A Swansea morning. #Sunrise

Frederic William Burton (1816-1900), “Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs” (1864), watercolour and gouache on paper, 60.8 x 95.5 cm.

#OTD 7 January 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women was published. This text was hugely influential and is regarded as one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. #WomensHistory #GenderHist

Want to level up your library career this year? We’re looking for international mid-career library and archive professionals to join us this summer at our International Library Leaders Programme. Learn more link.bl.uk/ILLP2026

One of my favourites, she really was very good at light and stillness.

"America is an oil company with an army." —George Carlin

A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.

Born on this day in 1893, my great uncle, John Cole. John served in the Royal West Kents during the Great War; he survived but not with all his limbs. The 1939 Register notes his occupation as a Small Holder. He married Edna Ward in 1921, and they had two children. John died in July 1971.

The world’s first-known woman physician? #NationalTriviaDay Peseshet, "Lady Overseer of the Lady Physicians,” who lived under the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (possibly Fifth), c. 2500 BCE. Her "Overseer" title strongly suggests other women physicians were practicing at the time. #WomenInSTEM

This is wonderful, and also resonates. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A reflective gull. #BirdPhotography

The Wolf Moon from my garden. #WolfMoon #Loughor #FullMoon

Arthur’s main aim for today is to be cosy. #Caturday #SnowDay

No snow as yet, but I don’t think it’s far away.

This is essentially the plot of The Sound of Music.

#OTD in 1934, Agatha Christie's 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 was first published. Christie is the world’s best-selling fiction writer and, per UNESCO, is the most-translated author in history. #literature #litsky #booksky #HappyNewYear

The snowdrop is a messenger of the seasons, the darkest moment of winter has passed. It is a messenger of hope. #January1st #NewYearsDay Mary Delany, Galanthus Nivalis, Single Snowdrop, 1777 #womensart

The last moon of 2025. #LunarPhotography #MoonPhotography #FirstQuarterMoon

An excellent day @tate.bsky.social with Lee Miller, John Constable and JMW Turner.

This is rather lovely. War graves lit up in Christmas tribute www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #OperationCandlelight

One of the highlights of my year (and any other year) was being the presence of this astonishing Bible when it came home for a while.

Welsh artist Gwen John, Cat study, c.1904 #WomensArt

We are in the time in between. #Caturday

Born on this day in 1924, Morfydd Gwendolen Harding, my aunt. Pictured here with her mother, and brother; my father. Gwen died on the 16th May in 1929, my father mourned her for a lifetime. #FamilyArchives

The Boxing Day First Quarter Moon. 📍Loughor Estuary. #MoonPhotography #LunarPhotography #BoxingDay

Low winter sun. #WinterSun #WoodlandWalk

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. #Quakers #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction #GeorgeFox #PeaceTestimony

Today’s Little Egret. #LittleEgret #ChristmasEve #WinterWalk #Nikon #BirdPhotography #Estuary

Y Gwyliau • A Welsh Christmas🎄 This blogpost looks at the strange and fascinating traditions our Welsh ancestors practiced during the Christmas season🎄 hellohistoria.substack.com/p/y-gwyliau-... #Wales #History #Christmas

Call for speakers! 📚 On 18.03.26 @nlisn.bsky.social is running a full-day online event on neurodivergency and entry into the LIS profession. We welcome proposals from current students, recent graduates, early-career, long-term staff, recruiters, anyone! More info & form - forms.gle/MjT2djGSXp1o...

'Silent Night' by contemporary UK printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt #ArtAdvent

In December 1941, the extermination camp at Chełmno was established. It was the first of the Nazi camps that was 'purpose-built' to enact their genocidal policy against Europe's Jews. Chełmno's purpose was to murder the Jews of the surrounding area and the Łódź ghetto. buff.ly/CkEVzrK

Out of Office. 📷 The Nativity (1899) St. Brelade’s Church, Jersey.

The WHELF Consortium has endorsed the Cataloguing Code of Ethics following discussions by the WHELF Metadata Group. whelf.ac.uk/cataloguing-... Mae Consortiwm WHELF wedi cymeradwyo’r Cod Moeseg Catalogio yn dilyn trafodaethau gan Grŵp Metadata WHELF. whelf.ac.uk/cy/mae-conso...

Very much all of this, such a loss to libraries and openness more broadly.

Between Christmas & New Year join us for Christmas themed Tours of Rarely Seen parts of @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social that have been hidden in plain sight over centuries. Join us 11.30am Sat 27th Dec or Mon 29th Dec 🎟 Tickets in nave shop or online www.StDavidsCathedral.org.uk/discover/library

Merry Christmas 💅

Doing Gods work @vanityfair.com

The library has compiled end of year statistics for your account such as: How many items checked out Favorite genre Favorite librarian Favorite page you stared at while dissociating Favorite book cover color Right or left when exiting the library Body count Programs attended

😍We are rejoining Erasmus. Official announcement tomorrow😍 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Festive card catalogue. @uwtsdlib.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: Employment Rights Bill passes in the House of Lords and will become law. This is an historic day for working people across the country, and the trade unions who represent them.

It’s Jane Austen’s birthday! Get cosy and check out our carefully curated BoB Playlist filled with documentaries and films all about Austen and her stories! learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/pla... #UWTSDlib #BoxofBroadcasts

“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner

Jane Austen was born 250 years ago today ✨ Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels. Now on display at the Weston Library. #JaneAusten

We’re excited to share our new main catalogue, making it easier for you to find and request the majority of our published collection. We’ve also launched an interim version of our Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Find out how to start searching and requesting on our website bit.ly/BLNewCatalogues

✨🕎 Happy Hanukkah! 🕎✨ Wishing you eight nights filled with light, love, and joy. May this season bring peace, happiness, and cherished moments with family and friends. #Hanukkah #FestivalOfLights #HappyHanukkah #CelebrateTogether

This gull just noticed that a careless dog owner had allowed his animals into the woodland lake, suffice to say many birds were disturbed. If you can’t control your dogs, or if in the presence of other animals, then keep them on a lead. #BirdPhotography

Launch of the ‘Women and Sport: Wales’ film and exhibition at St Fagan’s National History Museum on 4th December to celebrate the remarkable success of this Women’s Archive Wales’ project. Read more on our website: www.womensarchivewales.org/en/