I’m over on Bluesky now, come and see me there https://xitter.cf/t.co/0Ec1dXnvoA Director of Services and Engagement @theUL, 2021 Clore Fellow
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After almost 11 years @theUL, I am thrilled to have been appointed Director of @RSLiterature. I will miss the UL’s lovely people (and collection!), but I can’t wait to get to know all the wonderful writers and my new colleagues at the RSL
We are pleased to announce that we have appointed a new Director of the RSL and welcome Laura Greenfield, who will join the RSL this summer from her role as Director of Services and Engagement of Cambridge University Library @theUL.
For more info, visit: rsliterature.org/rsl-announc…
For anyone finding and following me here, I post over at Bluesky and I’d love to see you there bsky.app/profile/lauragreenf…
This reminds me… only a week to go until the next @theUL Really Popular Book Club. Come and chat about Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo with me and Yvonne Battle Felton lib.cam.ac.uk/whats/really.... Off to start my reading
My cartoon for this week’s @GuardianBooks
ALT Image: a floodlight projects the image of a bat onto the sky. Buildings are aflame and clouds of smoke rise ominously. Inside his apartment, Batman reads a novel with a scowl. Caption: The crime wave raged across Gotham City, but it was book club tomorrow and Batman had, once again, left a great deal of the reading until the last minute.
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The Illustrated Cairo Genizah is now available to buy in the bookshop @theUL!
We’re looking for a senior major gifts fundraiser for Cambridge University Libraries. Perfect for someone who loves libraries, research and working with donors. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48139/
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We’ve created a guide for new and returning University of Cambridge students, including online resources, top tips, skills training, tours, collections, and what’s new this term.
If in doubt, ask a librarian. We'll either know or we'll know how to know!
lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/studen…
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ICYMI: @ace_national has said that independent bookshops can play an important role in helping the government achieve its ambition of improving opportunities for all children and ensuring that the arts are at the centre of the education system.
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We’ve got a beautiful exhibition full of beautiful things opening tomorrow @theUL. The team have done a fantastic job. I’m sorry Thomas Van Erpe’s collecting career was cut short by the plague, but I’m really glad his collection ended up here!
Endless Stories opens tomorrow at Cambridge University Library!
The exhibition showcases the extraordinary manuscripts collected by 17th-century visionary, Thomas Van Erpe – including works in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Malay.
Book your free ticket: lib.cam.ac.uk/endlessstories
ALT CUL MS DD.4.28: Collection of treatises on stones and gems. Middle East and/or North Africa, before 1350
ALT CUL MS GG.4.22: Rawḍat al-ṣaffāʾ (Garden of Purity) by Muḥammad bin Khāwand Shāh (d. 1498). Ottoman Empire, Istanbul, 1572
There’s some great stuff going on @ALSFcam today! Fantastic organisation by the committee, and great talks
I’m looking forward to getting to see lots of lovely colleagues at this conference on Monday!
ALSF is nearly here and there's so much to look forward to!
@LauraVNG, Director of Services and Engagement @theUL, kicks off the conference with an address reflecting on what values shape our work in libraries and the meaningful moments they create.
🎫 calendars.libraries.cam.ac.u…
ALT Laura Greenfield - Why do you come to work? ALSF 2024 welcome talk. 23 September - book now.
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ICYMI: As DCMS figures show local authority spending on public libraries fell by 47% in real terms between 2009/10 and 2022/23, Arts Minister Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) warns, "We cannot shy away from the challenges that libraries have faced."
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Thanks so much to @ciditcharlotte for a fantastic Book Club today. For anyone who missed it, you can still do her Cambridge Pilgrimage britishpilgrimage.org/portfo… (but is it a pilgrimage? You’ll have to ask her!)
Next up: Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo, 29 Oct
The new season of #TheReallyPopularBookClub is here! All the books featured are available to purchase in our shop in the entrance hall.
First up on 17 Sep: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce with special guest @ciditcharlotte
Book now: lib.cam.ac.uk/bookclub
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Endless Stories, opens on 28 Sep at Cambridge University Library. It showcases the extraordinary manuscripts collected by 17th-century visionary, Thomas Van Erpe. The exhibition includes works in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Malay.
Book your free ticket: lib.cam.ac.uk/endlessstories
ALT A selection of manuscripts featured in the Endless Stories exhibition at Cambridge University Library
ALT A collection of treatises on stones and gems. Middle East and/or North Africa, before 1350 (CUL Dd.4.28)
My kids want to know if I work in the tallest library in the UK! Does anyone know if @theUL the tallest?
We’ve launched our new online Book Club season! Free, open to all, come to as many or as few as you fancy. Next week @ciditcharlotte and I kick off with The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and she’s set some great topics, like ‘is Harold’s journey a pilgrimage?’
Sharpen those pencils, grab a coffee and find a cosy spot: the new season of Cambridge University Library’s online Really Popular Book club is here!
lib.cam.ac.uk/bookclub
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Which book are you looking forward to most?
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New exhibition coming soon!
Endless Stories: Manuscripts, knowledge and translation in the 17th century
28 September 2024 – 22 February 2025 at Cambridge University Library
lib.cam.ac.uk/endlessstories
Curated by Majid Daneshgar.
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From @BBCr4today sound advice from Matt Webster, Ch. Constable of Cleveland Police: "Be careful what you read. Be careful what you react to. Don't react to things on social media that you can't verify."
Read our guide to help combat misinformation online. cilip.org.uk/news/news.asp?i…
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Over £140k raised for hope! and joy!
Spellow Library still needs your help after the riots. Please donate, like, comment, and share to bring new books and a safe space back for the young people of Liverpool.
gofundme.com/f/books-for-spe…
