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Special collections librarian. I'm interested in literary history, gardening and baking cakes. Personal account.

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11.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Summer Latin Program | Centre for Medieval Studies Find out about studying Latin at the Centre during the summer. Includes application information, fees, and available courses.

Do you know somebody who needs to learn Latin from scratch or improve their Latin to PhD standard? CMS Toronto's summer Latin program is now entirely online and a remarkable bargain for the intensity and quality of instruction. Details here: www.medieval.utoronto.ca/latin/summer...

#medievalsky

10.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.

10.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 5894 πŸ” 2532 πŸ’¬ 698 πŸ“Œ 1081

Thinking about the time as a federal worker that I had to get formal permission to attend an event because they would be serving cake.

10.03.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

They have all lost whatever marbles they ever had

10.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

About time

10.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a raccoon standing in an aisle at the library

a raccoon standing in an aisle at the library

what is he doing here? he can’t even read

08.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 1797 πŸ” 323 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 130

Ew why

08.03.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Even when the answer to this inane ChatGPT prompt was "no," projects were still cancelled for no apparent reason. Like our project on La sfera:

07.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is so unbelievably infuriating and depressing. In this reckless, biased, and ChatGPT-based mockery of a process, they cut $450,000 for National History Day, a program in which 500,000 middle- and high-school students participate.

07.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck to them, but as a city dweller I'm pretty tired of hearing only about the feelings of rural people

07.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Happy birthday πŸŽ‚

06.03.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So stupid and shallow

06.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Truly the worst of us

06.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mostly c

06.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Detail of untrimmed pages with very uneven appearance

Detail of untrimmed pages with very uneven appearance

Stil life of untrimmed pages with proof corrections of the Polyglot bible

#rarebooks #earlymodern #bookhistory πŸ“šπŸ“œπŸ’™

05.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I usually don't, and wish I hadn't this time either

05.03.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It makes me feel better to imagine that Dems are biding their time so they can indict them without the risk of pardons.

Is it true? Who knows but I hope so

05.03.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw the video. Shocking aggression on his part

05.03.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Operation Dime Store Barbarossa

04.03.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe they shouldn't have spit in the eye of their customer base

03.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is β€œPart of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in Return of Jesus Email from Military Religious Freedom Foundation Tuesday Morning, March 3, 2026 β€Š β€Š MRFF INUNDATED WITH COMPLAINTS OF GLEEFUL COMMANDERS TELLING TROOPS IRAN WAR IS β€œPART OF GOD’S DIVINE PLAN” TO USHER

myemail.constantcontact.com/MRFF-Inundat...

03.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People should vote for the candidate they like better, not the one that they think the other party will like better

03.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Deranged. How and when is this going to end?

03.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh, that's a good theory!

03.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There used to be clearer rules

03.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! When did that start? I'm fine tipping but it feels more scammy like everything

03.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's no difference in minimum wage here and the tips offered on the apps are also higher than before

03.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember not being able to use park funds to buy coffee and donuts for external scholars and architects at the national park I worked at and it was on an island that didn't have any stores or restaurants.

03.03.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lost 19th century film by Méliès discovered at the Library | Timeless Library conservators recently made a startling discovery in a batch of decaying film reels -- a long-lost 1897 film by early cinema icon George Méliès. The French magician-turned-filmmaker's

Librarians help identify the film among those donated from the great-grandson of a Pennsylvania potato farmer who "drove his horse and buggy from town to town to dazzle the locals with a projector and some of the world’s first moving pictures" πŸ“œ
blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/02/...

03.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0