@librarymegan.bsky.social
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We have a packed series of events in September, including @britishfuture.bsky.social sharing the findings from their recent report 'The State of Us: Community Strength and Cohesion in the UK'.
Make sure you book ahead of time!
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/events/webin...
Make sure you book ahead of time!
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/events/webin...
August 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We have a packed series of events in September, including @britishfuture.bsky.social sharing the findings from their recent report 'The State of Us: Community Strength and Cohesion in the UK'.
Make sure you book ahead of time!
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/events/webin...
Make sure you book ahead of time!
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/events/webin...
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Something interesting from the heat map which I think we need to rectify. Numbers signing from London are very low apart from Lib Dem Twickenham. If you’re in the capital you’re letting the side down. Sign now for fair coverage petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
August 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Something interesting from the heat map which I think we need to rectify. Numbers signing from London are very low apart from Lib Dem Twickenham. If you’re in the capital you’re letting the side down. Sign now for fair coverage petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Have you checked out the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Research Repository lately? Loads of datasets and publications to explore https://bl.iro.bl.uk/
August 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Have you checked out the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Research Repository lately? Loads of datasets and publications to explore https://bl.iro.bl.uk/
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What great images from @scohaboybog.bsky.social on the visual evidence of what nature restoration and bog rehabilitation does #tócharstories #tipperary
Once there was this and now there is……this! 👏🙂 @jamierohu.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @unep.org @peatlands.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
What great images from @scohaboybog.bsky.social on the visual evidence of what nature restoration and bog rehabilitation does #tócharstories #tipperary
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📷 Read the latest update from Paula T Nolan @irishptnolan.bsky.social, @nlireland.bsky.social/ @epaireland.bsky.social Photographer-in-Residence, as she reflects on how her project 'ReViewing Ireland' unfolded over the past year: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
ReViewing Ireland: A Year as Photographer-in-Residence
www.nli.ie
August 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📷 Read the latest update from Paula T Nolan @irishptnolan.bsky.social, @nlireland.bsky.social/ @epaireland.bsky.social Photographer-in-Residence, as she reflects on how her project 'ReViewing Ireland' unfolded over the past year: www.nli.ie/news-stories...
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I've signed - sick of the blanket coverage for Farage from the media (BBC)
Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties
@fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social
· Aug 27
A heat map of where people have signed for fair coverage and an end to over platforming of REFORM. There’s support for better coverage of ALL our parties across the UK. If you’re in one of the lighter shaded areas & haven’t signed, sign now & pass on. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
August 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I've signed - sick of the blanket coverage for Farage from the media (BBC)
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I'm watching a town hall with a man in his 70s in Iowa saying he was there when we were told computer jobs would replace our manufacturing and other jobs and give us more time off and more money.
In that same time $75 trillion dollars flowed from the working class to the one percent.
They lied.
In that same time $75 trillion dollars flowed from the working class to the one percent.
They lied.
August 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I'm watching a town hall with a man in his 70s in Iowa saying he was there when we were told computer jobs would replace our manufacturing and other jobs and give us more time off and more money.
In that same time $75 trillion dollars flowed from the working class to the one percent.
They lied.
In that same time $75 trillion dollars flowed from the working class to the one percent.
They lied.
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30 years ago, the poetic neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote brilliantly about so many of the questions we're reckoning with in the age of ChatGPT – questions of consciousness, AI, and our search for meaning www.themarginalian.org/2023/05/02/o...
Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, and Our Search for Meaning: Oliver Sacks on ChatGPT, 30 Years Before ChatGPT
“We read excitedly of the latest chemical, computational, or quantum theory of mind, and then ask, ‘Is that all there is to it?'”
www.themarginalian.org
August 23, 2025 at 4:47 AM
30 years ago, the poetic neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote brilliantly about so many of the questions we're reckoning with in the age of ChatGPT – questions of consciousness, AI, and our search for meaning www.themarginalian.org/2023/05/02/o...
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A Sense of the Mysterious – physicist and novelist Alan Lightman on creativity www.themarginalian.org/2016/02/10/a...
August 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A Sense of the Mysterious – physicist and novelist Alan Lightman on creativity www.themarginalian.org/2016/02/10/a...
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
'Drop charges against Scots protesters'
'Drop charges against Scots protesters'
August 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
'Drop charges against Scots protesters'
'Drop charges against Scots protesters'
🎉 Big news: @ifla.org endorses the 4️⃣Rights for Memory Institutions!
The #FutureKnowledge podcast features the #ProtectOurFutureMemory campaign. Hear from IFLA, @libereurope.bsky.social, Aruba & others: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/
www.internetarchive.eu/news/
Join: ourfuturememory.org
The #FutureKnowledge podcast features the #ProtectOurFutureMemory campaign. Hear from IFLA, @libereurope.bsky.social, Aruba & others: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/
www.internetarchive.eu/news/
Join: ourfuturememory.org
Future Knowledge | All Episodes
Future Knowledge explores the intersection of technology, culture, and information policy with leading authors, scholars, and experts. From copyright and open access to AI and digital preservation, we...
futureknowledge.transistor.fm
August 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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August Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 8: Uniting Knowledge, Building the Future – Now Available!
This special #WLIC2025 edition is designed to help you set the tone for next week’s Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan! Explore it here: mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n...
This special #WLIC2025 edition is designed to help you set the tone for next week’s Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan! Explore it here: mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n...
IFLA Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 7: Strengthening partnerships
In this month's edition of the IFLA newsletter, we explore how strong partnerships can strengthen ties and bridge gaps. 🤝
mailchi.mp
August 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
August Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 8: Uniting Knowledge, Building the Future – Now Available!
This special #WLIC2025 edition is designed to help you set the tone for next week’s Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan! Explore it here: mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n...
This special #WLIC2025 edition is designed to help you set the tone for next week’s Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan! Explore it here: mailchi.mp/ifla/vol-5-n...
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Curious about how the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2025 (#WLIC2025) is unfolding in Astana, Kazakhstan?
We’ve got you covered with our daily highlights
👉 Day 1 Highlights 2025.ifla.org/day-one-high...
👉 Day 2 Highlights 2025.ifla.org/day-two-high...
Stay tuned for more!
We’ve got you covered with our daily highlights
👉 Day 1 Highlights 2025.ifla.org/day-one-high...
👉 Day 2 Highlights 2025.ifla.org/day-two-high...
Stay tuned for more!
August 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Curious about how the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2025 (#WLIC2025) is unfolding in Astana, Kazakhstan?
We’ve got you covered with our daily highlights
👉 Day 1 Highlights 2025.ifla.org/day-one-high...
👉 Day 2 Highlights 2025.ifla.org/day-two-high...
Stay tuned for more!
We’ve got you covered with our daily highlights
👉 Day 1 Highlights 2025.ifla.org/day-one-high...
👉 Day 2 Highlights 2025.ifla.org/day-two-high...
Stay tuned for more!
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IFLA’s new statement, Defending Inclusive Knowledge Societies, addresses attempts by both state and non-state actors to undermine the role of our institutions and profession is now available in all 7 #IFLA official languages!
The past year has seen both new recognition of the importance of knowledge and information for development and new attacks on the key infrastructures for delivering this, #libraries
See #IFLA's new statement on Defending Inclusive Knowledge Societies bit.ly/44FsPrL — Time to act!
See #IFLA's new statement on Defending Inclusive Knowledge Societies bit.ly/44FsPrL — Time to act!
August 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
IFLA’s new statement, Defending Inclusive Knowledge Societies, addresses attempts by both state and non-state actors to undermine the role of our institutions and profession is now available in all 7 #IFLA official languages!
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Welsh Government unveils museums and libraries fund
https://www.europesays.com/uk/366106/
The Welsh Government has announced the Enhanced Local Sector Support for Museums, Archives & Libraries Grant Scheme, which…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/366106/
The Welsh Government has announced the Enhanced Local Sector Support for Museums, Archives & Libraries Grant Scheme, which…#uk #news #uknews
Welsh Government unveils museums and libraries fund - United Kingdom
The Welsh Government has announced the Enhanced Local Sector Support for Museums, Archives & Libraries Grant Scheme, which is aimed at strengthening the
www.europesays.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Welsh Government unveils museums and libraries fund
https://www.europesays.com/uk/366106/
The Welsh Government has announced the Enhanced Local Sector Support for Museums, Archives & Libraries Grant Scheme, which…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/366106/
The Welsh Government has announced the Enhanced Local Sector Support for Museums, Archives & Libraries Grant Scheme, which…#uk #news #uknews
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“That is why we have already allocated money for strengthened cooperation between the country’s public libraries and schools.”
Denmark to abolish tax on books. It will mean a loss of £38m a year, but they agree children reading books is more important.
Hallelujah!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Denmark to abolish tax on books. It will mean a loss of £38m a year, but they agree children reading books is more important.
Hallelujah!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Denmark to abolish VAT on books in effort to get more people reading
Culture minister says government will propose ending the 25% rate, the highest in the world, in its budget bill
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
“That is why we have already allocated money for strengthened cooperation between the country’s public libraries and schools.”
Denmark to abolish tax on books. It will mean a loss of £38m a year, but they agree children reading books is more important.
Hallelujah!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Denmark to abolish tax on books. It will mean a loss of £38m a year, but they agree children reading books is more important.
Hallelujah!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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How Libraries Stand the Test of Time
The digital era builds upon millennia of librarianship as humans strive to preserve our cultural heritage.
By: Maria Papadouris
daily.jstor.org/how-librarie...
Libraries at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje...
#books #libraries
The digital era builds upon millennia of librarianship as humans strive to preserve our cultural heritage.
By: Maria Papadouris
daily.jstor.org/how-librarie...
Libraries at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje...
#books #libraries
August 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
How Libraries Stand the Test of Time
The digital era builds upon millennia of librarianship as humans strive to preserve our cultural heritage.
By: Maria Papadouris
daily.jstor.org/how-librarie...
Libraries at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje...
#books #libraries
The digital era builds upon millennia of librarianship as humans strive to preserve our cultural heritage.
By: Maria Papadouris
daily.jstor.org/how-librarie...
Libraries at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje...
#books #libraries
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🗣️ LIBRARIES ARE COOLING CENTERS!
Beat the heat by visiting your local library for air conditioning. Please be kind if their AC is on the fritz! They are doing their best, just like you 🩵
Beat the heat by visiting your local library for air conditioning. Please be kind if their AC is on the fritz! They are doing their best, just like you 🩵
August 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
🗣️ LIBRARIES ARE COOLING CENTERS!
Beat the heat by visiting your local library for air conditioning. Please be kind if their AC is on the fritz! They are doing their best, just like you 🩵
Beat the heat by visiting your local library for air conditioning. Please be kind if their AC is on the fritz! They are doing their best, just like you 🩵
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The final instalment of our summer archive detour features writing on what it means to be an outsider, including pieces by James Wood, Edward Said, Lorna Finlayson, Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen, Adam Phillips, Jacqueline Rose, Adam Shatz and Wendy Steiner.
Read here: www.lrb.co.uk/collections/...
Read here: www.lrb.co.uk/collections/...
Summer Detour III: Outcasts and Desperados
www.lrb.co.uk
August 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The final instalment of our summer archive detour features writing on what it means to be an outsider, including pieces by James Wood, Edward Said, Lorna Finlayson, Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen, Adam Phillips, Jacqueline Rose, Adam Shatz and Wendy Steiner.
Read here: www.lrb.co.uk/collections/...
Read here: www.lrb.co.uk/collections/...
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#southasianheritagemonth @lse.library digital library
Mukti
digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/...
spring 87 issue covered racism- in the past we have not actively or consciously considered effects of prejudice within our own communities
@lsesouthasia.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
Mukti
digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/...
spring 87 issue covered racism- in the past we have not actively or consciously considered effects of prejudice within our own communities
@lsesouthasia.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
#southasianheritagemonth @lse.library digital library
Mukti
digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/...
spring 87 issue covered racism- in the past we have not actively or consciously considered effects of prejudice within our own communities
@lsesouthasia.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
Mukti
digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/...
spring 87 issue covered racism- in the past we have not actively or consciously considered effects of prejudice within our own communities
@lsesouthasia.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
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The world’s largest authority on food crises declared that Gaza City, the largest governorate in the Gaza Strip, is officially experiencing famine. If the international community doesn't intervene, the famine will spread - fast.
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/fami...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/fami...
#Palestine #Israel
Famine has officially taken hold in Gaza, and it is ‘entirely man-made’, experts say
The world’s largest authority on food crises declared that Gaza City, the largest governorate in the Gaza Strip, is officially experiencing famine. If the international community doesn’t intervene,...
mondoweiss.net
August 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The world’s largest authority on food crises declared that Gaza City, the largest governorate in the Gaza Strip, is officially experiencing famine. If the international community doesn't intervene, the famine will spread - fast.
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/fami...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/fami...
#Palestine #Israel
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A new word for The Wicked to deny.
August 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
A new word for The Wicked to deny.
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Harvest your garlic when the lower leaves brown but 5–6 green ones remain 🌱 Gently lift bulbs, cure in a dry airy spot for 2–3 weeks. 💡Tip: plant in autumn for strong roots before winter. 🌿Permaculture win: interplant with leafy greens to maximise space & deter pests naturally! #GarlicHarvest
August 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Harvest your garlic when the lower leaves brown but 5–6 green ones remain 🌱 Gently lift bulbs, cure in a dry airy spot for 2–3 weeks. 💡Tip: plant in autumn for strong roots before winter. 🌿Permaculture win: interplant with leafy greens to maximise space & deter pests naturally! #GarlicHarvest