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@octavosaurus.bsky.social
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Special collections / heritage / libraries / archives, education, Wikimedia, art, UCL, GirlGuiding, neurodiversity, geekery. 🌈📚📦✨

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@bejeweledmothma.bsky.social saw this on one of the Facebook groups and thought you’d want to see it 👀 (Someone sharing their thoughts on how to make SWC better)
FOCUS ON THE FANS/COMMUNITY Celebrity autographs and photos are a HUGE part of the draw to Star Wars Celebration, but they also take up a HUGE part of the convention hall — and a lot of panel time. A new convention could shift the focus toward showcasing what fans are capable of. For instance, one presenter at SWCJ this year did an hour-long deep dive into Mon Mothma. They might just be one of the world's foremost experts on Mon Mothma. Let's highlight MORE PEOPLE LIKE THEM! I'm SURE there are hundreds of capable, knowledgeable folks jumping at the bit to do panels on their own hyperfixations. Speaking personally, I'd be more than happy to talk to a crowd about Star Wars tabletop games for as long as anyone would let me!
April 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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If anyone wonders why I frequently spend my Monday evenings Guiding, this card answers it. There will never be a better drawing than a butterfly with a Santa hat on. 💛
A hand-drawn card featuring a purple butterfly with a Santa hat on
December 2, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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I’m really sorry to everyone following me expecting rare books and archives content, but sometimes you’re going to get teaching aids about pigeons: 📜📚
Photo of a Canva design showing notes about homing pigeons in the Galton Papers.
November 29, 2024 at 11:19 PM
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I have gained a lot of new followers this week - hello everyone, I’m so happy you’re here! - and whilst I will mainly be talking rare books and archives and education, you also need to understand that my current source of joy is the existence of this weevil.
A weevil plushie wrapped up in a Christmas jumper, looking cutely at the camera
November 22, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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Today at work I got 19th century tab envy: 📜📚
A 19th century bound volume of multiple publications with beautiful handwritten tabs
November 13, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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Brilliant day at work today introducing East London Lab students to our Small Press collections! 📜📚
A table covered with Small Press publications
November 12, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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It’s dinosaur on a cannon Saturday!
A green dinosaur sitting majestically on a cannon
November 9, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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This week I’ve been hanging out (working) at UCL East and it really is quite the campus 🥰
A giant globe, called Gaia, hanging in the centre of UCL East’s new Marshgate building View of UCL East at Stratford, with one pool street visible on the left hand side of the river and Marshgate peeking out on the right View of ground floor atrium at Marshgate, my lunch visible in the foreground
September 23, 2023 at 10:46 AM