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Read about the Independent Libraries Association conference @IndieLibraries held this month and well represented by south-west libraries: cilipswmn.wordpress.com/2022…
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We are in some lovely company in this article. Nice to see fellow @IndieLibraries members @theleedslibrary and The Athenaeum included as well. ft.com/content/78a94e33-4c02…
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Looking for a birthday or wedding gift for the book lover in your life? Why not adopt a book in their name?
This supports our conservation programme, ensuring our collections can be enjoyed by future generations.
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ALT The spine of 'Bronte's works'
ALT The title page of 'Lorna Doone'
ALT The cover of 'The haunted man'
ALT The cover of 'A child's garden of verses'
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A new display in the Outer Library! 'Building on our past' explores the architectural history of Exeter's Cathedral Green, in light of the exciting capital works happening as part of The Next Chapter project.
ALT Book display with black and white photograph album
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We've had some lovely donations to our second hand book trolley, located in the Courtenay Room. All proceeds go to the Odesa National Scientific Library in Ukraine. Please pop in and have a browse.
ALT A second hand book trolley
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Look up next time you walk by @thelinenhall's iconic front door. Over the next few days you'll see a fascinating light installation created by Belfast artist Susan Hughes for the Library's Enlightenment Festival. More info: bit.ly/3IsGgyT @ArtsCouncilNI @belfastcc
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In an age of curriculum-based education, there is no better platform than the #library & no better person than the #librarian to create self-directed learners who will go on to create the new ideas and bold solutions on which the future depends.
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New on our blog today, two short pieces written at the time by women involved in the 1984/85 miners' strike - our collection is full of such hidden personal stories wcml.org.uk/blog
ALT Plate/0103 in the WCML ceramics collection
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We are really looking forward to the return of our Reading Room users.
The Reading Rooms will be reserved for residential guests and Readers for a while.
Glimpses are on hold for Covid safety reasons (we want to get things absolutely right).
#gladlib #gladtobeback #readers
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Its #PoetryFriday once again. This week we are thrilled to offer another YouTube video of #Birmingham #Poet #Laureate @MrCaseyBailey.
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We hope you all enjoy it as much as we have.
#multipleChoice #brumhour #poetrycommunity #poetry
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More changes taking place @thelinenhall!! Getting ready for a possible reopening on Monday 24 May. Fingers crossed....can't wait!
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Today we're 152 years old. #OnThisDay in 1869, eight #philatelists met at 93 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury and formed "The Philatelic Society, London".
Learn more about what we've done since then: bit.ly/3f8rZMe
#london #londonhistory #stamps
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Today is our Annual General Meeting for all @bmi1854 members. Due to current restrictions it will be all online.
This will be the first AGM held virtually in our 167 year history.
#tech #newnormal #agm #birmingham #members #questions #growth #progression
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Something for the weekend! A bumper edition of our bi-monthly newsletter Speaks Volumes with everything you need to know for our reopening on Monday. We're very excited!! 🤸🤸🤸📚💖#Leeds #indielibraries Read more here: theleedslibrary.org.uk/wp-co…
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Over the Easter weekend, we'll be opening the Scullery to serve our takeaway menu! That's lots of delicious baked goods, light lunches and hot and cold drinks. Enjoy your fare in the beautiful grounds of Chawton House.
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Happy Easter everybody!! 🐣
We hope you all have a lovely day and eat lots of chocolate eggs! Just a reminder, the Gardens are open to visitors daily next week for the Easter holidays, click the link below to book tickets:
chawton-house.arttickets.org…
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Breathe Easter now; [...]
God shall o'er-brim the measures you have spent
With oil of gladness, for sackcloth and frieze
And the ever-fretting shirt of punishment
Give myrrhy-threaded golden folds of ease.
Gerard Manley Hopkins, Easter Communion
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Join us on Thurs for Benin City, Burning to hear poet @InuaEllams, artist @victorsozaboy, curator of the @Pitt_Rivers @profdanhicks, director @McrMuseum @ward_esme and writer and broadcaster @afuahirsch discuss the history and thorny issue of restitution. bit.ly/3sHsG37
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Happy Easter! For Easter Sunday, here are two stamp albums from the Spear Museum of Philatelic History.
"Every stamp says duty done. Every blank cries 'shame'"
#philately #stampcollecting #museums #Easter
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For our #Easter Invitation to Create, we are inviting you to write a poem about April, or create a spring songbird which can sing in your stead! Steps for the make & our Morris-inspired acrostic template can be found below. We would ❤️to hear your April verses!🐤@HeritageFundUK
