Morgan W-B
@morganw-b.bsky.social
Loans @ British Library, likes to learn stuff about things, art, books, pro-dogs, child is 8, brain is soup (views my own, this is not a prof account) she/her
‘A sound archivist told me he and his colleagues could earn more in the private sector but they work here for less pay because “we believe in what we do.”’ Anna Aslanyan on the picket line at the British Library, from the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Anna Aslanyan | On the Picket Line
On Monday morning, more than a hundred people formed a picket line outside one of the entrances to the British Library...
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Tonight I went to the opera and then on the tube home was in the same carriage as a Man With A Jar Full Of Bees
What’s up London are we getting TWO flying ant days this year
150% TARIFFS ON ALL MEETINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL
An incredible policy, I can only hope it goes through as it would make such an immense difference to so, so many.
madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · last yr.Thinking today of the time I asked for an extension to an essay because I was miscarrying and the lecturer asked what I did to cause it. This is overdue and so welcome. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Y’all come quick, the museums are doing super bowls again
Fishbourne Roman Palace@romanpalace.bsky.social · 2y agoIf anyone thinks they have a Bowl more Super than ours, they are sadly deluded. 😎
Love listening to my real life husband complaining about his imaginary game wife
Given a whole bunch of recent (badly paid) library postings, I gotta give the Library of Congress its due. Its Reference Librarian (Hebraic Section) is listed at a range of 101-131K. www.loc.gov/item/careers... 👀 Can hiring committees/finance peeps please take a lesson from LC??
Librarian (Reference Librarian- Hebraic)(Vacancy#:VAR002962)
The librarian is responsible for building the collections of the de facto national library; facilitating research and reference instruction and support onsite and virtually; and coordinating library e...
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Man that hole in the ozone layer is Real* *I am an idiot and got sunburned sitting outside in New Zealand for 30min
Every museum should have a Little Guys Tour, and at the end of the tour you can buy reproductions of all the little guys
They made omegaverse fanfic, god bless al gore’s internet and every person on it i am WHEEZING
me: i have a bunch of anxiety rn brain: how bout a coffee me: idk sounds like a bad idea brain: iced coffee me: ok yeah that makes more sense
Some incredible silly medieval manuscript stickers made by Marina Ćorić (there are also murder rabbits) www.instagram.com/marinchy.ill...
Looks like we've finally figured out the function of the VOYNICH Manuscript! nerdwax.com/products/voy... @lisafdavis.bsky.social
Feeling fancy, making my own coffee blends* this morning *mixing two bags together because there wasn’t enough in the first bag
There are two things that can prevent something like this from happening: an ironclad deed of gift or a decent ground to air defense system.
Y'all, I can't believe I finally have a chance to say this. This is an heir raid. www.avweb.com/aviation-new...
Donor's Family Lays Claim To Museum's Wright Airplane
The family of Grover Bergdoll, the original owner of this Wright Model B hanging at the Franklin Institute, say they want the plane back.
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Beyond the fact that people would go absolutely feral, why aren’t there post offices and little grocery stores airside in airport terminals? (Specifically Trader Joe’s so I can get snacks)
