Hi, this is a slow-moving thread of library stamps being present in old books.
To celebrate the start of the #LibraryStampMadness series, let's enjoy this Bull's eye moment of a Vatican library stamp being stamped with full librarian joy into the empty space left over for a miniature. #skystorians
To celebrate the start of the #LibraryStampMadness series, let's enjoy this Bull's eye moment of a Vatican library stamp being stamped with full librarian joy into the empty space left over for a miniature. #skystorians
April 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Thoughts by me about the place of libraries, what makes them amazing and what makes them troublesome. #GLAM #rarebooks #libraryhistory 📚
To celebrate the launch of exhibition 'A Body of Knowledge', lead curator & rare books librarian Katie Birkwood shares her thoughts reflecting upon a career in libraries, the RCP library specifically & the exhibition:
👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/librari...
@rcphysicians.bsky.social #BodyOfKnowledge
👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/librari...
@rcphysicians.bsky.social #BodyOfKnowledge
October 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Thoughts by me about the place of libraries, what makes them amazing and what makes them troublesome. #GLAM #rarebooks #libraryhistory 📚
Trying to find other #bookhistory and #libraryhistory people on here! I’m bound to have missed some (pun intended), so please do pen a little message if you have some names to add to the list!
go.bsky.app/L7iqMpF
go.bsky.app/L7iqMpF
November 9, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Trying to find other #bookhistory and #libraryhistory people on here! I’m bound to have missed some (pun intended), so please do pen a little message if you have some names to add to the list!
go.bsky.app/L7iqMpF
go.bsky.app/L7iqMpF
Nothing to see here, dear #skystorians, except a human skeleton (with a hat and a feather) riding a #unicorn skeleton that is positioned next to two other animal skeletons (of a bear? and a deer?).
Did I mention yet that the 4 skeletons are standing in an #earlymodern library? #LibraryHistory
Did I mention yet that the 4 skeletons are standing in an #earlymodern library? #LibraryHistory
January 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Nothing to see here, dear #skystorians, except a human skeleton (with a hat and a feather) riding a #unicorn skeleton that is positioned next to two other animal skeletons (of a bear? and a deer?).
Did I mention yet that the 4 skeletons are standing in an #earlymodern library? #LibraryHistory
Did I mention yet that the 4 skeletons are standing in an #earlymodern library? #LibraryHistory
Last year we finally got language information in the catalogue for everything in the @rcpmuseum.bsky.social library (hurrah!), and I've done some stats and stuff on how the breakdown changes over time. #libraryhistory #GLAMS 📚
Have you ever wondered what languages the books in the @rcphysicians.bsky.social library are written in? With the help of staff & volunteers, rare books & special collections librarian, Katie Birkwood, can now answer that question 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/languag...
#BodyofKnowledge
#BodyofKnowledge
April 25, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Last year we finally got language information in the catalogue for everything in the @rcpmuseum.bsky.social library (hurrah!), and I've done some stats and stuff on how the breakdown changes over time. #libraryhistory #GLAMS 📚
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
History of Antonio Panizzi, Keeper of Printed Books and Librarian at the British Museum, 1830s - 📜 #history #LibraryHistory
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Ambient Reading
‘The swing-doors swung open; and there one stood under the vast dome.’ IN THE 1830s, the Italian political dissident Antonio Panizzi became Keeper of Printed Books at the British Museum…
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August 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
History of Antonio Panizzi, Keeper of Printed Books and Librarian at the British Museum, 1830s - 📜 #history #LibraryHistory
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Hello Bluesky! 👋 More posts ("skeets", apparently) on the way... in the meantime, please enjoy my latest, from Library & Information History: doi.org/10.3366/lih....
#earlymodern #bookhistory #libraryhistory
#earlymodern #bookhistory #libraryhistory
November 18, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Hello Bluesky! 👋 More posts ("skeets", apparently) on the way... in the meantime, please enjoy my latest, from Library & Information History: doi.org/10.3366/lih....
#earlymodern #bookhistory #libraryhistory
#earlymodern #bookhistory #libraryhistory
Having said I’m interested in #bookhistory and #libraryhistory I should probably introduce myself.
Hi, I’m Raphaëlle. I’m doing a PhD on the organisation, binding, and generally the history of the Cotton manuscripts at the British Library (specifically @BLMedieval but they aren’t over here yet)
Hi, I’m Raphaëlle. I’m doing a PhD on the organisation, binding, and generally the history of the Cotton manuscripts at the British Library (specifically @BLMedieval but they aren’t over here yet)
November 9, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Having said I’m interested in #bookhistory and #libraryhistory I should probably introduce myself.
Hi, I’m Raphaëlle. I’m doing a PhD on the organisation, binding, and generally the history of the Cotton manuscripts at the British Library (specifically @BLMedieval but they aren’t over here yet)
Hi, I’m Raphaëlle. I’m doing a PhD on the organisation, binding, and generally the history of the Cotton manuscripts at the British Library (specifically @BLMedieval but they aren’t over here yet)
Challenging the still persistent “libraries / #GLAMs are neutral” argument ⬇️
Huge congratulations @redheadtalking.bsky.social
#libraryhistory #GLAMs #critlib #criticallibrarianship #canadianlibraries
Huge congratulations @redheadtalking.bsky.social
#libraryhistory #GLAMs #critlib #criticallibrarianship #canadianlibraries
Contested Spaces
A Critical History of Canadian Public Libraries as Neutral Places, 1960-2020
Author: Whitney Kemble
#publicLibraries #canandianLibraries #libraries
4/6
A Critical History of Canadian Public Libraries as Neutral Places, 1960-2020
Author: Whitney Kemble
#publicLibraries #canandianLibraries #libraries
4/6
November 22, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Challenging the still persistent “libraries / #GLAMs are neutral” argument ⬇️
Huge congratulations @redheadtalking.bsky.social
#libraryhistory #GLAMs #critlib #criticallibrarianship #canadianlibraries
Huge congratulations @redheadtalking.bsky.social
#libraryhistory #GLAMs #critlib #criticallibrarianship #canadianlibraries
Experts of #bookhistory and #libraryhistory might have spotted as well the prominent library stamp in the right corner: #LibraryStampMadness
April 8, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Experts of #bookhistory and #libraryhistory might have spotted as well the prominent library stamp in the right corner: #LibraryStampMadness
between security and the personal freedoms of all the country’s people.”
Dr. Hayden - who fought against the #PatriotAct in 2003-2004 - is now the #librarianofcongress
www.ala.org/winner/carla...
#libraryhistory #publichistory #intellectualfreedom
Dr. Hayden - who fought against the #PatriotAct in 2003-2004 - is now the #librarianofcongress
www.ala.org/winner/carla...
#libraryhistory #publichistory #intellectualfreedom
Carla Hayden
www.ala.org
January 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
between security and the personal freedoms of all the country’s people.”
Dr. Hayden - who fought against the #PatriotAct in 2003-2004 - is now the #librarianofcongress
www.ala.org/winner/carla...
#libraryhistory #publichistory #intellectualfreedom
Dr. Hayden - who fought against the #PatriotAct in 2003-2004 - is now the #librarianofcongress
www.ala.org/winner/carla...
#libraryhistory #publichistory #intellectualfreedom
Mega excited that @awickenden.bsky.social and @samuscript.bsky.social are speaking on 9 December for @rcpmuseum.bsky.social winter lectures. Online, 6pm GMT, £5, book now: history.rcp.ac.uk/event/body-k... #LibraryHistory #GLAM📚
history.rcp.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Mega excited that @awickenden.bsky.social and @samuscript.bsky.social are speaking on 9 December for @rcpmuseum.bsky.social winter lectures. Online, 6pm GMT, £5, book now: history.rcp.ac.uk/event/body-k... #LibraryHistory #GLAM📚
We might not like to think about library disasters but we still need to plan for them and @cilip.bsky.social have a great conference reflecting on the history of library disaster my.cilip.org.uk/events-calen... (and you get to hear me on the Birmingham Library fire of 1879!) #libraryhistory
History of Disaster in Libraries - CILIP Library & Information History Group Annual Conference 2026
my.cilip.org.uk
September 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
We might not like to think about library disasters but we still need to plan for them and @cilip.bsky.social have a great conference reflecting on the history of library disaster my.cilip.org.uk/events-calen... (and you get to hear me on the Birmingham Library fire of 1879!) #libraryhistory
For the past eight years, I’ve been working on a project that connects maritime history to a library assembled by merchant Stephen Girard. His vessel the ROUSSEAU, seen here, reflects his cheeky approach to naming ships for controversial philosophes.
#maritimehistory #bookhistory #libraryhistory
#maritimehistory #bookhistory #libraryhistory
September 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
For the past eight years, I’ve been working on a project that connects maritime history to a library assembled by merchant Stephen Girard. His vessel the ROUSSEAU, seen here, reflects his cheeky approach to naming ships for controversial philosophes.
#maritimehistory #bookhistory #libraryhistory
#maritimehistory #bookhistory #libraryhistory
Last week we received a very special donation. Christiane Pintens (92) brought us the duster her grandmother Maria Krijger (1874-1941) had used over a century ago, when she was the housekeeper and cleaner of our library!
Preservation has come a long way.
#Libraries #LibraryHistory #Dust
Preservation has come a long way.
#Libraries #LibraryHistory #Dust
June 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Last week we received a very special donation. Christiane Pintens (92) brought us the duster her grandmother Maria Krijger (1874-1941) had used over a century ago, when she was the housekeeper and cleaner of our library!
Preservation has come a long way.
#Libraries #LibraryHistory #Dust
Preservation has come a long way.
#Libraries #LibraryHistory #Dust
A fantastic line-up for Hülya Çelik's series on "Premodern 'Oriental Literature' & its European Readership". Upcoming: Claudia Römer, Munir Drkić, Gisela Procházka-Eisl, Julia Bray, Pier Mattia Tommasino. I'll speak Dec. 17 about new research on orientalist librarians. (Zoom)
November 27, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Honoring the Library of Congress: A Legacy in Ink and Ideas! ️📚✒️📬
www.instagram.com/reel/DI1LjrY...
#LibraryOfCongress #LibraryHistory #TheLibraryAFrailHistory #BookAndStamp #Philately #PostalTribute #LibrariesMatter #KnowledgeIsPower #NationalLibrary #StampCollectors #BookLoversUnite
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#LibraryOfCongress #LibraryHistory #TheLibraryAFrailHistory #BookAndStamp #Philately #PostalTribute #LibrariesMatter #KnowledgeIsPower #NationalLibrary #StampCollectors #BookLoversUnite
April 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Honoring the Library of Congress: A Legacy in Ink and Ideas! ️📚✒️📬
www.instagram.com/reel/DI1LjrY...
#LibraryOfCongress #LibraryHistory #TheLibraryAFrailHistory #BookAndStamp #Philately #PostalTribute #LibrariesMatter #KnowledgeIsPower #NationalLibrary #StampCollectors #BookLoversUnite
www.instagram.com/reel/DI1LjrY...
#LibraryOfCongress #LibraryHistory #TheLibraryAFrailHistory #BookAndStamp #Philately #PostalTribute #LibrariesMatter #KnowledgeIsPower #NationalLibrary #StampCollectors #BookLoversUnite
The Most Bookless State in the Union: The Creation of Arkansas Public Libraries #history #LibraryHistory 📚
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The Most Bookless State in the Union: The Creation of Arkansas Public Libraries - Arkansas Strong
The story of public libraries in Arkansas is shaped by the persistence of women’s groups and local citizens who transformed community-driven efforts into a statewide network of libraries.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Most Bookless State in the Union: The Creation of Arkansas Public Libraries #history #LibraryHistory 📚
arstrong.org/the-most-boo...
arstrong.org/the-most-boo...
"Opposition (to public libraries) largely came from those who objected to paying higher taxes and from publicans and brewers who feared that their trade would be affected by their customers spending leisure time in libraries." #libraryHistory 📜📚 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Public Libraries and Their Rivals
Public libraries developed slowly after the passing of the Public Libraries Act of 1850, which was not mandatory. Opposition largely came from those who objected to paying higher taxes and from public...
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December 12, 2024 at 10:23 PM
"Opposition (to public libraries) largely came from those who objected to paying higher taxes and from publicans and brewers who feared that their trade would be affected by their customers spending leisure time in libraries." #libraryHistory 📜📚 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Pages of a Nation: Portugal’s Library Turns 200 📚🇵🇹✉️
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#PortugalStamps #NationalLibraryOfPortugal #StampCollecting #Philately #LibraryHistory #BooksAndStamps #PortugueseHeritage #CulturalTreasures #1996Stamp #PostalHistory #LiteraryLegacy
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#PortugalStamps #NationalLibraryOfPortugal #StampCollecting #Philately #LibraryHistory #BooksAndStamps #PortugueseHeritage #CulturalTreasures #1996Stamp #PostalHistory #LiteraryLegacy
May 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Pages of a Nation: Portugal’s Library Turns 200 📚🇵🇹✉️
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#PortugalStamps #NationalLibraryOfPortugal #StampCollecting #Philately #LibraryHistory #BooksAndStamps #PortugueseHeritage #CulturalTreasures #1996Stamp #PostalHistory #LiteraryLegacy
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#PortugalStamps #NationalLibraryOfPortugal #StampCollecting #Philately #LibraryHistory #BooksAndStamps #PortugueseHeritage #CulturalTreasures #1996Stamp #PostalHistory #LiteraryLegacy
Oh, this is just wonderful! 😂 #libraryhistory
"Do not bring dogs within the portals" and other Library Rules.
Hertfordshire County Council rules for library use, 1930
October 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Oh, this is just wonderful! 😂 #libraryhistory
📢 The program for our upcoming workshop "Turning Page(s)" is now available! Join us on December 6th at the Arnamagnæan Institute or online via Zoom (link in the first rwply) for a full day of insightful talks on the history of books, libraries, and more.
Register now! #BookHistory #LibraryHistory
Register now! #BookHistory #LibraryHistory
November 16, 2024 at 9:19 PM
📢 The program for our upcoming workshop "Turning Page(s)" is now available! Join us on December 6th at the Arnamagnæan Institute or online via Zoom (link in the first rwply) for a full day of insightful talks on the history of books, libraries, and more.
Register now! #BookHistory #LibraryHistory
Register now! #BookHistory #LibraryHistory