedral (all 528 steps!), like a proper tourist. Fantastic views. Legs no longer working. Worth it.
April 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Climbed to the top of St Paul's Cathedral (all 528 steps!), like a proper tourist. Fantastic views. Legs no longer working. Worth it.
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Some good news for a change
Scientists found solar farms had a greater number of species & individual birds per hectare than surrounding arable land
Solar did not pose a threat to national food security, esp when built on low or moderate grade agricultural land
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scientists found solar farms had a greater number of species & individual birds per hectare than surrounding arable land
Solar did not pose a threat to national food security, esp when built on low or moderate grade agricultural land
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well-managed solar farms can boost wildlife - Cambridge study
Findings by the RSPB and Cambridge University find solar farms can contribute to and aid biodiversity.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Some good news for a change
Scientists found solar farms had a greater number of species & individual birds per hectare than surrounding arable land
Solar did not pose a threat to national food security, esp when built on low or moderate grade agricultural land
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scientists found solar farms had a greater number of species & individual birds per hectare than surrounding arable land
Solar did not pose a threat to national food security, esp when built on low or moderate grade agricultural land
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Liz Truss called solar farms a “blight on the landscape”, but researchers have found they are actually better for birds than farmland
Solar farms in East Anglia had greater bird diversity & bird abundance than nearby arable land, a study finds
Paper here later www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Solar farms in East Anglia had greater bird diversity & bird abundance than nearby arable land, a study finds
Paper here later www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Liz Truss called solar farms a “blight on the landscape”, but researchers have found they are actually better for birds than farmland
Solar farms in East Anglia had greater bird diversity & bird abundance than nearby arable land, a study finds
Paper here later www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Solar farms in East Anglia had greater bird diversity & bird abundance than nearby arable land, a study finds
Paper here later www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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As #HIW2025 continues today's theme is health literacy and misinformation. Our new guest blog from @pifonline.bsky.social highlights the importance of signposting to credible health information www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Why We Need To Signpost Patients To Credible Health Information | The King's Fund
A new report from the Patient Information Forum (PIF) has revealed inequalities in access to trusted health information and the impact of misinformation. Sophie Randall, Director of PIF, explores the ...
www.kingsfund.org.uk
January 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
As #HIW2025 continues today's theme is health literacy and misinformation. Our new guest blog from @pifonline.bsky.social highlights the importance of signposting to credible health information www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
A small exhibition recommend - 'William Morris & Art from the Islamic World' at the W. M. Gallery. Went to a v. interesting talk by one of the curators y'day. Is on until 9th March.
January 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A small exhibition recommend - 'William Morris & Art from the Islamic World' at the W. M. Gallery. Went to a v. interesting talk by one of the curators y'day. Is on until 9th March.
Went to Salisbury. Saw a giant 'cathedral' bug hotel (excellent!) and a 70's moustache where i wasn't expecting one.
January 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Went to Salisbury. Saw a giant 'cathedral' bug hotel (excellent!) and a 70's moustache where i wasn't expecting one.
Every garden should have a few Hellebores, just to get you through January.
January 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Every garden should have a few Hellebores, just to get you through January.
Would very much recommend d the marvellous 'Medieval Women: In their own words' exhibition at @britishlibrary.bsky.social. I spent a good 2 hours checking it all out.
January 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Would very much recommend d the marvellous 'Medieval Women: In their own words' exhibition at @britishlibrary.bsky.social. I spent a good 2 hours checking it all out.
Curious vixen, checking out my phone.
January 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Curious vixen, checking out my phone.