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Librarian @Hallamlibrary, mountainbiker, climber, wine/tea drinker, reader, blogger, 80s rock chick. Black Country Wench in the Peaks. All views my own.
Keep Reform out of local government (and don't forget your photo ID if you're voting today)
A really good, well-researched piece about how powerful this stage of women's lives can be. If we are asked only 'negative' questions, we ignore the positives. As Margaret Mead states: "There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why 'menopause masking' can have consequences - as I discovered
Concealing symptoms of menopause can have knock-on effects for some women, such as increasing the risk of burnout
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my husband sent this to me and honestly it’s been making me giggle for days
Today's musical accompaniment at work. 80s Germanic heavy rock (not v PC nowadays though)...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6s7HYM0Urs
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Considering just replacing all my induction slides with this one.
There is a version of this world I understand, and a version that I don't. Currently, I am living in the latter...
It's up to 4 in the UK now (5 if you count my donated copy at SHU...) @dohertylawteach.bsky.social @parkendlydia.bsky.social @veronanid.bsky.social @dralistruthers.bsky.social @slsauk.bsky.social
Pete Smith@reddite.eurosky.social · last yr.Two- count 'em- universities now have the e book version of my book in their collection! Thank you, Strathclyde and UCL! If you're a legal academic, perhaps you could recommend it to *your* library. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the...
Brilliant day at our annual #SHUTeachmeet yesterday. All the team pulled the stops out and we hope all the attendees enjoyed it, too. We had a grand day sharing experiences of #inclusion #EEDI #equalitydiversityinclusion Very important to continue good work and practice in the current climate.
Absolutely love this initiative! I want to be a 'Toddleian'!
Bodleian Libraries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk · last yr.Tomorrow! Toddleian Pop-Up Playtime in Blackwell Hall at Weston Library. To coincide with a pop-up play space on Broad Street, on 4 June and 9 July we'll be hosting activities for under-5s, including mark-making, rhymes and stories. Free, no booking required. Just drop in!
Love it! Wish I had this when I used to ride a motorbike. Would've been a talking point at the Bulldog Bash for sure 🤣
The phantom of club bastardo@inkyvalhalla.bsky.social · last yr.@danherb10.bsky.social we ride!
Westminster Library debate: Jonathan Davies MP has opened the debate with a robust defence of these vital services and asks that the government considers developing a full cross-departmental, national strategy for public libraries, backed by robust data.
We have a vacancy on our New Professional's Committee! If you are a new professional or a student with an interest in Information Literacy, this position will be perfect for you. Find out more in our blog post - we are looking forward to hearing from you! 💚 infolit.org.uk/ilg-new-prof...
ILG New Professionals Committee vacancies – Information Literacy Website
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In the days of lovely Twitter I often put out a call for help with research in writing my books. So here goes, Bluskiers. I'm looking for a social worker (adoption/fostering preferably) and a probation officer who worked between 2008 and 2012, the more senior the better. Please share :)
Saw a curlew on the way to work this morning... #lovewhereyoulive #beautifuloutdoors #peakdistrict #librarian
A continuation of nouns and verbs getting together...
Torbjörn Björkman@torbjornbjorkman.eurosky.social · last yr.🎶 Verbs that are nouns that like nouns to be verbs which do nouns like they're verbs, that do verbs like they're nouns 🎵 . . . to further Blur the lines
Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles Requests to remove books from library shelves are on the rise in the UK, as the influence of pressure groups behind book bans in the US crosses the Atlantic, according to those working in the sector. Although “the situation here is nowhere [near] as bad, censorship does happen and there are some deeply worrying examples of library professionals losing their jobs and being trolled online for standing up for intellectual freedom on behalf of their users”, said Louis Coiffait-Gunn, CEO of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (Cilip). Continue reading...
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In November @uksg.bsky.social covered book bans as part of our digital conference on cybersec & censorship. This year, UKSG Uncovered will be looking at how to recover from disaster - natural, political, or other. Call for speakers at www.uksg.org/events/uksg-...
UKSG Uncovered online conference- call for speakers - UKSG
Join us for the 2024 UKSG November Conference. This year's event will take place online over two consecutive half days. Wednesday 20th November and Thursday 21st November. The theme of this year's con...
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The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Looking forward to an afternoon of presenting at and attending the UHMLG Spring Forum!
It's Friday, that's all! Have a good day to you all!
a pixel art of a minion dancing on a dance floor
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"Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card!" Happy #WorldBookDay! In school, I've dressed up as cartoon Arthur and the library card song! A survey found that 4 in 10 adults hadn't read a single book in the past year. Why do you think so many adults don't read for pleasure? #Reading
Great initiative from Spread A Smile charity and @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social to put books in hospitals for kids. #WorldBookDay
Michael Rosen@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 2y ago