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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 2h

‘Almost unheard of’: experts find more music by English composer Henry Purcell
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

‘Almost unheard of’: experts find more music by English composer Henry Purcell

Printed score and keyboard manuscript by Purcell, who died in 1695, unearthed in Worcestershire and Norfolk

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 1d

Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down
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Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down

At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Jake Berg @jacobsberg.bsky.social · 2d

Cool cool
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Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs

Libraries have shared their collections internationally for decades. Trump’s tariffs are throwing that system into chaos and can ‘hinder academic progress.’

www.404media.co

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 2d

Sometimes bibliography looks like this, and by extension, rare book cataloging. 4 OCLC records, 3 secondary sources, flashlight for watermarks, etc: all to determine that our copy of “Cryes of London” is from 1689, from the fifth edition, first impression: 📜 #bookhistory #booksky #libsky #rarebooks

A messy desk strewn with books and notes, with a rare book in a cradle in the center.

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 1d

Dating advice. Hahaha.
LAPL is punny.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMkt7Nuq/

Dating is straightforward, map dating that is. Visit Central Library to check out some of the maps seen here or explore more in our collection. #lapubliclibrary #librarytiktok #librarytok #lapl

TikTok video by Los Angeles Public Library

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 2d

Planning for RBMS 2026 right now is making me smile. I hope all of these ideas can come to life.

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Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @sims-mss.bsky.social · 2d

A delightful copy of the Seven Penitential Psalms (Les sept pseaumes penitentiaux) written in France in 1681. The binding is embroidered silk, interior decoration includes vignettes and illuminated initials. (UPenn Ms. Codex 1564)

🔗: https://bit.ly/4c0KGg5

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 2d

The explanation of what presidential libraries are and how they work starts at 3:50.
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Presidential Libraries: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 2d

Are you teaching a humanities class and you are trying to revise how you approach assignments due to students using AI? I would love to start a Zoom chat with someone or a few someones who are trying to revise course and assignment structures.

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 5d

Midwest Archives Conference proposals due Oct 17th. 📜
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Call for Proposals: MAC/SOA Annual Meeting 2026

The Program Committee for the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) and Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA) are seeking session proposals for the 2026 joint annual meeting. MAC and SOA will hold a joint 2…

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 6d

Historians, professors, donors sue over closure of State Historical Society's Iowa City facility 📜https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/historians-professors-donors-sue-over-closure-of-state-historical-societys-iowa-city-facility/

Historians, professors, donors sue over closure of State Historical Society's Iowa City facility

Seventeen historians, archivists, professors, authors, and donors with decades of public service are suing the State Historical Society of Iowa for haphazardly and without public input closing its Iow...

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 6d

“The Iowa Code explicitly requires the State of Iowa to maintain history research centers in both Des Moines and Iowa City... Yet, without public input or a clear plan, state officials have begun dismantling the Iowa City archive, laying off staff, and removing collections...”

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 6d

Historians, professors, donors sue over closure of State Historical Society's Iowa City facility 📜https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/historians-professors-donors-sue-over-closure-of-state-historical-societys-iowa-city-facility/

Historians, professors, donors sue over closure of State Historical Society's Iowa City facility

Seventeen historians, archivists, professors, authors, and donors with decades of public service are suing the State Historical Society of Iowa for haphazardly and without public input closing its Iow...

www.thegazette.com

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NPR @npr.org · 16d

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network. n.pr/3Kdrsdy

Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 6d

Halloween costumes available for check-out at Ellsworth Public Library (Maine) #LibraryOfThings www.wabi.tv/2025/10/01/h...

Halloween costumes available for check-out at Ellsworth Public Library

Libraries are known to be hubs of access, whether you need a book, computer, printer, or more. And in Ellsworth, they’re making sure you have everything you need for Halloween.

www.wabi.tv

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 6d

"More than half of Philadelphia’s public library branches — 31 of them — closed at some point this summer because their air conditioning was broken or not working well enough to keep the building a safe and comfortable temperature..." 📚 whyy.org/articles/fre...

Cooling issues shuttered more than half of Philly's libraries this summer

The libraries closed due to cooling issues for a collective 3,900 hours — more than for staff shortages, July’s city workers strike or other building issues.

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 6d

‘Impossible not to feel the loss’: Duke Libraries address cost-cutting process, faculty governance (North Carolina) 📚
#AcademicLibraries dukechronicle.com/article/duke...

‘Impossible not to feel the loss’: Duke Libraries address cost-cutting process, faculty governance

At Thursday’s Academic Council meeting, Joseph Salem, vice provost for library affairs, defended the cost-cutting process, which included voluntary separation incentives, cuts to print collections and...

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 6d

"Arrington argued against giving away an artifact that had been accepted as a donation and had become the property of the American people." 📜 www.cbsnews.com/news/sword-t...

Head of Eisenhower library resigns after sword spat with Trump administration

A dispute over a gift given by President Trump to King Charles forced out the museum boss, sources say.

www.cbsnews.com

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 6d

Jane Goodall, Legendary Primatologist and Anthropologist, Dies at 91
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Jane Goodall, Legendary Primatologist and Anthropologist, Dies at 91

She was considered the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees and was renowned for her global conservation efforts

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 6d

Why I gave the world wide web away for free
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Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee

My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 8d

Amazing! Thank you!

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 8d

Here's the digitized copy of the one at U. Iowa if you need a good receipt "For the Perrilous cough" or if you need "To Expell Wind" diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/1...

Front cover

diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 8d

It sure was exciting to recognize an item so similar to what I had seen just this morning, but maybe they are common! I'm a generalist.

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 8d

I gasped when I saw this item (1710-1711?) for sale today from Dean Cooke Rare Books on Ex Libris. The second photo is Francis Smith Medical Recipe book that I had out in class this morning at U. Iowa (1704). I didn't expect to see one so similar! Are these common? Have you ever seen one before?

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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 8d

The Ann Arbor District Library Plans to Acquire the Ann Arbor Observer 📚
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The Ann Arbor District Library Plans to Acquire the Ann Arbor Observer | Ann Arbor District Library

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