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History of Libraries Research Seminar, University of London. Open to all. Sponsored by @IES_London @ihr_history @CILIP_lihg @Warburg_News

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Join us online or in person for our seminar on Tuesday 2 June 5.30pm BST @Warburg_News. Ellen Werner's topic is 'Early modern cultures of reading in North West England' using case studies from Manchester's Chetham’s Library. Info: bit.ly/ReadingInNorthWestEng…. Image: @chethamslibrary
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The Victorian Society@thevicsoc
Apr 28
Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2026 Former Library and Mechanics Institute, Devonport Grade II, A, Norman, 1843-44 Read more: bit.ly/3P47tkd Photo: The Victorian Society #TopTen26 #endangeredbuildings #listedbuildings #heritage #architecture #Devon #Devonport
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Join us online for our next seminar on Tuesday 5 May 5.30pm BST. Jérémy Delmulle’s topic is The Library of Saint Augustine: Between History and Legend. All welcome. Information & booking: bit.ly/LibraryOfSaintAugusti…. Image: The Trustees of the British Museum: britishmuseum.org/collection…
Woodcut of St Augustine of Hippo in bishop's garb, holding a book on which a heart pierced by an arrow is resting; the Christ Child holding a spoon; with leaf ornaments against black ground in upper corners; illustration to an unidentified publication. Date of production: 1490-1520.

ALT Woodcut of St Augustine of Hippo in bishop's garb, holding a book on which a heart pierced by an arrow is resting; the Christ Child holding a spoon; with leaf ornaments against black ground in upper corners; illustration to an unidentified publication. Date of production: 1490-1520.
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BBC Birmingham & Black Country
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Mar 18
Woodside Library was gifted to the people of Dudley by the Earl of Dudley in 1894. Full story: bbc.in/4bimW8M
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BBC Tees
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Mar 1
Library book returned more than 60 years late bbc.in/478XRKL

Darlington library book returned more than 60 years late

The copy of Dogs and Their Management was due back on 8 September 1962, library bosses say.

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BL European@BL_European
Feb 23
P.R. Harris's comprehensive history of the British Museum Library from 1753-1973 has been digitised and is now freely available online - all 883 pages of it! More info and link here: bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/a-…

'A History of the British Museum Library' now digitised

We have digitised an important work for the study of the history of librarianship.

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Join online or in person on 3 March 5.30pm @Warburg_News. Emmeline Ledgerwood's topic is The National Lending Library for Science & Technology & its collection of Russian scientific literature in Cold War Britain: bit.ly/NationalLendingLibrar…. Image: British Library Corporate Archive
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The Bibliographical Society@BibSoc
Jan 2
Happy New Year! For this month’s Council’s Choice, Julia King highlights the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain database, which aims to list every manuscript and printed book associated with an institutional library during the Middle Ages: bibsoc.org.uk/councils-choic…

Council’s Choice for January 2026 - Bibliographical Society

Medieval Libraries of Great Britain In the spirit of the renewed year, one renewed Bodleian resource is sure to delight those interested in medieval libraries: the newly re-released Medieval Librar...

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Wishing everyone a happy Christmas and New Year, from all at the History of Libraries Research Seminar. Image: Brixton Library libraries.lambeth.gov.uk/-/b…
Brixton Library in the snow.

ALT Brixton Library in the snow.

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Archives @archivesplus
3 Dec 2025
Libraries are the ❤️ heartbeat of our lives. We're loving this miniature recreation of the former Crumpsall & Cheetham Library as it was in 1950s for a library lover who met her husband there @macinnes_neil @MancLibraries @GMLibraries @cilip @libsconnected bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

The Marvellous Miniature Workshop - Series 1: 1. Library

Sara Cox and the team recreate a derelict library in Manchester, restoring it to its former glory in miniature and capturing the beautiful love story that began there.

