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@themerl.bsky.social
We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Posting hog on main. Chaotic Good. Website ➡️ https://merl.reading.ac.uk/ Merch ➡️ https://merl-shop.co.uk/ Podcast ➡️ https://merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/absolute-units/
@shannonmattern.bsky.social
director of creative research @ the metro ny library council; professor @ a 🫣 conglomerate (2004-22: @thenewschool) architecture, archives, 🎨, cities, 🐕, infrastructure, libraries, 🗺️, sound++ nyc + philly wordsinspace.net
@mrjohncrace.bsky.social
Political sketch-writer for the Guardian. Author. Latest book out now 'Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10'.
@janeespenson.bsky.social
TV Writer: Buffy, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Gilmore Girls, The OC, Once Upon a Time, Foundation, Fallout season 2...
@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
Amazing collections and breath-taking libraries. Facilitating research at the University of Oxford. Readers: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk Visitors: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
@aloner.bsky.social
Senior editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk | Co-host, The Prospect Podcast | Ex: NS, Haaretz, TBI | UK, Israel/Palestine, feminism, politics, Ursula K Le Guin | Sign up to my newsletter: http://thebacklash.substack.com |
@helenbarnard.bsky.social
Director of Policy, Research, Impact, TrussellTrust Trustee NatCen. Former JRF & Pro Bono Economics. Author: Want (Giants: A New Beveridge Report) http://amzn.eu/d/hk1ojO6
@liamhogan.bsky.social
Librarian & Historian. Twitter migrant. Researching Slavery - Memory - Power. Blog > https://medium.com/@Limerick1914/ hcommons > https://hcommons.org/members/liamhogan/
@hannahfearn.bsky.social
Journalist and podcaster. Politics, social affairs and a little bit of Britpop. Once Independent, now independent. Find me in The i Paper, The New European, Obs, The Lead, Yahoo and on Oh God, What Now? & The Bunker pods https://muckrack.com/hannah-fearn
@katherineschof8.bsky.social
Historian: Mughal & colonial India and Hindustani music, FRAS FRHistS. Head of Music @ KCL. Musicians at risk 🇦🇫 Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly (work in progress). Whippet owner. Exvangelical. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/katherine-butler-schofie
@richove.bsky.social
Bodley's Librarian, @bodleianlibraries.Bsky.social & Head of Gardens, Libraries & Museums @ox.ac.uk OBE. FSA. FRHistS, FRSE President, DPC. Fellow, @Ballioloxford.Bsky.social. Member, @AmPhilsociety.Bsky.social
@sfrost.bsky.social
Transport & climate policy at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Views my own. Dad in Bristol, raised in Norfolk (both UK). There will be typos
@museumsassociation.org
Membership organisation and network for everyone working in museums and heritage 🤝 based in the UK 📍 museumsassociation.org
@jamesdaustin.bsky.social
This again. Outdoors. Politics. Sport. Not always in that order. Labour. Trade Unionist. Trying to do community things. Views entirely my own
@mrcwarwick.bsky.social
Archives rich in social and political history from the late 19th century onwards - Britain and beyond. Follow the MRC for highlights from our collections, details of our online resources and more! https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc
@visithmml.bsky.social
The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) photographs, catalogs, & provides access to manuscripts—partnering with more than 800 libraries to preserve & share handwritten history worldwide. Learn more: hmml.org
@nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social
One of the finest collections of natural history literature, art and online resources. Come and research with us Tuesday - Thursday 10.00 - 16.00 (by appointment). linktr.ee/nhmlibraryarchives (Natural History Museum, London and Tring)
@fhayesmccoy.bsky.social
USA Today Bestselling Irish author. Fiction/non-fic. Latest novel #TheBooksellersGift, Hachette Books Irl Oct 2024 Lives London, UK/Corca Dhuibhne, Ireland (Gaeilge agus fáilte). Rep: Gaia Banks, Sheil Land Associates UK Linktree: https://rb.gy/g9pf2
@beckymontacute.bsky.social
Head of Research & Policy @suttontrust.bsky.social socio-economic inequality in the early years, schools & colleges, apprenticeships, HE and the workplace. Trustee at INQUEST. Mental health campaigner. Views own. linktr.ee/beckymontacute
@katejopling.bsky.social
Usually found (professionally) talking about ageing, loneliness, health, care, ageism etc. Other stuff as the mood takes me
@cpaguk.bsky.social
Child Poverty Action Group is the leading charity campaigning for an end to child poverty in the UK.
@masudk.com
Higher Education, Libraries, IT, Leadership, Digital, and Diversity. University Librarian and Keeper of the Brotherton Collection at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masudkhokhar/ All views are mine. Love Cats & Coffee!
@iainmoore.bsky.social
Interested in libraries, charities and the social sector and how together they can fix everything. Once & future ultra runner. Macclesfield. Gay adopter. 🏳️🌈 Commercial Director, Libraries Connected www.librariesconnected.org.uk He/him
@ojgarling.bsky.social
Knowledge Transfer Facilitator at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.
