Hope you're o.k. Looks painful. Yep, from one cyclist to another, a helmet is a good idea. Gives you some protection.
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Hope you're o.k. Looks painful. Yep, from one cyclist to another, a helmet is a good idea. Gives you some protection.
🎓 Graduate Certificate in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology and Anthropology at @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social (part-time distance learning online). Registration now open for September 2026 entry.
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/study/graduatetaughtprogrammes
@ucddublin.bsky.social, @graemewarren.bsky.social
LAI Rare Books Group AGM & Annual Lecture. Dr Nora Moroney, exhibition curator "Benjamin Iveagh - a life in books". Online, Wed 18 Feb, at 12.00. The Group is also running an online rare books cataloguing course on Thurs, 26 Feb. Links below!
https://ow.ly/AJkB50YcJ8O
https://ow.ly/U9qM50YcJ8P
We are delighted to launch two scholarships for 2026/2027:
🔹School of Archaeology Graduate Scholarship
🔹The Kay Mahon Bursaries
Scholarships are open to EU and international students applying for on-campus MSc programmes. Closing 31 May 2026.
Grad Studies information: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Academic & Special Libraries Conference. 24th March 2026 RIA, Dublin. Keynote speaker: Niamh Tumelty, Director of LSE Library in conversation with Cathal McCauley, Maynooth University Librarian. Reimagining Librarianship: purpose, practice and possibility. #ASL2026
We're excited to announce that Niamh Tumelty, Director of @lselibrary.bsky.social will be a keynote speaker at #ASL2026 on 24th March in @ria.ie - in conversation with the eminent @cathalmccauley.bsky.social no less! Find out more and reserve your conference tickets at aslibraries.ie/speakers-2026/
Great choice!!
Calling all LIS students and library sector workers! Apply for an #ASL2026 bursary to attend the conference on 24th March in @ria.ie for FREE! The two winners will write conference reviews that'll be published online. Get your applications in to us by 24th February aslibraries.ie/asl-2026-bur...
Bird Snuggles into Photographer’s Chest And Stayed With Her for Warmth on a Snowy Day (LOOK) www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bird-snuggle...
AGM Academic & Special Libraries. Guest speaker: Orla Fitzpatrick, Poetry Ireland. Special Librarian and academic: is it possible to be both? Tuesday, 3rd February, online via zoom @ 7pm. Registration and more info: www.aslibraries.ie.
Don't miss our FREE online AGM Event on 3rd February at 7pm! Enjoy a talk from @poetryireland.bsky.social Librarian Dr Orla Fitzpatrick ‘Special Librarian and academic: is it possible to be both?’ and get up to date on #ASL2026 and more. aslibraries.ie/2026/01/15/a...
We’re pleased to share that the Open Book Collective’s new home for our resources and documentation is now live on WordPress!
obc.copim.pub
This Thursday, from the comfort of your own home, you can join us and @socantscot.bsky.social with speaker Prof. Hannah Cobb FSA FSAScot for an online lecture on how care in archaeology has the potential to be an act of radical and transformative resistance. www.sal.org.uk/event/care-f...
Academic & Special Libraries AGM. Guest speaker: Orla Fitzpatrick Librarian, Poetry Ireland. Tue, 3 February 7pm. Online via zoom. www.aslibraries.ie. Profile photograph of a person with glasses, A&SL logo.
Join us for our AGM on 3rd February at 7pm!
This free online event features a talk from @poetryireland.bsky.social Librarian Dr. Orla Fitzpatrick. Get updates on our #ASL2026 conference and learn more about what we've been up to.
More info and registration: aslibraries.ie/2026/01/15/a...
The perfect host – Why archiving research communication outputs is key to long term impact.
A more measured and sustainable approach to research communications. Something I wrote for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
People sitting in seats facing a large screen. A&SL logo. #ASL2026 bursaries. Apply by 24th February to attend for free! Academic & Special Libraries Conference. 24th March 2026, RIA, Dublin.
Want to attend #ASL2026 for FREE? There are 2 bursaries available - one for a LIS student and another for a library sector worker. The winners' conference reviews will also be published online. Apply by 24th February to join us in @ria.ie on 24th March. More details at aslibraries.ie/asl-2026-bur...
My Year in Diets Veganuary Fibreuary Starch Cakepril MaycaroniCheese June&tonic Julicecream Augustickytoffeepudding Septembeer Octoblerone Doughvember Decemburger Brian Bilston
Good luck to anyone starting the year with a new health regime. Here’s how mine always goes.
A 50 euro note in a jeans pocket and the text: #ASL2026 student/unemployed tickets
Calling all LIS students and unemployed library sector workers! Don't miss out on our discounted €50 tickets for #ASL2026 on 24th March in @ria.ie, Dublin. Join us for networking opportunities, insights into library innovations and best practices and more. Register at aslibraries.ie/asl-conferen...
The Open Book Collective Development Fund Call for Applications 2026 is open! We fund projects dedicated to building capacity, networks and infrastructure for OA book publishing. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese
obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti...
N.B. this fund is not for BPCs
Here's what it looked like on my return to work this morning - beautiful red brick gabled building of Girton's Hall, with a dusting of snow on the grass in front.
JOB ALERT!
3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community.
PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January
www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll... Funded PhD opportunity. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #Libraries #Children #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Research #PhD
Welcome back😍
The best event of the year for #librarians in #Ireland. O.k., I might be a tiiiiiny bit biased😁
Two golden sun discs on a white background
Celebrate the Winter Solstice at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street!
Join free guided tours exploring ancient traditions on the shortest day of the year.
📍 Dublin | Dec 19–20
🔗 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
#WinterSolstice #MuseumTours
Extract from Rob Reiner's Wikipedia Filmography 1986 - Stand By zme 1987 - The Princess Bride 1989 - When Harry Met Sally 1990 - Misery 1992 - A Few Good Men
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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Nee, den Merz? 🤢
Oh please, we only had a little nibble.
Picture of a room lined with book shelves. Wooden benches are on the left and right hand side of the room, on a red carpet. A&SL logo. Call for papers, reimagining librarianship: purpose, practice, possibility. Deadline: 19 January 2026. #ASL2026 Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 24 March 2026.
The call for papers for #ASL2026 is now open! Submit your abstracts by 19th January on the theme 'Reimagining librarianship: Purpose, practice, possibility' to join us as a presenter on 24th March 2026 in @ria.ie. For conference info & submission details visit aslibraries.ie/asl-conferen...
"These disparate sources have never before been brought together in a way that offers such an insight into the nature of Celtic languages spoken in these islands at the dawn of the historical period."
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Photo of a banner featuring the logo for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Photo credit: Shannon Finney / Institute of Museum and Library Services. Text below reads: "ALL PREVIOUSLY CANCELED FEDERAL LIBRARY GRANTS HAVE BEEN RESTORED: Following a court decision, the Institute of Museum and Library Services—the federal agency that provides funding for America’s libraries—announced it had reinstated all grants that it had previously terminated." Logos for I Love Libraries and the American Library Association.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the federal agency that provides funding for America's libraries, has announced it is reinstating all grants it had previously terminated, including those to libraries and library organizations across the U.S.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4496W4V