Murray the Librarian
@murkymurray.bsky.social
Sulking in the back stacks at Shetland Library after a little bit of trouble with Jimmy Perez. Like tank tops. Hate people.
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A critical point.
February 16, 2025 at 2:28 AM
A critical point.
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I won’t be listening to any speeches by Vance or his cohort because I studied the rise of the Nazis and already know the script.
February 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I won’t be listening to any speeches by Vance or his cohort because I studied the rise of the Nazis and already know the script.
February 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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This film sounds excellent - hope we get the chance to see it in the UK. Hail our brave US library comrades.
#BannedBooks
#BannedBooks
The Librarians: Chilling new documentary at the Sundance film festival examines the phenomenon of book banning in US schools - ‘Civil rights fight of our time’.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
‘Civil rights fight of our time’: new film explores the battle over US libraries
A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This film sounds excellent - hope we get the chance to see it in the UK. Hail our brave US library comrades.
#BannedBooks
#BannedBooks
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Get ready for LGBTQ+ History Month 2025! The theme this year is Activism and Social Change. #CILIP's LGBTQ+ Network has collated a set of useful resources that support LGBTQ+ library, knowledge and information workers and allies. #LGBTplusHM25
Find out more: www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...
Find out more: www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...
January 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Get ready for LGBTQ+ History Month 2025! The theme this year is Activism and Social Change. #CILIP's LGBTQ+ Network has collated a set of useful resources that support LGBTQ+ library, knowledge and information workers and allies. #LGBTplusHM25
Find out more: www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...
Find out more: www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...
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Our favourite Up Helly Aa minute - and it is just a minute - is the Lighting Up. Right outside the Library, 1,000 burning torches are set alight. 🔥🙂 #UHA2025 #UpHellyAa #Shetland #Libraries
January 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Our favourite Up Helly Aa minute - and it is just a minute - is the Lighting Up. Right outside the Library, 1,000 burning torches are set alight. 🔥🙂 #UHA2025 #UpHellyAa #Shetland #Libraries
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Libraries and *librarians* didn’t just change my life - they saved it. Today I was honoured to be made a Centenary Champion for @natlibscot.bsky.social along with the great @valmcdermid.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Val McDermid and Damian Barr urge Scottish councils to halt library closures
Authors say plan to shut more than 20 public libraries could have devastating effect on Scotland’s cultural future
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Libraries and *librarians* didn’t just change my life - they saved it. Today I was honoured to be made a Centenary Champion for @natlibscot.bsky.social along with the great @valmcdermid.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Or to put it another way, bill to protect children voted through, despite Tory attempt to wreck it. Good old BBC.
January 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Or to put it another way, bill to protect children voted through, despite Tory attempt to wreck it. Good old BBC.
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'How's that on a scale of medieval misogyny?'
Ian Hislop tells Andrew Marr that Elon Musk is 'riddled with contradictions'.
Ian Hislop tells Andrew Marr that Elon Musk is 'riddled with contradictions'.
January 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM
'How's that on a scale of medieval misogyny?'
Ian Hislop tells Andrew Marr that Elon Musk is 'riddled with contradictions'.
Ian Hislop tells Andrew Marr that Elon Musk is 'riddled with contradictions'.
Oh no. They’re here 🙄
Good morning! #SuperSheltie has popped over in search of blue skies. And to troll @orkneylibrary.bsky.social a bit.
#LoveLibraries #LibrariesAreEssential
January 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Oh no. They’re here 🙄
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🎄✨LIBRARIES AFTER DARK🎄✨ It’s the Stornoway Christmas Lights Switch On tonight and we’re staying open late for festive catchups, hot chocolate, market stalls with Macauley College & upcycled Christmas crafts. well as our usual free WiFi, local papers, books & more
#Stornoway #Christmas
#Stornoway #Christmas
November 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM
🎄✨LIBRARIES AFTER DARK🎄✨ It’s the Stornoway Christmas Lights Switch On tonight and we’re staying open late for festive catchups, hot chocolate, market stalls with Macauley College & upcycled Christmas crafts. well as our usual free WiFi, local papers, books & more
#Stornoway #Christmas
#Stornoway #Christmas
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"The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library."
~ Albert Einstein
~ Albert Einstein
Libraries are precious and beautiful and must be defended
November 13, 2024 at 4:43 AM
"The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library."
~ Albert Einstein
~ Albert Einstein
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First post on this thing feels as strange as my first Twitter post. Awkward. Yet hopeful.
November 18, 2024 at 4:48 AM
First post on this thing feels as strange as my first Twitter post. Awkward. Yet hopeful.