Like a reverse Trigger's broom, how many Tory defectors can Reform UK take on before it's just the same old failed Tory Party that the British people rejected at the ballot box, in a new colour? Reform UK aren't anything new. They're just recycled Tories.

Looked up my fave book on a Slovak bookshop site, to see if it had been translated and whether I could buy it to help me learn Slovak quicker. They list the different formats AND WHICH LIBRARIES HAVE IT IN STOCK! I have never seen a bookshop do that!

I don't know why this has never occurred to me before but those weeks that Lidl does? Italian, Alpine, Eastern European? Well, in other countries, they have British and Irish weeks in their Lidl. Obviously there's no reason they shouldn't but I'd never considered it before. #TIL

“I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to walk freely at night” - US poet Sylvia Plath. #womensart

I don't want to disagree with the Queen, but the banana bread recipe by Sophie Dahl is the best thing you can do with overripe bananas, every day of the week (and I love cheesecake!)

Mary Cassatt, Breakfast in Bed, 1897 #womensart

Check out the new wellbeing room on level 4 at Abdus Salam library. The room boasts a sofa, beanbags and soft lighting, as well as a wellbeing book collection and some relaxation activities. Come by, have a look, explore and better yet…do some activities! #ourimperial

First day it's chilly enough to wear my knitted hoodie #helloautumn

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The abstract, the conclusion, the introduction... all of these give you a rough idea of what the article is about, you don't need AI to do this (but you do need to read the full article eventually, if you want to understand it).

Got called 'young lady' today by a slightly older woman, wanting to know if I'd had a good time on the steam train ride at Whipsnade Zoo. Not sure if she was being complimentary, sarcastic or patronising. But I LOVED the zoo train so cheerfully told her so.

EARLY CLOSING! The Abdus Salam Library will be closing at 9pm on Friday 11th July for essential fire alarm maintenance. It will reopen as usual at 10am on Saturday morning.

Having been given the direct number of my local library, I did a quick (reverse?) Google search and found out that the number I used IS available online, but NOT on the council's own website. Why?!! The cat is out of the bag, everyone else lists it, why can't the council?

Want to live in a library? A Carnegie library at that! www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

Getting to play with yarn crafts as part of the @imperiallibrary.bsky.social Pride Month display

Part of me feels like 'oh, another trend' but as someone who is constantly pausing when I read a book, to look up more info on something I've just read, is this the way to go? Or am I trying to justify buying more stationery? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Are you in a Group Study, Silent Study or in a Whispering Zone? Not sure which zone you're in? Make sure you're on the look out for our Imperial library banners that will tell you which space you're in!

Natalie Rak, also known as Rak, is a Poland based street artist #WomensArt #Monday

What kind of arty-pants phone have I got, when it assumes 'Cartier-Bresson' EVERY TIME I try to type Cartier recently (planning a visit to the V&A exhibition)? I can't imagine I've ever typed out Cartier-Bresson EVER on a phone. What kind of artistic predictive texting is this?!

Not sure what possessed me to think that knitting is international so OF COURSE I can deduce how to knit a pair of stocking from a Finnish crafts magazine. I can't. 🧶

Caitlin Freeman, food artist and pastry chef responding to the artworks at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art #womensart

What happens to historical Streetview photos when roads are closed down and no longer exist? When areas are redeveloped, how can you see the older layout and buildings which have now been knocked down? (For trainspotting fans, thinking about the old corner of Melton and Drummond Streets)

Excited to see someone on the tube, knitting? Why not say something like "excuse me" to get their attention? Maybe don't elbow them 3 times? Yes, you, the one who feels it's appropriate to prod a complete stranger. I ignored you at first because I literally thought you were trying to start a fight!

The neighbours are going to hate us. Barely 7am on a Bank Holiday and the cats are racing around, running up and down the stairs, skidding into walls, knocking over jars...I was concerned they were under the weather but they've got energy to spare, it seems.

Did you want to do this @hipporebecca.bsky.social ?! It's a lovely, bracing walk...

Mix of 1980s and 2020s tech this morning. Using Google Image search to work out what model my VHS player is because it's stuck in safe mode and won't play. Resorted to 1970s mode and cleaned out the battery compartment in the remote control.

Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #womensart

So what can you do? Here are a few tips: ✅ Google the headline or image ✅ Look for dates and context ✅ Read the full article ✅ Search for multiple sources ✅ Search fact-checkers like Snopes, FullFact ✅ Use archive tools like http://archive.is 18/22

Have been tracking the Friday protests in BB ever since they started.

All excited thinking that tomorrow, we'll be cat parents again! Went a bit mad in Pets at Home, but you know their favourite thing will be the threadbare bath towel I've had for 20 years, and an empty box.

Optometrist: Do you prefer number one? Or Number two? Number one? Or number two? How about now? Is number one better? Or number two? Me: Please give me back my twins

Looking up the President of Slovakia and one of the few things under 'Personal life' is that he named his dog after a character in The Witcher. (Gery, after Geralt, in case anyone was wondering)

I borrowed the Nero Wolfe novels a few months ago, but can't get into the first one. I don't know if there's a particularly good one (like Gaudy Night for Dorothy L Sayers, or The Murder of Roger Acroyd for Agatha Christie) but the first one is Not It (for me, anyway).

The three editors of the first major history of Slovak literature to be published in ages will introduce their book at the Slovak Institute in London on 26 March. Everyone welcome though registration at [email protected]. required.

Happy St L'ubica Day, to those that observe en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_da...

The pier is still open though, and the beauty of walking both ways is that you can then treat yourself to all the candy floss, chips and fizzy pop you can stomach!

The one time I remember to bring headphones to the post office, to idle the time away whilst waiting, is the one time I was served straight away. Maybe that's the key...

If I won the lottery, I would try and keep it quiet but something might give it away... cultpens.com/products/de-...

In 2021 textile artist Emma Dyer documented her year in embroidery #WomensArt

Business women, 2023 By Betty Acquah, one of Ghana's new generation of painters #WomensArt #Monday

I normally don't fret too much about my age but realising I'm the only person in the office who knows the tag line "Watch out, watch out, there's a Humphrey about!" has made me feel decrepit.

Lois has got another book recommendation for everyone today, this time it is 'The Jasmine Throne' by Tasha Suri She says: 'I found it impossible to put down. I would be thinking about what was going to happen next whenever I wasn't reading it. It's perfect for fans of slow burn books!'

Still having to use The Other Place as my train company uses it for confusing passengers about what's going on. Trespassers? Fatalities? Who knows, even the drivers are in the dark. Two hours after leaving home, still stuck.

Banská Bystrica

Thank God the people of Slovakia (see beautiful pic) have finally come to their senses and turned on Fico, Putin's stooge; the crowds in 20 cities are chanting "Slovakia is Europe," sending a pretty clear message to Fico & Putin! Slava Ukraini! kyivindependent.com/enough-of-fi...

Happy for anyone using the @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social library to do this - www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-servic... or contact your subject librarian directly.

Thanking Channel 4 for having all ten series of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK) available online – especially the first seven series with Tony Slattery. www.channel4.com/programmes/w...

So, you're being paid to rummage around in the archived collections, discovering material that hasn't been seen by the public (in years? ever?)? So tempting for the trainspotter/librarian crossover. informationprofessionaljobs.com/jobs/librari...

It’s time to think about your nomination for the Information Literacy Award at #LILAC25!

You can now apply for the student award to attend #LILAC25. There are two places available.