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Luke Oakes
@lukeoakes.bsky.social
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Library Development Manager at Cambridgeshire Libraries
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And don't forget to join your public library 😀 📚
theul.bsky.social Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · Sep 29
🍂Michaelmas term starts this week!

We’ve created a guide for new and returning University of Cambridge students, including online resources, top tips, skills training, tours, collections, and what’s new this term.

https://loom.ly/EmsWxrs
A view across Cambridge colleges towards Cambridge University Library
September 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Oh, this is cool 📚 🚇
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones
Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in country that lost majority of libraries in second world war
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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cambliblife.bsky.social
Busy pricing books for our next local studies booksale, which will be on Saturday 11th October 1-4pm on the third floor of Cambridge Central Library. We'll have old and new books, maps and prints available - come and grab a bargain.
A group of books on a trolley with price labels tucked inside.
September 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social
'Library work puts the librarian in touch with every human interest ... the profession on which all other professions and occupations depend' Love this old ALA graphic spotted on LinkedIn, anyone have a year for it?
September 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Never ask a librarian a question, unless you want a very thorough answer. 📚📚📚 #SearchEngineWithAHeart
August 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
It's not too late to sign up for the #SummerReadingChallenge! Watch our video to find out more 📚🌱 youtu.be/NWzjsndt89Q?... @readingagency.bsky.social
Summer Reading Challenge 2025 - Story Garden
YouTube video by Cambridgeshire Libraries
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August 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Team luncheon with a view at the Michaelhouse Cafe. #LunchtimeLibrarians
Interior view of the Michaelhouse Cafe, showing the church building that houses it, complete with altar and stained glass window.
July 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Great to be a guest of @goodthingsfdn.bsky.social at @houseoflords.parliament.uk giving me an opportunity to wax lyrical about delivering digital inclusion through libraries.
A photo looking up at the tower at the House of Lords end of the Houses of Parliament.
July 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Currently hiding in the shade opposite @houseoflords.parliament.uk
Photo of the House of Lords end of Parliament.
July 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
One way to get the accessibility word out 🤣 @nedpotter.bsky.social
rnib.bsky.social RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · Jul 9
You’re admiring Jonathan Bailey’s slutty little glasses when you remember you haven’t had an eye test for at least two years. Suddenly, the sexiest thing you can do is call your optician and book one in.
Jonathan Bailey walks across a field of really long, very green grass as the character Dr Henry Loomis in Jurassic World Rebirth. His arms are outstretched, and he has a huge grin across his face. He’s wearing dainty, wire-thin, hexagonal frames, which accentuate his boyish charm. He’s wearing a checked shirt, beige gilet and beige cargo trousers – all of which are covered in mud. Somehow, and probably not at all on purpose of course, his muddy clothes make his perfectly clean, slutty little glasses stand out more. A couple of people mill around behind him and smoke billows in the background.
July 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Love this series.
whatsfsaid.bsky.social SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · Jul 4
This week, #KidsBooksFriday is about epic series recommendations! So I'm recommending Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci books. Perfect if you want magic, alternate worlds & some of the best writing EVER. The first one is Charmed Life; once I read it, I couldn't stop until I'd read them all! #KidLitUK
Graphic showing the covers of all seven of Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci books: Charmed Life, The Magicians Of Caprona, Witch Week, The Lives Of Christopher Chant, Mixed Magic, Conrad's Fate and The Pinhoe Egg. (Though personally, I would read The Lives Of Christopher Chant after Charmed Life and before The Magicians Of Caprona!)
July 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Excellent to be representing @librariesconnected.bsky.social at the launch of this important charter. A crucial step in delivering digital inclusion for all.
A crowd of people in business atire standing in front of a screen that reads, "IT Reuse for Good Charter."
June 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
The Barbican Centre (and Library) is just a whole nother world.
A view of the Barbican Centre terrace and pond.
June 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
An excellent day learning about MDLS. Key takeaway for me was "meet people where THEY are" on using digital, and engage. www.goodthingsfoundation.org/policy-and-r...
June 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Looking forward to finding out new findings from the Minimum Digital Living Standard team. @goodthingsfdn.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social @nuffieldfoundation.org
TV screen on the wall with the text Minimum Digital Living Standard 2025.
June 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Oi, @orkneylibrary.bsky.social, St John's got one of your balls.
A cannonball sat next to a sign commentating the Priory Churdh of the Order of St John.
June 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
You arrive too early for an event, go looking for a bench and accidentally find a portal to another land.
An archway showing St John's museum garden beyond.
June 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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alanakeroyd.bsky.social
Will you be in Huntingdon on Saturday? Join us at 1.00 for a talk on the photographic firm of Maddison & Hinde, established in the 1850s, then view a selection of photos from the collection. Free! Booking details here www.library.live/calendar/loc...
A studio portrait showing four generations of the Tysoe family, consisting of three men and one child. The photograph is listed in the Maddison & Hinde order book, and can thus be dated to 1898. David Cozens, in his book "Huntingdon A Pictorial History" believed the family may have lived in Hartford Road, Huntingdon. Doc ref HA WH2/70
May 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Join us today at 2pm as we talk about the role of volunteers in #DigitalInclusion www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/libraries-...
Libraries Digital Inclusion Meet Up - Volunteers
An open forum co-chaired by libraries for libraries to talk about all things digital inclusion
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
First, and likely last, visit to the Story Garden. It'll be making way for the expansion of @britishlibrary.bsky.social. Check it out before it's gone, it's quite fun.
Photo of the Story Garden with the Francis Crick Institute in the background.
May 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Very much enjoyed Unearthed @britishlibrary.bsky.social. A fabulous visual experience 📚🌱
Reproduction of a photo showing a brick wall with graffiti that states, "This site has been taken over by the people of Tolmers village for a garden".
May 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Holborn Library is looking swish.
Interior photo of Holborn Library, showing bookcases and display furniture.
May 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Reposted by Luke Oakes
suelacey-bryant.bsky.social
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the future of public libraries at 9:30am on 14 May 2025. The debate will be opened by
@jonathandaviesmp.bsky.social
@cilip.bsky.social
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Future of public libraries
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the future of public libraries at 9:30am on 14 May 2025. The debate will be opened by Jonathan Davies MP.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
May 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Late to the party on this one. What a lovely video. He's a good bloke, that Robin Ince. m.youtube.com/watch?v=RPt9...
@librariesunlimited.bsky.social @robinince.bsky.social
Life's Better With A Library
YouTube video by Libraries Unlimited
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May 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
lukeoakes.bsky.social
Take a deep dive into local studies picture classification with my colleague @cambliblife.bsky.social. They very much know their beans (or in this case, nitrates). www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-stud...
a man wearing a hat is taking a picture with a camera
ALT: a man wearing a hat is taking a picture with a camera
media.tenor.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM