The British are coming, the British are coming!
We're excited to announce that the #BritishLibrary, which has been non-functional as a LibraryThing book cataloging source since the 2023 ransomware attack, is now back! #💙📚 #bookcataloging
Come read more about it: www.librarything.com/topic/387339
We're excited to announce that the #BritishLibrary, which has been non-functional as a LibraryThing book cataloging source since the 2023 ransomware attack, is now back! #💙📚 #bookcataloging
Come read more about it: www.librarything.com/topic/387339
October 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The British are coming, the British are coming!
We're excited to announce that the #BritishLibrary, which has been non-functional as a LibraryThing book cataloging source since the 2023 ransomware attack, is now back! #💙📚 #bookcataloging
Come read more about it: www.librarything.com/topic/387339
We're excited to announce that the #BritishLibrary, which has been non-functional as a LibraryThing book cataloging source since the 2023 ransomware attack, is now back! #💙📚 #bookcataloging
Come read more about it: www.librarything.com/topic/387339
1/2 A year ago I was invited to work with a brill team at the @britishlibrary (alongside others) to help curate the new AGATHA CHRISTIE: A WORLD OF MYSTERY exhibition. Last night we had the official opening and I was honoured to deliver the Guest Speaker address... CONT
October 30, 2026 at 12:02 PM
1/2 A year ago I was invited to work with a brill team at the @britishlibrary (alongside others) to help curate the new AGATHA CHRISTIE: A WORLD OF MYSTERY exhibition. Last night we had the official opening and I was honoured to deliver the Guest Speaker address... CONT
When library reading rooms are set to become paid working spaces, there’s something not right with society
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November 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
When library reading rooms are set to become paid working spaces, there’s something not right with society
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New #AgathaChristie exhibition at the #BritishLibrary marks 50 years since her death. Her great-grandson says she was long underestimated—possibly due to gender—but is now taken more seriously. 2 billion books sold in 100+ languages. #CrimeFiction
November 2, 2026 at 11:47 PM
New #AgathaChristie exhibition at the #BritishLibrary marks 50 years since her death. Her great-grandson says she was long underestimated—possibly due to gender—but is now taken more seriously. 2 billion books sold in 100+ languages. #CrimeFiction
New #AgathaChristie exhibition at the #BritishLibrary marks 50 years since her death. Her great-grandson says she was long underestimated—possibly due to gender—but is now taken more seriously. 2 billion books sold in 100+ languages. #CrimeFiction
November 2, 2026 at 1:39 AM
New #AgathaChristie exhibition at the #BritishLibrary marks 50 years since her death. Her great-grandson says she was long underestimated—possibly due to gender—but is now taken more seriously. 2 billion books sold in 100+ languages. #CrimeFiction
A new #BritishLibrary exhibition marks 50 years since #AgathaChristie's death. Her great-grandson says she was long underestimated—perhaps because she was a woman—but is now taken more seriously than ever. 2bn books sold in 100+ languages & The Mousetrap still running.
November 2, 2026 at 3:25 PM
A new #BritishLibrary exhibition marks 50 years since #AgathaChristie's death. Her great-grandson says she was long underestimated—perhaps because she was a woman—but is now taken more seriously than ever. 2bn books sold in 100+ languages & The Mousetrap still running.
yaşamına ve eserlerine adanmış kapsamlı bir sergiyle buluşma fırsatı sunuyor.
#İngiltere #Avrupa #OliviaColman #Londra #BritishLibrary #EuronewsTürkçe
Daha fazlası: https://t.me/ensonhbr
#İngiltere #Avrupa #OliviaColman #Londra #BritishLibrary #EuronewsTürkçe
Daha fazlası: https://t.me/ensonhbr
October 26, 2026 at 9:07 AM
yaşamına ve eserlerine adanmış kapsamlı bir sergiyle buluşma fırsatı sunuyor.
#İngiltere #Avrupa #OliviaColman #Londra #BritishLibrary #EuronewsTürkçe
Daha fazlası: https://t.me/ensonhbr
#İngiltere #Avrupa #OliviaColman #Londra #BritishLibrary #EuronewsTürkçe
Daha fazlası: https://t.me/ensonhbr
Agatha Christie im Original: Die British Library widmet der „Queen of Crime“ ab 30. Oktober eine große Ausstellung mit Notizbüchern, Briefen, Fotografien und ihrer berühmten Schreibmaschine.
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#AgathaChristie #BritishLibrary #TheBritishShop
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#AgathaChristie #BritishLibrary #TheBritishShop
Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery | British Library
Discover the extraordinary life of the Queen of Crime in our upcoming exhibition.From crossing continents by train to navigating archaeological digs, explo
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October 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Agatha Christie im Original: Die British Library widmet der „Queen of Crime“ ab 30. Oktober eine große Ausstellung mit Notizbüchern, Briefen, Fotografien und ihrer berühmten Schreibmaschine.
events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
#AgathaChristie #BritishLibrary #TheBritishShop
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#AgathaChristie #BritishLibrary #TheBritishShop
New #BritishLibrary #TalesoftheWeird. #James_Doig's 'Terror Australis: Dark Tales from Down Under.' 12 stories of, primarily, bush weirdness and outback gothic, from 19th century to present day. TOC on Vault 🖤https://vaultofevil.proboards.com/thread/9154/james-doig-ed-terror-australis
October 25, 2026 at 7:16 AM
New #BritishLibrary #TalesoftheWeird. #James_Doig's 'Terror Australis: Dark Tales from Down Under.' 12 stories of, primarily, bush weirdness and outback gothic, from 19th century to present day. TOC on Vault 🖤https://vaultofevil.proboards.com/thread/9154/james-doig-ed-terror-australis
The Australian weird tradition may be a short one, but it’s as varied and rich as anything you’ll find in the Old World.
Terror Australis is available now, online and in-store!
#horrorficition #newbooks #talesoftheweird #britishlibrary
Terror Australis is available now, online and in-store!
#horrorficition #newbooks #talesoftheweird #britishlibrary
October 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The Australian weird tradition may be a short one, but it’s as varied and rich as anything you’ll find in the Old World.
Terror Australis is available now, online and in-store!
#horrorficition #newbooks #talesoftheweird #britishlibrary
Terror Australis is available now, online and in-store!
#horrorficition #newbooks #talesoftheweird #britishlibrary
Our #ElgarStudyDay is underway with Andrew Neill reflecting on the Elgar Society at 75, following an introduction to the day by Sandra Tuppen #BritishLibrary
October 23, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Our #ElgarStudyDay is underway with Andrew Neill reflecting on the Elgar Society at 75, following an introduction to the day by Sandra Tuppen #BritishLibrary
Now Streaming, Forever Reading⭐ 👍
Discover the original stories that inspired on-screen Netflix favourites 😀
Experience them in a whole new way 😍
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#Netflix #Britishlibrary
Discover the original stories that inspired on-screen Netflix favourites 😀
Experience them in a whole new way 😍
www.netlix.com/books
#Netflix #Britishlibrary
October 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Now Streaming, Forever Reading⭐ 👍
Discover the original stories that inspired on-screen Netflix favourites 😀
Experience them in a whole new way 😍
www.netlix.com/books
#Netflix #Britishlibrary
Discover the original stories that inspired on-screen Netflix favourites 😀
Experience them in a whole new way 😍
www.netlix.com/books
#Netflix #Britishlibrary
Leonardo da Vinci’s visionary notebooks now online @britishlibrary 570 digitized pages inc. intricate technologies sketched 300yrs before being made http://www.openculture.com/?p=1039808
Leonardo da Vinci’s Visionary Notebooks Now Online: Browse 570 Digitized Pages
Quick, what do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? He painted the Mona Lisa! He wrote his notes backwards! He designed supercool bridges and flying machines! He was a genius about, um… a lot of other… things… and, um, stuff...
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October 13, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Leonardo da Vinci’s visionary notebooks now online @britishlibrary 570 digitized pages inc. intricate technologies sketched 300yrs before being made http://www.openculture.com/?p=1039808
Amazing free event for families @britishlibrary events.bl.uk/events/famil...
Family Festival: Stories, Sign and Shine | British Library
Make, move, sign and explore, through fun and play, with activities taking place all over the Library.This event is fully accessible for families with D/ d
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October 11, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Amazing free event for families @britishlibrary events.bl.uk/events/famil...
Why did globalisation transform Bombay and Shanghai’s hinterlands so differently? Xinge Zhai finds an answer in an unlikely source: a giant 1870 railway shareholder register in London. ⬇️
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#GlobalHistory #BritishLibrary
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#GlobalHistory #BritishLibrary
Rethinking Globalization and Regional Development behind Global Port Cities
Contrasting Regional Economic Geographies Between the 1840s and the 1930s, strikingly different economic geographies emerged behind two powerful gateway cities in Asia. By the mid nineteenth century, Bombay had established itself as a thriving colonial and imperial stronghold. Yet across its vast hinterland, equally significant transformations were unfolding. Ahmedabad, a renowned financial and commercial centre,…
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October 6, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Why did globalisation transform Bombay and Shanghai’s hinterlands so differently? Xinge Zhai finds an answer in an unlikely source: a giant 1870 railway shareholder register in London. ⬇️
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#GlobalHistory #BritishLibrary
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#GlobalHistory #BritishLibrary
British Library'de bulunan, The Welles Apocalypse kitabından bir kıyamet orduları tasviriymiş. 1310 yılında çizilmiş.
#art #thewellesapocalypse #britishlibrary
#art #thewellesapocalypse #britishlibrary
October 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
British Library'de bulunan, The Welles Apocalypse kitabından bir kıyamet orduları tasviriymiş. 1310 yılında çizilmiş.
#art #thewellesapocalypse #britishlibrary
#art #thewellesapocalypse #britishlibrary
Asking the kamisama of Shinto to bless the new #BritishLibrary extension and keep the #Crossrail2 dream alive.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
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Shinto ceremony marks start of British Library extension and Crossrail 2 station
A Japanese Shinto ceremony has marked the start of construction on the British Library’s £1.1 billion extension, a development that will also reserve underground space for a future Crossrail 2 station...
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October 1, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Asking the kamisama of Shinto to bless the new #BritishLibrary extension and keep the #Crossrail2 dream alive.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
Great news on the forthcoming #BritishLibrary extension and continuing refusal to give up on #Crossrail2. Crossrail has done so much good and made so much money (despite cost overruns) that I don't understand why business isn't clamouring to invest.
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www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
Shinto ceremony marks start of British Library extension and Crossrail 2 station
A Japanese Shinto ceremony has marked the start of construction on the British Library’s £1.1 billion extension, a development that will also reserve underground space for a future Crossrail 2 station...
www.ianvisits.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Great news on the forthcoming #BritishLibrary extension and continuing refusal to give up on #Crossrail2. Crossrail has done so much good and made so much money (despite cost overruns) that I don't understand why business isn't clamouring to invest.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
🌍El nostre company Xavi Beltran, gestor de col·leccions de la #bibsocialsUAB, participa a l'European Print Initiatives Collaboration (EPICo) Conference 2026, a la #BritishLibrary de Londres.
Una trobada per seguir construint xarxes de col·laboració entre biblioteques.
#bibliotequesUAB
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Una trobada per seguir construint xarxes de col·laboració entre biblioteques.
#bibliotequesUAB
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September 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM
🌍El nostre company Xavi Beltran, gestor de col·leccions de la #bibsocialsUAB, participa a l'European Print Initiatives Collaboration (EPICo) Conference 2026, a la #BritishLibrary de Londres.
