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Occasionally wears clogs/dances with swords. Left-handed book wrangler: Systems, Metadata & Cataloguing. Librarian๐Ÿ“š Likes heritage, social history & folk ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ unapologetically femme

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That episode should have come with a warning label

10.03.2026 20:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#womenshistorymonth
#listentothevictims
#nobodysgirl

10.03.2026 14:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Text saying "You've read your last free article."

Text saying "You've read your last free article."

Jacked action hero with goon in headlock, in raspy yet firm voice:

08.03.2026 23:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 5406 ๐Ÿ” 928 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 61 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Waves at you from repository pilot! ๐Ÿ™ƒ

09.03.2026 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Adore his writing!!

09.03.2026 09:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

me: *marching to the beat of my own drum*

librarian: stop it

02.03.2026 12:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 79 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Ooh I got to see this at the weekendโ€ฆ spent a lot of time looking around at such pretty thingsโ€ฆ. and actually came back with some shocking photos. ๐Ÿ˜‚

04.03.2026 23:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have just sent this to a friend I hadnโ€™t gotten back to a few weeks ago. Am wondering if itโ€™s too late to send it to another friend who I didnโ€™t reply to a month or so ago (having previously not replied for a year).

04.03.2026 18:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just me?

02.03.2026 18:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Im forever getting collared in clothes shops?!
Iโ€™m not really sure whyโ€ฆ I mean I did work in one as a teenagerโ€ฆ but now??
However proud to say Iโ€™ve been asked a few times for help in the local libraryโ€ฆ.

27.02.2026 15:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€˜if we donโ€™t talk about it, it will go awayโ€™
And other great lessons from the countries flagship library. ๐Ÿ“š

27.02.2026 11:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

haha, that would have been very fitting! just a regular Wednesday i'm afraid.

26.02.2026 10:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

medical textbooks: hold my beer.

I remember once getting a request for a two part book that was over a grand!, and no it wasn't illuminated with gold. ๐Ÿ™ƒ

Ridiculous state of things. #ebookSoS

26.02.2026 10:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
cartoon picture of the characters from the children's show The Wild Thornberrys

cartoon picture of the characters from the children's show The Wild Thornberrys

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adultsโ€”Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebeโ€”living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.

26.02.2026 10:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Streets in new housing developments should be legally required to be named after which bit of the local ecosystem they destroyed. 'Lost Badgers Set Avenue'. 'Exterminated Glow Worm Lane'. 'Paved Over Wildflower Meadow Esplanade'.

23.02.2026 09:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 182 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Photo of a flagged pavement next to a tarmac road. 5 large baking potatoes can been seen lying on the floor.

Photo of a flagged pavement next to a tarmac road. 5 large baking potatoes can been seen lying on the floor.

Come to the north, where the roads are paved with spuds ๐Ÿฅ”

25.02.2026 07:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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my local park is full of hundreds of snow sculptures and someone has been adding museum labels

24.02.2026 19:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 8146 ๐Ÿ” 2119 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 97 ๐Ÿ“Œ 265

Fellow former* coach holiday gal here. Severely underrated as a fuss free getaway.
Meals- sorted
Drinks- why not
day trip out to somewhere Iโ€™ve not heard of- count me in!

I say former, itโ€™s just been a decade since Iโ€™ve done one.

24.02.2026 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The dream!

18.02.2026 13:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Umbrellas are like cats they turn up and go of their own accordโ€ฆ

16.02.2026 18:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/book...

13.02.2026 07:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooh I like!
Sort of more tangible some how - and less overwhelming than a usual
Digital mag layout

13.02.2026 07:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes! Seconding this.

11.02.2026 18:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can we all collectively decide to have a half term please

11.02.2026 10:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo showing a variety of books on display against a historic library backdrop that is in a board that says โ€œGlasgowโ€™s womenโ€™s library hello everyone welcomeโ€
The text overlaying the image says โ€œ did you know? Glasgow womenโ€™s library uses its own feminist classification system.โ€

Photo showing a variety of books on display against a historic library backdrop that is in a board that says โ€œGlasgowโ€™s womenโ€™s library hello everyone welcomeโ€ The text overlaying the image says โ€œ did you know? Glasgow womenโ€™s library uses its own feminist classification system.โ€

Photo showing a small selection of colourful books spines on a shelf.
The text overlaying the image says โ€œfor decades topics like LGBTQIA+ lives were filed under abnormal psychology, social problems perversion and arrangement that thatโ€™s not something GWL was willing to acceptโ€

Photo showing a small selection of colourful books spines on a shelf. The text overlaying the image says โ€œfor decades topics like LGBTQIA+ lives were filed under abnormal psychology, social problems perversion and arrangement that thatโ€™s not something GWL was willing to acceptโ€

Photographs showing wooden shelving holding the collection of books the area is carpeted in a light blue patterned carpet.
The text overlaying the image saysโ€ the system began taking shape in 2005 when GWLโ€™s first librarian Wendy Kirk started developing a way to organise a growing collection of over 20,000 donated booksโ€

Photographs showing wooden shelving holding the collection of books the area is carpeted in a light blue patterned carpet. The text overlaying the image saysโ€ the system began taking shape in 2005 when GWLโ€™s first librarian Wendy Kirk started developing a way to organise a growing collection of over 20,000 donated booksโ€

A photograph of three bookshelves that are pretty full. On the spines library labels can be seen.
The overlaying the image says โ€œ instead of complex codes GWL uses letters for main subjects numbers for sub categories for example H7 .1 is history 20th century and suffragettes.
Simple. Intuitive. Welcoming.โ€

A photograph of three bookshelves that are pretty full. On the spines library labels can be seen. The overlaying the image says โ€œ instead of complex codes GWL uses letters for main subjects numbers for sub categories for example H7 .1 is history 20th century and suffragettes. Simple. Intuitive. Welcoming.โ€

Shared by @womenslibrary.bsky.social in time for #IDWGS2026

A cataloguing system for a womenโ€™s library ๐Ÿ“š โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’•
#womenInSTEM
#METADATA
#data #LibraryScience
#cataloging
#knowledge #information
#library

11.02.2026 10:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are you sure?
I think the high street would disagree and this is the feature we needโ€ฆ

09.02.2026 09:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bring back the spice girls impulse you wimps! (Directed at Unilever, not you)

30.01.2026 15:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0