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Posts from the Zoological Society of London's Library & Archive Team #ZSLLibrary

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@OfficialZSLSep 11
For the first time, @zsllibrary & Archives is joining Art History Festival 2026 with the Association for Art History. Free tours of our historic animal art collection - 6 & 8 October. Email [email protected] to book. @forarthistory #ArtHistoryFestival2026 #ZSLat200 zsl.org/news-and-events/even…
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Are you a Gold Member, Fellow or Patron? If so, did you know that ZSL Library & Archives will be open this Sunday, 12th July, between 11am-2pm? No need to book, just pop along for a browse and a chat 📚
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📢 Upcoming closure notification: ZSL Library & Archives will be closed on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 July to allow the team to attend the upcoming @SHNHSocNatHist Conference. Thank you for your understanding.
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Last chance to sign up to this conference... The closing date is coming soon!
ZSL Library@ZSLLibraryMay 7
Registration is now open for the joint ZSL & SHNH Summer Conference! Full details of the programme are available on the website: shnh.org.uk/the-zoological-s… To register please visit: eventbrite.co.uk/e/zsl-at-20…
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If you’re a Fellow, Patron or Gold Member, come and say hello tomorrow between 11am-2pm!
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@OfficialZSLMay 16
Join us for our exclusive Sunday openings at the HRH Prince Philip Library and Archives. If you want to study, borrow some books, or see the items mentioned in this video up close, please come along. Our library and archives will be open exclusively for Fellows, Patrons and Gold Members tomorrow, 17 May, between 11am and 2pm. zsl.org/what-we-do/education…
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Registration is now open for the joint ZSL & SHNH Summer Conference! Full details of the programme are available on the website: shnh.org.uk/the-zoological-s… To register please visit: eventbrite.co.uk/e/zsl-at-20…
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Ahead of ZSL's 200th Birthday on 29th April, this virtual issue of the Journal of Zoology celebrates the scientific work of Joan Procter (1897-1931): Herpetologist, Artist, Designer and ZSL’s Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians - FREE to read jzoblog.wordpress.com/2026/0… @OfficialZSL
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ZSL Library retweeted
ZooLibrariAnn@ZooLibrariANNMar 31
I am pleased to be celebrating ZSL's 200th anniversary with a virtual issue of 'Journal of Zoology' featuring #researchpapers by Joan Beauchamp Procter (1897-1932): zslpublications.onlinelibrar… #womenshistorymonth #herpetology
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Are you a Gold Member, Fellow or Patron? If so, did you know that ZSL Library & Archives will be open for you this Sunday, 22 March, between 11am-2pm? No need to book, just pop along for a browse and a chat 📚
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ZSL Library retweeted
ZooLibrariAnn@ZooLibrariANNMar 19
When did the 1st penguin arrive @zsllondonzoo? When did the 1st Emperor penguin arrive? Take a look at my #blog to find out the answers to these & other queries about penguins during ZSL's 200 years: londonzoo.org/zoo-stories/bl… Drawing probably by J Smit in collections @ZSLLibrary
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As many of our followers will know, there have been some changes at ZSL Library & Archives. While Emma gets to grips with everything, we’ll now reopen on 17 February rather than next week. Thanks for bearing with us, especially if you’re awaiting an email response.
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Season's Greetings🎄🎅🦌 ZSL Library and Archives are now closed to visitors for an extended period over Christmas and the New Year. We are also unable to respond to enquiries during this time. We do plan to reopen on 3 February 2026.
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Good luck to both Ann and Emma!
ZooLibrariAnn@ZooLibrariANN18 Dec 2025
Today is my last day at ZSL after an amazing 33 years as Librarian. Happy to be handing over to Emma who becomes Acting Librarian but of course sorry to be leaving the wonderful collections and the fascinating people who use them.
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Ann's last day and her final selection for #ThrowbackThursday A pack of wolves in Wolf Wood @ZSLWhipsnadeZoo in March 1934. Photographed by Frederick William Bond. Watch Ann talking about Bond's photographs in "Random Zoo Photos": bing.com/videos/riverview/re…
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#CFP "The Zoological Society of London at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World". Are you a researcher interested in submitting a paper that looks at the history of the ZSL, its members or animals? 1-3 Jul 2026 at ZSL. Submissions by 8 Feb: shnh.org.uk/news/call-for-pa…
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Correction: 6 Feb is the closing date for proposed papers
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I met so many amazing people @OfficialZSL on Tuesday - thank you to ZSL and @Clarivate for the award, I am thrilled. It was a busy day! @helenczerski @tomheapmedia @chloedaltonuk along the way ... change.org/p/help-save-brita…
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Happy World #monkeyday🐒🐒 Two #drawings of Cercopithecus species of monkey from the North Cameroon forests by Ivan T. Sanderson (1911-1973).
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The 2026 Horizon Scan! 15 emerging issues for conservation. From TinyML transforming wildlife monitoring to weight-loss drugs reshaping land use to mirror biomolecules that don't exist in nature. We also revisited 2016. One prediction? "Artificial superintelligence." 😅
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ZSL Library retweeted
ZSL Science@ZSLScience10 Dec 2025
The ZSL Clarivate Award for Communicating Zoology is awarded to Hugh Warwick, for communication of a zoological nature that has an outstanding impact on a general audience, for his book Cull of the Wild @hedgehoghugh ⭐️
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