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Liz White
@lizcwhite.bsky.social
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Book lover. Tea drinker. Incorrigibly plural. Personal account.
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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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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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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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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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The jury noted how nominees are responding to changing global trends and are responding to the evolving needs of their users: creation, co-creation and partnership working.
Six major trends within new library buildings Co-location: Shared facilities and flexibility Architectural quality Outdoor spaces and "active" connections with city life Sustainability Digital innovation and maker culture Programming library spaces to encourage co-creation
August 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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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

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#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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Great to be back in Durham for a few days for #DCDC25
A view of the gothic towers of Durham Cathedral through a gap in some houses A woman with spiky brown hair, wearing a white t shirt and a grey jacket, with a stunning river backdrop and concrete bridge behind her.
July 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Idyllic Sunday morning listening to @cerysmatthews.bsky.social talk about “charismatic trees”. Here’s a beauty from a trip to Sherwood Forest last weekend. #MajorOak.
The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, one of the oldest trees in the UK. It had a huge circumference and is held up by props given its size.
June 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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A railway style sign saying “Tea Junction. Give way to biscuits” in black capital letters on a white background.
May 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Saw this in the Zara kids’ section today, with the other throwback T shirts. *Cries in Gen X*.
A cream, children’s T shirt, with a blue line drawing of the cover of Oasis’s debut album (five musicians in a flat)
April 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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A privilege to attend the @readingagency.bsky.social launch of this year’s Quick Reads on this #WorldBookNight and to hear the inspiring panel chaired by @bobbyseagull.bsky.social. readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/...
A low table with the six 2025 Quick Reads books Four people sitting on stools in front of a screen that says Quick Reads 2025.
April 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Apple blossom for Easter #BlossomWatch
Pink and white apple blossom in an orchard, with blue sky in the background.
April 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Looking for activities during the school holidays? Find out what’s on offer at your local library and customise your search by event type, distance and facilities (inc cafés) via #LibraryOn. Funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and powered by @britishlibrary.bsky.social

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A screenshot listing event types: Arts, crafts and creative Authors and books Business and Jobs Culture Digital and computers Family activities Health and well-being History Reading Groups Seasonal Social & Leisure Story & Rhyme times
April 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Evening.
A small sandy coloured dog in a green field at dusk. There are trees and the ball of the setting sun on the horizon.
April 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Beautiful weather in London @britishlibrary.bsky.social this morning.
A photo taken in front of the red brick British Library against a clear blue sky
March 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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A privilege to attend the opening of Swiss Cottage Library’s children’s library this #WorldBookDay. Congratulations to everyone involved and for 60 years at the heart of the community. #Lovelibraries.
Crayon drawing of Swiss Cottage Library and baths by Basil Spence A large bean bag octopus in the newly refurbished library A neon sign saying “cool kids read books” An architectural model of the library, with an exhibition in the background.
March 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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We went to the beach.
An elongated shadow of a person on a sandy beach A grey sky and a beach, with the sun shining in the distance
February 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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This tap knows its own worth.
A stainless steel, doubled headed tap, with a sign saying “be careful, I’m powerful”.
January 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Ice skating ducks
A church covered in thick frost, with a frozen duck pond in the foreground. A close up of seven ducks walking on the frozen pond
January 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Loved the RSC’s tender and melancholic production of Twelfth Night at Stratford. Outstanding performances all round.
A photo of a theatre programme for Twelfth Night, with text in yellow. Samuel West is pictured on the cover, wearing a yellow ruff and making a heart shape with his hands.
January 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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He’s a good boy.
A picture of a sand-coloured Lhasa Apso looking up at the camera. He is sitting on brown floorboards in a coffee shop.
December 30, 2024 at 2:41 PM
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Pre-Christmas day out in London
A poster advertising “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” with a picture of a man with Ass’s ears A photo of a Christmas Tree in from of a Church, with the brutalist flats of the Barbican in the background Another Christmas Tree in front of the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral.
December 23, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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Midwinter music.
A 1950s style, hand drawn album cover with a red and gold Christmas bauble in the centre. Sufjan Stevens is written above, in silver and black, with the album title “Silver and Gold” underneath in Gold. There is a pink and green border.
December 11, 2024 at 9:38 AM
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Meeting with a view @britishlibrary.bsky.social
The 6 story tower of the Kings Library Tower at the British Library, with historic books behind glass panels. To the left there are people studying at white tables and corridors can be seen in the background.
December 9, 2024 at 12:49 PM