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Liz White
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Book lover. Tea drinker. Incorrigibly plural. Personal account.
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I always mean to take photos of this, but always forget - I rather like the design of the British Library and how it compares and contrasts to the fabulously opulent St Pancras hotel...

Always makes me smile when I come out of Kings Cross St Pancras station.
The very modern, red brick with red and green trim, British Library alongside the opulent red and green St Pancras hotel. The very modern, red brick with red and green trim, British Library alongside the opulent red and green St Pancras hotel.
October 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Rainbow over The Crick, The British Library and St Pancras station. 🌈
October 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Grey October Sky
Frank Johnston
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October 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Connections
Puzzle #855
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October 13, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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'Cool blues' by Vicky Oldfield, contemporary UK printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Print featuring three bottles of different shapes in a row all filled with blue flowers and resting on a surface with a busy pattern in blue
October 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Don't miss our free, online Open and Engaged Conference 2025, as part of #InternationaOpenAccessWeek.

This year we're exploring the power, ethics, and responsibility embedded in how cultural heritage is created, shared, and preserved.

Register for free: bit.ly/BLEngagedCon...
A collage of images including a person with headphones on working at a desk, a person weaving straw together and someone in a lab holding a bottle. A open padlock graphic is laid over each image and text reads Open and Engaged 2025. Who owns our knowledge? Monday 20th, Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd October, online conference..
October 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social‬:
Our blogs have a new look: https://bit.ly/BL-Blogs

All previously published blog posts will be available in our archive, launching in coming weeks. Watch this space for an update on when that goes live.
Blogs and updates from curators, staff and guests - British Library
Get the latest stories and updates from our curators, cataloguers, reference staff and guest contributors. Find out more about amazing items in our collection.
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September 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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New & aspiring MA/PhD students! Join us to learn how we can help you with your research at the first of our Doctoral Open Days 2025:

16 Oct - 'Getting Started at The British Library' (online)
31 Oct - 'Music, Sound and Vision' (in person)

More info, events & tickets: events.bl.uk/whats-on/doc...
Doctoral Open Days | British Library
oin one of our Doctoral Open Days for an introduction into the areas of our collection which may be relevant to you, alongside practical tips for using the
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October 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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It's all happening for us train enthusiasts (or is it just me?) as today marks 200 years since the Stockton and Darlington Railway opened in 1825 - the birth of the modern railway.
So here are some of the many railway linocuts I have done over the years - too many, I hear you say? Surely not… 😂
September 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Suzie MacKenzie, contemporary printmaker who lives and works in the northern highlands of Scotland #WomensArt
Print featuring bare trees with crows flying above against a pinky blue morning sky
September 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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New book. Happy Saturday.
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A hardback copy of The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman, which has an orange border. On the left is a flat white with a heart in the foam.
September 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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A great piece from the British Library LibraryOn team as we celebrate 175 years since the first Public Libraries Act and ask if the second version from 1964 is still fit for purpose blogs.bl.uk/thenewsroom/...
The Radical Act behind your local library: Celebrating 175 years of public libraries
This post was written by Jenny Pearce, Senior Marketing Manager for LibraryOn at the British Library. 2025 sees the 175th anniversary of the Public Libraries Act 1850. The Act was an initial step in…
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September 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Great heritage open day tour of Watford Palace Theatre today, lovely way to spend a Sunday morning. #OpenHouse.
A pink neon sign saying “Watford Palace Theatre” View from the stage, looking towards 3 tiers of seats and a wavy yellow neon installation View from the stage, looking up at the technical areas A yellow box saying “feathers and boas” and assorted head dresses.
September 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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It's Agatha Christie's birthday today, and we're delighted to announce a major exhibition on the Queen of Crime, coming autumn 2026 🕵️‍♀️

Find out more: bit.ly/BL-AgathaChr...

#AgathaChristie #CrimeFiction
Agatha Christie poses at home on December 1956 in Wallingford, United Kingdom. Photo by Hubert de Segonzac/Paris Match via Getty Images. Agatha Christie’s Remington typewriter from 1937. © The Christie Archive Trust Agatha Christie boarding the EET Salon at lunchtime on the train from Bulawayo to the Cape. In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail on a 10-month voyage around the world. Her husband Archie had been invited to join a trade mission to promote the British Empire Exhibition and Agatha was determined to go with him © The Christie Archive Trust
September 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Oh, this is cool 📚 🚇
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones
Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in country that lost majority of libraries in second world war
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September 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Fantastic to visit @dglam.bsky.social @doncasterlibraries.bsky.social a beautiful and buzzing space. And it has trains!
Two green locomotives as part of the heritage centre Exterior view of the library and museum with a blue sky and clouds reflected in the glass On the left a sign with a quote from “Ivanhoe”, on the right a display of railway lamps. The quote says: “Welcome to DANUM Gallery • Library • Museum "In that pleasant district of Merry England which is watered by the river Don, there extended in ancient times a large forest... and the pleasant town of DONCASTER Ivanhoe” A sign with the sillouette of a young person saying welcome to your library
September 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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I can
I can
August 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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If you have ideas for public engagement projects involving the British Library for this scheme, please complete our Research Collaboration: www.bl.uk/services/res...
hetanshah.bsky.social Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Sep 2
Keen to reach new audiences? We are offering up to £8k to humanities and social sciences researchers to deliver public engagement projects working in partnership with a gallery, archive, library or museum. Deadline 15th Oct
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/shap...
SHAPE Involve and Engage
A funding programme for innovative public engagement from the British Academy.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
September 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Peaceful end of summer evening at the Estorick Collection, N1.
An image of books on a shelf, in shadow A bottle of Birra Moretti on a table in a courtyard garden. Green shrubs and trees are in the background. A futurist painting of a breakfast table
August 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Looking for summer holiday activities? Find events and activities in your local public library, searchable by theme and location via #LibraryOn, funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and delivered by @britishlibrary.bsky.social

libraryon.org/libraries?pa...

#LoveLibraries #LibrarySky 📚
A menu page inviting users to click and sort events by category A sample page of facilities for Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square Business Support Cafe BFI Replay Computers Digital Skills Sessions Family History Hobby and interest groups Children’s activities
August 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Three days immersed in a community of people who dare to long for a world that embodies love, compassion, light and hope. Thank you @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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A privilege to be representing the @ifla.org Public Library Section at the Baker and Tilly Public Library of the Year Awards at #WLIC25.
A slide saying “IFLA Public Library of the Year Awards 2025” with photos of the 3 shortlisted libraries in China, USA and Canada
August 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Looking for summer holiday activities? Find events and activities in your local public library, searchable by theme and location via #LibraryOn, funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and delivered by @britishlibrary.bsky.social

libraryon.org/libraries?pa...

#LoveLibraries #LibrarySky 📚
A menu page inviting users to click and sort events by category A sample page of facilities for Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square Business Support Cafe BFI Replay Computers Digital Skills Sessions Family History Hobby and interest groups Children’s activities
August 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Read more about how GWL is celebrating women's writing and learning in our #LoveLibraries case study > www.cilips.org.uk/love-librari...
Love Libraries – Celebrating and empowering women’s writing and learning
Celebrating women’s lives, history and achievements is the overarching goal of the trailblazing and multi-award-winning Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL).
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August 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Inspiring keynote at #DCDC25 from Professor Katy Shaw on co-creation and innovation and the need for more inclusive models. Innovation and ideas can come from anywhere but we need the collaborative leadership and funding models to support radically inclusive change.
July 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM