History of Libraries
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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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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-culture/t…
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
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/LibrariesAndDe… @SMCoulombeau @Warburg_News
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
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-sou… 16 June 2025, 6 - 8pm |📍Warburg Institute
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
Delving into the post-war diaries of Hilda Lofthouse and Pauline Leech reveals a humorous portrait of life behind the scenes at our Library📚 Our latest blog is a window into simpler times at Chetham's, and shows how some things never change! 👉 Read here: tinyurl.com/4zvtfknx
As Europe stood on the brink of war in 1938, Chetham’s Library quietly began preparing for the unthinkable. Discover the full story of wartime resilience, meticulous planning, and how Chetham’s Library weathered the storm. 👉 Read here: tinyurl.com/5x8xsjzr
Briefly returning to X to share our CfP for the @livesandletters Built with Books Symposium. Come and geek out with us over #EarlyModern libraries and the books that filled them! Abstracts due May 16th, full details here: ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-a…
CHORLTON LIBRARY – WHERE HISTORY MEETS MAGIC! Congratulations to @macinnes_neil and all the team at #ChorltonLibrary @MancLibraries. A beautiful! library reopening today! Historic Grade-11 listed Chorlton Library reinvigorated! Enjoy! #librarydesign #librarieschangelives
Three overdue library books were returned to our fellow librarians at Lady Margaret Hall last week...20 years after they were originally borrowed. We hope this good deed inspires others to return any library books they may have accidentally absorbed into their own collections.
Why did public libraries develop so slowly in Victorian Britain? Join Dr Keith Manley as he reveals the hidden world of workplace libraries, a free library for actresses, and the remarkable stories behind the Russian Free Library and Toynbee Hall & more.warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/volunta…
Delve into voluntary and ‘involuntary’ late nineteenth century libraries on Tuesday 6 May at 5.30pm BST. All are welcome (online & in-person) to hear Keith Manley discuss library philanthropy in Victorian Britain @Warburg_News. Please book your place here: bit.ly/VoluntaryLibs
Watercolour illustration of the ‘New Durning Library’ from The Builder magazine, 11 August, 1888.
The plans for Chorlton and Didsbury Libraries went down on RMS Titanic on this day in 1912 - here’s a wee letter from the Archives from my predecessor back then to the City Architect @archivesplus @MancLibraries
It's #NationalLibrarianDay #LibrarianDay today. When Dunblane's historic Leighton Library first opened, Bishop Robert Douglas determined that the Librarian should be a Divinity student, “a young man that were pious & sober, trusty, & of good behaviour” & that he would serve…/👇
Don't miss the lecture by Prof. Augustin Jomier, (IRMC - INALCO ) Title: Public Libraries in Ottoman Tunis: The Creation of the Zaytuna’s Ahmadiyya Library (1840) April 16, 2025, 15:00 (GMT+1), Dar Ben-Gacem Kahia RSVP by email: [email protected]
National Library Week is April 6-12 tinyurl.com/y3cfmp2t I’ve done a few Alabama Yesterdays blog posts on libraries in the state tinyurl.com/37vfm9yw #nationallibraryweek #alabama #libraries
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