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Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK
Joined September 2014
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A long time ago in a manuscript far, far away….
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou #StarWarsDay
ALT A detail in an illuminated manuscript shows a green creature with pointy ears and webbed hands wearing an orange tunic robe. He resembles Yoda from Star Wars.
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In 1940, the Polish Army captain Witold Pilecki volunteered to be sent to Auschwitz, from where he would report back to the Polish underground.
On the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the man who witnessed the beginning of a genocide:
bit.ly/2ZoxSdy
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98% of books with a green cover are unavailable until January as they're being used for the library's book tree
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Happy #WorldThinkingDay! Got a problem you can't solve? We recommend looking at it from a different perspective! ✨🧐
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Today is Safer Internet Day! Join us this #SaferInternetDay to create a better internet – RT to show your support saferinternetday.org.uk
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Did you know that German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt predicted climate change more than 200 years ago? (@sciencefocus, October 2017) 🔬
Read the article by @philipcball and discover more climate crisis on our FREE resource page:
🌍 exacted.me/ClimateCrisisReso… 🌍
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The @Carcanet #COP26 Collection includes books by Gililan Clarke, Karen McCarthy Woolf, @IGalleymore and Thomas A. Clark.
Read here until the end of 22 November:
👉 exacted.me/CarcanetCollectio… 👈
#PublishersForThePlanet 🌏
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We heard it’s #WorldWaterDay! 💧 Did you know Hubble…
- Spotted water plumes on Jupiter’s moon Europa: go.nasa.gov/2Quez2R
- Provided evidence for water-bearing minerals on Mars: go.nasa.gov/391jzlJ
- Mapped water vapor on an exoplanet: go.nasa.gov/3cVhKbd
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Today is the day! It's #Pyjamarama 🙌 You might be struggling to access the website right now, so head straight to the @Booktrust YouTube channel as this is where you'll find all the online festival: youtube.com/channel/UCGj_MrO…
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Happy #WorldBookNight! Join us at 7pm for the #ReadingHour. But first, we need to know...
Best book for #WorldBookNight #ReadingHour:
Best place for reading:
Best drink/snack:
Avoid distractions by:
Nominate friends/family/colleagues. We can't wait to see your answers!
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The @WomensPrize has just announced its shortlist for the 2020 Prize. Congratulations all six authors and their incredible books. Find out more about the shortlist: ow.ly/HD1G50zkxWy #WomensPrize
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A quick look at some of the things we will cover this week including the impact of #Covid19 from every angle, especially environmental as this Wednesday is #EarthDay50.
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.@BristolOldVic is launching an online platform for audiences, artists and families, which will include streams of archived productions and educational resources bit.ly/2yXqnSj
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One week to go until #WorldBookNight!
During lockdown, reading together is more important than ever. On April 23rd, why not join in with the Reading Hour from 7-8pm & get the whole family reading! Use the hashtag #ReadingHour to share your experiences.
worldbookday.com/2020/04/how…
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Only a week to go until @WorldBookNight 2020! Fancy trying an audiobook? Sign up here to choose one of 4 titles available for free buff.ly/3erdmAC courtesy of @readingagency #ACEsupported
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Announcing a dedicated k-12 Student Library page on @openlibrary with more than 5,000 titles to support parents, educators, and students:
openlibrary.org/k-12
Happy reading! 📚
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Any new and widespread phenomenon brings with it the development of new language. Learn about the increase in use (and long histories) of the words that are now so familiar to us due to the outbreak of COVID-19: public.oed.com/blog/the-lang…
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The newest blog post from librarian Raymond Pun suggests resources for educators and librarians to use to mitigate #COVID19 xenophobia: ow.ly/sAS950zcILR
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.@BernardineEvari's @TheBookerPrizes-winning Girl, Woman, Other and @Robert__Harris' The Second Sleep both feature on the 12-strong longlist for the @GoldsboroBooks 2020 Glass Bell Award! See the full list here: bit.ly/3bW2nNC
