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Katie Birkwood

@girlinthe

#RareBooks librarian working in #histmed, knitter, cellist, bi, feminist, woolly-liberal, terrified about the climate. She/her.

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Good good :)

10.03.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That green would have me reaching for my Poison Book Project shade card :S

10.03.2026 13:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No, without someone explaining it, I've no clue. My best guess is that the upwards arrows are % change in a given period, and the downwards arrows are % point difference in the growth since the last period, but I'm clutching at straws.

10.03.2026 12:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yup, those are all definitely numbers.

10.03.2026 12:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So that's how the Excel Centre is going then, huh?

10.03.2026 12:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The question here is, how many times did he set fire to his own coat by putting his lit pipe in it?

10.03.2026 12:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cartoon. Panel 1: pooh eats hunny. Panel 2: Tigger: "Sweet Jesus, Pooh! That's not honey" Panel 3: Tigger: "You're eating recursion" Panel 4: the whole cartoon repeated.

Cartoon. Panel 1: pooh eats hunny. Panel 2: Tigger: "Sweet Jesus, Pooh! That's not honey" Panel 3: Tigger: "You're eating recursion" Panel 4: the whole cartoon repeated.

09.03.2026 20:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

<bump>

09.03.2026 15:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Woe.

09.03.2026 09:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know one of those inspirational cyclists. And she is mega cool. โ˜บ๏ธ

08.03.2026 21:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#BookHistory gang, I *need* you to act.

There had been one of an entire #ItsyBitsyGutenberg shop in 2022 and we didn't get it to the required number of votes ๐Ÿ˜ญ

08.03.2026 21:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two Working LEGO Printing Presses | LEGOยฎ Ideas The development of mechanical printing changed how ideas move through the world. Once text and images could be printed rather than copied by hand, knowledge wasโ€ฆ

Hi #EarlyModern Bluesky - did you know that someone brilliant has built working printing presses using Lego and they are trying to get enough supporters so that Lego will release it as a kit?

They look so cool!

beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

08.03.2026 17:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 747 ๐Ÿ” 346 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17 ๐Ÿ“Œ 42

I hate this.

08.03.2026 14:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just saw a store advertising with the slogan โ€œwellness is the new luxury,โ€ which really says the quiet part out loud huh

08.03.2026 08:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I have a colleague who used to work there, but I'm not going to ask her early on a Saturday morning not least because they made her redundant in a really shit move a while back :(

07.03.2026 08:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

!!!

06.03.2026 17:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@onslies.bsky.social Would you know of a list like this?

06.03.2026 13:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bibliographical Society - Winter Virtual Visit - Vatican Apostolic Library
Bibliographical Society - Winter Virtual Visit - Vatican Apostolic Library YouTube video by The Bibliographical Society

The video from our Winter Virtual Visit to the Vatican Apostolic Library is now available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/qFpVFbd7PSk

06.03.2026 11:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Q: What do you call a Mercian king who has reduced his prices?
A: Special Offa

06.03.2026 09:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 105 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

:(

Our next door chopped theirs back significantly to make room for a sort-of gazebo over their hot tub.

06.03.2026 09:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Don't be fooled by the appearances! At first glance, these look like early printed books, but it is an ingenious chest of drawers. Has anyone seen this elsewhere?

06.03.2026 07:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 71 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

@hookland.bsky.social

06.03.2026 09:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The dentures pizza has strong that-one-publicity-shot-of-Threads vibes.

06.03.2026 09:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You writing 'bubblebath' in association with screenshots of that vintage has given me the strongest sense memory of the M&S bubblebath I used to buy my mum.

06.03.2026 08:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So relieved you've heard from them. May it be over very very soon.

06.03.2026 08:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That horn entry's pretty unmissable. (And I checked the alt text.)

05.03.2026 15:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How appropriate, given the mountain England will have to climb shortly...

05.03.2026 14:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Resharing this fundraiser that has two weeks to get another ยฃ1,300. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...

05.03.2026 14:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

blinkblinkblink

05.03.2026 14:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OH NO! (I'm drooling a bit thinking about it too.)

05.03.2026 11:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0