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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · 16d

Running an event about information/archives in diy culture on 15th November at Manchester Metropolitan University!

Call for activities/speakers live here: tinyurl.com/diylives

Payment and travel bursaries available for non-institutional speakers! See link for details.

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Aug 28

Like amazed at the assumptions that women are the ones to give up careers for a marriage

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Aug 28

The latest series of love is blind (UK) definitely demonstrates that the patriarchy is very much still alive and with us

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Jul 24

..and while I'm here! I'm running another fully masked plus size clothes swap with @burnyourbones.bsky.social on Saturday 26th July!

1-5pm, Levy Old Library (Manchester)
£3-5 donation entry
Size 16/L+, all genders

Bring clothes that don't work, leave with some that do!

@ fatswapstop on Insta

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Jul 24

New zine! Fat and 5k is a memoir style perzine about running, fatness, exercise and feelings.

Buy it on etsy here: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

Zine cover showing a pair of hairy legs in trainers and the title fat + 5k

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · May 1

Greeeeen (will never not impulsively bleach my hair)

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Apr 17

Do you wear a size 16/L+ and live in manchester? Come join @burnyourbones.bsky.social and I at Levy Old Library for our next clothes swap!

£3-5 entry, bring what you can/take what you want.

Accessible (fully masked) space, gender neutral loos, good ventilation.

3rd may/26th July from 1-5pm

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Apr 17

Do you wear a size 16/L+ and live in manchester? Come join @burnyourbones.bsky.social and I at Levy Old Library for our next clothes swap!

£3-5 entry, bring what you can/take what you want.

Accessible (fully masked) space, gender neutral loos, good ventilation.

3rd may/26th July from 1-5pm

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Mar 28

Alex popped up on Yorkshire vets incrrreedddibblly briefly last night, picking up pig poop. Dating a celebrity right

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Mar 14

The most absurd charity shop sportswear find

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Mar 5

Glad Alex took pictures of me being the most annoying dog owner ever. Soz Apollo, I am the worst

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Emily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · Feb 24

Are you experiencing censorship of materials or programming related to Palestine in your library or archive? Librarians and Archivists with Palestine is gathering data and telling these stories. Report here:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Librarians and Archivists with Palestine Censorship Reporting Form

Librarians and Archivists with Palestine (LAP) is gathering data about incidents of censorship regarding Palestine in libraries and archives since October 2023. If, at your library or archive, you hav...

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Feb 24

Every year I am more delighted to be part of the professional journey of more queer/trans/neurodivergent library workers. May my cohort demographics never change pls

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · Feb 24

Research Associate at Loughborough in Archiving and Preserving Open Access Books as part of @copim.bsky.social

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLZ253/r...

Research Associate in Archiving and Preserving Open Access Books at Loughborough University

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Associate in Archiving and Preserving Open Access Books at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Jo Fitzpatrick @jofitz.bsky.social · Feb 20

Our February newsletter is out now, detailing all the hard work happening behind the scenes from our outstanding committee

NLISN @nlisn.bsky.social · Feb 14

📣Hot off the press 📜
Latest NLISN newsletter now available
➡️ nlisn.org/2025/02/13/n...

#Neurodiverse
#Neurodivergent
#Library
#Librarian

NLISN News, February 2025

Hello! Welcome to the second edition of NLISN news: We’ll be sharing articles, resources, reviews, updates about upcoming events, research projects, and member news. We hope you’ll find it interest…

nlisn.org

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Colette Townend @colettet.bsky.social · Feb 17

This Saturday come along to Brixton Library's big LGBTQ+ zine fair! We have over 20 stalls of self published queer writing art and things to read from @rachaelhouse.bsky.social
@roundtablebookscic.bsky.social
@kissakerho.bsky.social
@toniteras.bsky.social
&...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/lambeth-li...

Brixton Library LGBTQ+ Zine Fair Saturday 22 February 12noon-4.30pm

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Feb 12

It’s been a longggg start to the academic year, but in the last two days students nominated me in their union teaching awards across three categories! Outstanding for inclusive teaching, teacher of the year and outstanding for employability teaching. Fuzzy feels a plenty.

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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · Feb 4

🔊🎉Our new semester's programme of Open Research Conversations is now available, including sessions on early career researchers, open research across different epistemic cultures, indigenous data sovereignty, & more.

These online sessions are open to all - sign up here:

#OpenResearch #AcademicSky

Open Research Conversations: Spring 2025

Our lunchtime Open Research Conversations are free, online and open to all. Each focuses on a specific aspect of open research and features talks from 2-3 speakers followed by questions and discussion...

www.sheffield.ac.uk

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CRIMINAL SIMPSONS @criminalsimpsons.com · Feb 4

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Feb 4

@burnyourbones.bsky.social defs wellcome library! I would also look at uk and Ireland zine librarians website, they have a directory of places collecting zines

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Jan 28

Can’t believe canva is firing me

Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Jan 28

Patience! Still too scared to watch it in case it’s awful 😂

Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Jan 22

Handsome dog

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Jan 14

Today I also realised I’ve been an academic longer than I was an archivist, which is weird. I miss getting to know people by sorting and describing their things (but also I cannot claim to have been a good cataloguer so that is nostalgia speaking)

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Kirsty Fife @diyarchivist.bsky.social · Jan 14

Come on, give me the meta analysis. My partner showed me the blurb and I immediately set my expectations at “bet that’s problematic”… but I haven’t watched it yet

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