The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond runs until 24 July. Pop over to @senatehouselib.bsky.social if you’re nearby

Congratulations to researchers @dh-researchhub.bsky.social working with @senatehouselib.bsky.social on the new "Toolkit for legacy (weird) media assets". The toolkit offers practical guidance for cultural heritage professionals and researchers working with legacy media: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Interested in learning more about the Roving Archivist project @senatehouselib.bsky.social ? Why not join us at this @cilip.bsky.social Academic & Research Libraries Group online lunchtime webinar on 16 June. Event details and how to book are here: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

A superb day yesterday at #FirstsLondon helping out at our stall and display space and talking about our library and collections. #libraries #archives #rarebooks #specialcollections

Senate House Library@senatehouselib.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We had such a brilliant weekend at the Firsts London Rare Book Fair. Thank you to everyone who came and spoke to us, it was a blast! 📚

We had such a brilliant weekend at the Firsts London Rare Book Fair. Thank you to everyone who came and spoke to us, it was a blast! 📚

A few pics from @firstsrarebooks.bsky.social last week. It was great to get a part of the Book Fairs 101 session and the Revolutions in Print panel both with @ies-sas.bsky.social and @senatehouselib.bsky.social

Academic Librarian Emily Chu @senatehouselib.bsky.social introduces Slavery and Anti‑Slavery: A Transnational Archive, such a fantastic resource for researching slavery and abolition! @ihr.bsky.social @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/senate-house...

From Enslavement to Emancipation: Explore a Transnational Archive of Slavery

Academic Librarian Emily Chu introduces Slavery and Anti‑Slavery: A Transnational Archive, a major resource for researching slavery and abolition

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We’re here, head on through to the back room when you enter and we’re on your left!

This exhibition is NOW ON and curated by our colleagues at @senatehouselib.bsky.social, I would highly recommend it!

London Review of Books@lrb.co.uk · 3mo ago

‘Caxton was a visionary, in the same way that all successful ad men are visionaries. He was the first person in England to understand that he was selling not just print, but novelty.’ @tomlukejohnson.bsky.social on the story of the English printing press. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Brilliant to meet up with the amazing @dannybate.bsky.social - author of the unputdownable book Why Q Needs U and general excellent person. We popped into the Museum of Writing exhibition @senatehouselib.bsky.social - right up Danny's street, of course! I can't recommend his book highly enough!

OOC DTP student Jade Cuttle, as part of her doctoral placement, has recently launched a display of objects from the Museum of Writing @senatehouselib.bsky.social. You can read about 12 of the objects Jade has included in the display here: www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

Museum of Writing Opens at Senate House Library, revealing 5,000 years of human communication

BBC New Generation Thinker Jade Cuttle describes 12 unique items on display at the Museum of Writing at Senate House Library.

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‘Beginning the journey’: a reflection on the Roving Archivist project @senatehouselib.bsky.social and the first placement at the Royal Academy of Music. #archives

Beginning the journey: The Foyle Menuhin Archive at the Royal Academy of Music

Senate House Library’s Roving Archivist, Oliver House, looks back on his first placement at the Royal Academy of Music

london.ac.uk

The @senatehouselib.bsky.social Printer is Residence, Becca Drake, is delivering two free workshops and a roundtable later this month, and they’re free! First up, a zine-making workshop on 21 May: www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

William Caxton Meets Small Press Poetry: a zine-making workshop

In this two hour workshop, get creative making your own zines inspired by old-school printing and fresh small press poetry and learn about the printing processes Caxton used.

london.ac.uk

ilab.org/article/caxt... A nice overview of the current Caxton exhibition @senatehouselib.bsky.social from the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Open until 1 July 2026, so do pop by if you’re in Bloomsbury. It’s free!

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for the Firsts Rare Book Fair VIP preview last night. We can’t wait for the main event!

A new resource from @amsichani.bsky.social and Dr Kaspar Beelen, working with colleagues from across the University of London and @senatehouselib.bsky.social, has been developed to help support researchers exploring the role of AI in humanities scholarship. Learn more: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

New resource to engage critically with ‘Artificial Intelligence for Humanities Research’

The School of Advanced Study is pleased to announce the launch of a new resource to support researchers exploring the role of AI in humanities scholarship.

sas.ac.uk

Interested in brushing up your palaeography skills? Here's a rundown of all our Palaeography Summer School courses running this June at @senatehouselib.bsky.social Book here by 22nd May 2026 - buff.ly/GEkudq3 #palaeography #paleography #LIPS26

Two new digital archives at Senate House Library unlock rare primary sources on women’s lives, activism, and cultural impact 📚 From personal stories to global networks, these collections open up fresh perspectives on women’s history across two centuries. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

📢 Paid student summer placement opportunity (London area)🔊 @senatehouselib.bsky.social is hosting a 150-hours work placement to catalogue the Lotte Reizenstein Papers. ⏳ Apply by Sunday 19 April 2026 ❗ www.ehri-uk.org/ehri-uk-plac...

A new collection catalogued and now available from the Archives at @senatehouselib.bsky.social! The Marisa Rueda papers - a fascinating collection about this important Argentinian artist and her role in the Montonero Peronista movement - are now available for research.

Senate House Library@senatehouselib.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Marisa Rueda papers are now available to view at Senate House Library Find out more here and in the video below: archives.libraries.london.ac.uk/Details/arch...

The Marisa Rueda papers are now available to view at Senate House Library Find out more here and in the video below: archives.libraries.london.ac.uk/Details/arch...

We are pleased to share an exciting student placement opportunity at @senatehouselib.bsky.social cataloguing the Lotte Reizenstein Papers. Visit our website for more details on eligibility www.ehri-uk.org/ehri-uk-plac... ⏳The deadline for applications is Sunday 19 April 2026.

Many thanks to Tandy Barton, Academic Librarian for Manuscript and Print, and to writer and journalist Jade Cuttle, for showing us around the @senatehouselib.bsky.social Museum of Writing yesterday, which Jade is currently helping to catalogue

🔦 We're shining a spotlight on the fantastic courses running during the London Rare Books School at @senatehouselib.bsky.social 📖 Today, it's 'Visualising Likeness and Difference: Genus, Gender and Race', led by Dr Pragya Dhital. 🎟️ Book your place here: buff.ly/BGQBKPr

It's #WorldBookDay tomorrow! Why not celebrate with a visit to the library? 📚✨ 🏛️ As a member of TRIP you get year-round access to @senatehouselib.bsky.social 🔗 Find out more and join: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/full-members... #philosophy #library #worldbookday2026 #reading #books #london

📣 The Library Transformation survey is now open! Help shape the future of Senate House Library – from digital resources to library spaces. It takes just 5 minutes to complete. 🗓 Closes 31 March 👉 forms.office.com/e/H9kiyBWchn #LibraryTransformation #AcademicLibraries

The Great Bible of 1539 was the first bible authorised in English, cementing King Henry VIII’s place as the head of the Church of England after breaking with Rome. But as Dr @michaeldurrant.bsky.social tell us, there is tension within its pages…

New exhibition @senatehouselib.bsky.social!

New exhibition at Senate House Library! The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond! Free to enter - so pop in and see it 😍📖

Senate House Library@senatehouselib.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Our new exhibition The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond is now open! Co-curated by Karen Attar (SHL) and @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social (IES, SAS) the display celebrates the 550th anniversary of William Caxton’s first printing press!

Our new exhibition The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond is now open! Co-curated by Karen Attar (SHL) and @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social (IES, SAS) the display celebrates the 550th anniversary of William Caxton’s first printing press!