@uoylibrary.bsky.social
Welcome to the library. We're here to connect with the academic community at York, and beyond. Tips, updates, dialogue and scholarly comms. https://linktr.ee/uoylibrary Uni of York people! Starter Pack here: https://go.bsky.app/24quNDW
@oulibrary.bsky.social
The Open University (OU) Library enables OU students and staff around the world to access a world-class online library service. Visit www.open.ac.uk/library to get started. Starter Pack for OU (UK) staff here: https://go.bsky.app/UhqW8VR
@jwhoopes2.bsky.social
Anthropologist. Archaeologist. https://hoopes.academia.edu/ I’m not here to try and change your mind. I’m here to let other people who think as I do know they’re not alone. Be kind. Love one another.
@drbeth.bsky.social
The librarian formerly known (on twitter) as @Phdgeek. Into nerdy stuff, open research, EDI campaigning, powerlifting and climbing. 🏳️🌈
@buffer.com
Create and share social media content anywhere, consistently. Built with 💙 by a global, remote team. ⬇️ Learn more about Buffer & Bluesky https://buffer.com/bluesky
@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk
@magmidd.bsky.social
They/them. Manchester, England. Freelance designer of playful learning experiences. Museums - Exhibit Design - Social Justice - Queer Possibility - Power of Play - Children's Museums margaretmiddleton.com
@docsamantha.bsky.social
Professor of Public Health @ Deakin, Australia. Editor-in-Chief @healthpromint.bsky.social Board Member ICARA. Commercial and political determinants of health with current projects on: gambling, fossil fuels, menopause, conflicts of interest.
@mattlibrarian.bsky.social
Librarian, Antifascist, South African American. Grumpy GenX Ask me about my liberal agenda. www.TeenLibrarian.co.uk Signal: mattlibrarian.01
@michaeldwyer.bsky.social
Publisher/editor with the great www.hurstpublishers.com team, biryani (mutton), Herzog and Madeira wine aficionado, gardener, Irish citizen, NUFC. History, politics, colonialism, war, intelligence/cyber, religions. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
@pittriversmuseum.bsky.social
Anthropology and archaeology collections from world cultures past and present. https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk
@drbeldavis.bsky.social
Historian @ Natural History Museum, research on repro history, nat history, collections. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/people/isabel-davis.html Book: Conceiving Histories: Trying for Pregnancy, Past & Present MIT Press. 🐁 lover (someone's got to be).
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social
The School & Library Marketing department of Penguin Young Readers! Book news, educator and library resources, good vibes, and more! Check out our FREE resources at https://www.penguinclassroom.com/
@centreforcities.bsky.social
The Centre for Cities is an independent think tank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK's largest cities and towns
@booksyalove.bsky.social
Reader, gardener, indep book reviewer- https://BooksYALove.com. All kids need school libraries & librarians! IASL Past-President.
@cilip.bsky.social
We are the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. Our purpose is to unite, support and empower information professionals across all sectors. cilip.org.uk
@gabliotecaria.bsky.social
🇵🇷 in 🇬🇧. She/her. Proud trade union organiser and former public library worker. Books + cats + tea + coffee. Views here are my own, not my employer's.
@martinbright.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Journalism at University of Essex, Editor-at-Large at Index on Censorship, founder of Creative Society
@librarianjones.com
Educator-Librarian-Author-Activist-Grassroots Organizer-Speaker-Bibliophile-Louisianan Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ThatLibrarian
@lesleypitman.bsky.social
Librarian at large. Chair of CILIP ILIG. Used to be a Slavonic librarian. Posts a random mix of libraries, Russia, food (gluten free) and the joys of life in Tooting. https://hcommons.org/members/lesleypitman/
@mostlybooktalk.bsky.social
A podcast about children’s and YA books for teachers and librarians. Interviews with authors and also anyone doing interesting reading for pleasure activities, plus lots of book talk. #kidlitUK www.mostlybooktalk.com
@dhilab.bsky.social
Michigan State University Digital Heritage Innovation Lab. We're focused on the application of digital methods in heritage for documentation, preservation, access, and public and community engagement. Director, @ethanwatrall.bsky.social
@librarykirsten.bsky.social
Research Intelligence Librarian, formerly NHS librarian. Co-founder of Fair Library Jobs. UCU rep. Scholarly communications, research metrics, equity, pedantry, cats. She/her.
@jillyrutter.bsky.social
Associate fellow British Future Interests: employment, immigration & integration policy, heritage, elections, Ukraine, textiles, ceramics. Mum. Posts are personal
@bsky.app
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@librariesconnected.bsky.social
We are an independent charity that supports, promotes and represents public libraries. Our work is driven and led by our membership, which includes almost every library service in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies.