went to the library, found a receipt with a borrowed list in a book and thought "wow!! i need to meet this person, they seem right up my alley-" and then saw it was me. 3 years ago. so that's fun.
ALT a photo of an open book with a receipt in it. the books on the borrowed items list are: The creolization of theory, Masks of difference, Race in translation, Les Miserables and its afterlives, and The color of liberty.
ALT Two figures walk towards a building. One says to the other: “I got mixed up and sent my grant proposal to my publisher and my science-fiction novel to the funding board. They both got approved. So now I have to write a novel about eel migration and build a fleet of telepathic crabs that fight climate change with lasers.”
Today is #InternationalArchivesDay so we're going to share the story one of our favourite collections from the Orkney Archive. It's a collection of very special, handmade books which were created by three young #Orkney girls in the 1860s.
An #Archive 🧵
ALT An archive box with card folders tied with red ribbon
I know a lot of folks who read my books can’t afford to buy them, or prefer to borrow, and might feel bad about it. I was just notified of my public lending royalties this period, and they will pay 4 entire months rent. So thank you, to all of you!🙏🏾🙏🏾🥰
'Last night I dreamt I went to Orkney Library again.'
Happy Birthday to Daphne Du Maurier, born on this day 116 years ago in 1907. 🎂
#bookface#onthisday#otd
ALT A bookface photograph with a copy of Daphne Du Maurier by Margaret Foster lined up with a member of library staff
When I see how rarely cultural orgs post online (for good reason, there's too much shit to do), I'd like to see an experiment where somebody employs a terminally online person who knows their topic who's allowed to focus on pure posting