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Brand Library@brandlibrary
24 Nov 2025
Explore the history of the library on the hill. Our virtual self-guided tour lets you step back in time to see what the library looked like over a century ago when it was a home. Learn about the building’s architectural features and original décor. brandlibrary.stqry.app/
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All welcome (online & in person) to our seminar on Tuesday 2 December, 5.30pm GMT @Warburg_News. Tracy Cosgriff’s digital humanities topic is ‘Reading in a Renaissance Pope’s Library: The Bibliotheca Iulia Instaurata’. More info at: bit.ly/RenaissancePopesLibra…. Image: Vatican Museums
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All welcome (online & in person) to our seminar on Tuesday 4 November, 5.30pm @Warburg_News. Dr Jason McElligott's topic is 'Books for Old Soldiers. The Pensioners' Library at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, 1833-1929'. Info: bit.ly/BooksForOldSoldiers. Image: heritageireland.ie/places-to…
Courtyard of Royal Hospital Kilmainham.

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Manuscript Society@ManuscriptSoc
3 Oct 2025
The late Cormac McCarthy “built his life on books.” So what was in the author’s personal library? Books, rooms of them, maybe 20,000 volumes, many annotated, on quantum physics, whale biology, violins, men’s suits... And a dead bat. Take the tour. smithsonianmag.com/arts-cult…

Two Years After Cormac McCarthy's Death, Rare Access to His Personal Library Reveals the Man Behind...

The famously reclusive novelist amassed a collection of thousands of books ranging in topics from philosophical treatises to advanced mathematics to the naked mole-rat

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Manchester City Council@ManCityCouncil
24 Sep 2025
Manchester was the first to open a free public library after the Public Libraries Act passed 175 years ago. Manchester Central Library are celebrating with a free exhibition on our proud history of public libraries. 📚🐝 Find out more at orlo.uk/6Kw0h @MancLibraries
A trio of exhibition boards at Manchester Central Library.

ALT A trio of exhibition boards at Manchester Central Library.
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All are welcome (online & in person) to our seminar on Tuesday 7 October, 5.30pm. Sophie Coulombeau will be discussing classicist, author, critic, educator, clergyman & thief Charles Burney (1757-1817). More info here: bit.ly/LibrariesAndDelinquen… @SMCoulombeau @Warburg_News
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Gwyn Davies@Gwynstato
9 Jul 2025
interested in #Swansealibrary history ? Local studies librarian Gwilym Games is giving a talk at 2pm Wed.16 July '150 years of Library history' in Theo's Coffee Shop, in Mumbles @Discovermore @SwanseaCouncil @LibrariesWales @MumblesCouncil @Mumbles @Mumbles_RFC @SwanseaMAD
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The Warburg Institute@Warburg_News
23 May 2025
In this conversation, Giles Mandelbrote joins Andrew Hui, the author of 'The Study: The Inner Life of Renaissance Libraries' to explore the studiolo as a space of solitude, scholarship, and danger. Book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/the… 16 June 2025, 6 - 8pm |📍Warburg Institute

The Soul in the Studiolo: On Renaissance Libraries, Solitude, and the Self

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Iowa State University Foundation@isufoundation
3 Jun 2025
In celebration of Parks Library’s centennial this year, explore a virtual exhibit celebrating the history of the library (@isu_library). Take a tour of the collection here: bit.ly/3SWuzYb
Commemorative logo for the 100th anniversary of Parks Library at Iowa State University, superimposed on a historical photo of the library building from 1925. The logo includes the text 'Parks 100 Library' and the dates 1925 - 2025, set against a stylized graphic of arching windows.

ALT Commemorative logo for the 100th anniversary of Parks Library at Iowa State University, superimposed on a historical photo of the library building from 1925. The logo includes the text 'Parks 100 Library' and the dates 1925 - 2025, set against a stylized graphic of arching windows.
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Do join us online or in-person on Tuesday 3 June at 5.30pm BST. Elizabeth Gow will be discussing ‘From Wiclif to the present time’: exhibiting English Bibles at the John Rylands Library, 1899-1911. Book: bit.ly/ExhibitingEnglishBibl… @ecgow @Warburg_News. Image luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/s…
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Due to a power outage at @Warburg_News we are unable to offer a live stream of this seminar. Many apologies for the inconvenience and disappointment. If you are able to join us in person, please book bit.ly/ExhibitingEnglishBibl…
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