Una trobada per seguir construint xarxes de col·laboració entre biblioteques.
#bibliotequesUAB
@uab.cat
1/2
Una trobada per seguir construint xarxes de col·laboració entre biblioteques.
#bibliotequesUAB
@uab.cat
1/2
The brilliant author Rabih Alameddine @beirutiguy is appearing @Britishlibrary in London tomorrow Tuesday September 29. events.bl.uk/events/ameri.... You can also get half price in-person tickets by using the code AWW50. The event is also being livestreamed. Highly recommended!
American Writers’ Week: Rabih Alameddine | British Library
Rabih Alameddine won the 2025 US National Book Award for fiction for his buoyant and camp seventh novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His M
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September 28, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The brilliant author Rabih Alameddine @beirutiguy is appearing @Britishlibrary in London tomorrow Tuesday September 29. events.bl.uk/events/ameri.... You can also get half price in-person tickets by using the code AWW50. The event is also being livestreamed. Highly recommended!
21 SEP 2026 Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Construction begins on expansion of the British Library’s main building in St Pancras
#BritishLibrary #news
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Construction begins on expansion of the British Library’s main building in St Pancras
#BritishLibrary #news
Image source: Patche99z / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) / Cropped
Construction begins on expansion of the British Library’s main building in St Pancras
Construction has formally begun on the expansion of the British Library’s main building in St Pancras, London, and completion is expected in 2032. The development includes around 100,000 sq ft of additional space for use by the British Library, as well as around 600,000 sq ft of commercial space, mainly planned for life sciences laboratories and offices. Mitsui Fudosan is investing around £1.1 billion in the development, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui Fudosan UK has obtained a long-term lease over the relevant land.
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September 26, 2026 at 6:10 AM
21 SEP 2026 Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Construction begins on expansion of the British Library’s main building in St Pancras
#BritishLibrary #news
Image source: Patche99z / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) / Cropped
Construction begins on expansion of the British Library’s main building in St Pancras
#BritishLibrary #news
Image source: Patche99z / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) / Cropped
FUNDING
SLAS-Eccles Institute Conference Access Award
Four awards of £500 each for SLAS members lacking institutional funding to attend the annual conference. With the support of @britishlibrary.
📅 Deadline: 27 Nov 2026
Eligibility and submission: www.slasuk.org/slas-eccles-...
SLAS-Eccles Institute Conference Access Award
Four awards of £500 each for SLAS members lacking institutional funding to attend the annual conference. With the support of @britishlibrary.
📅 Deadline: 27 Nov 2026
Eligibility and submission: www.slasuk.org/slas-eccles-...
September 25, 2026 at 9:10 AM
FUNDING
SLAS-Eccles Institute Conference Access Award
Four awards of £500 each for SLAS members lacking institutional funding to attend the annual conference. With the support of @britishlibrary.
📅 Deadline: 27 Nov 2026
Eligibility and submission: www.slasuk.org/slas-eccles-...
SLAS-Eccles Institute Conference Access Award
Four awards of £500 each for SLAS members lacking institutional funding to attend the annual conference. With the support of @britishlibrary.
📅 Deadline: 27 Nov 2026
Eligibility and submission: www.slasuk.org/slas-eccles-...
Harper Lee first edition novel found in Oxfam shop www.bbc.com/news/article... #HarperLee #ToKillAMockingbird #Oxfam #London #PortobelloRoad #SecondHandSeptember #BritishLibrary #FirstEdition #Literature
To Kill a Mockingbird first edition found in London Oxfam shop
An original US edition of To Kill a Mockingbird is found in an Oxfam store in west London.
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September 22, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Harper Lee first edition novel found in Oxfam shop www.bbc.com/news/article... #HarperLee #ToKillAMockingbird #Oxfam #London #PortobelloRoad #SecondHandSeptember #BritishLibrary #FirstEdition #Literature