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📢 Newly opened at Senate House Library: a fascinating series of paranormal correspondence from researcher, anthropologist, and magician Eric Dingwall — sealed for 35 years and now available for study. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

📚✨ After 18 years, Senate House Library has welcomed home several rare books stolen from the Durning-Lawrence collection in 2008. Thanks to alert collectors, international cooperation, and some detective work, these volumes—scarred but still whole—are back where they belong.

🎙️ Senate House Unbound: A Poetics Research Centre Takeover brought together artists and poets from the Royal Holloway Poetics Research Centre for an evening of live experimentation with text, sound, and space — celebrating our Spineless Wonders exhibition.

🚆 On the Right Track: Exploring Senate House Library’s Railway Collections for Research Join us as we celebrate 200 years of the modern railway with a deep dive into SHL’s unique railway archives. 🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕑 2:00–3:30 pm | 💻 via Zoom 🔗 Sign up: www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

Thank you to the wonderful ‘Spineless Wonders Exhibition’ curators at @senatehouselib.bsky.social for guiding the MA poets through the political and material histories of printed pamphlets 🧡

📚✨ Senate House Unbound: A Poetics Research Centre Takeover Tomorrow, explore Senate House Library like never before! Join the Royal Holloway Poetics Research Centre for an evening of live poetry, art, and sound inspired by the Spineless Wonders exhibition.

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for History Day 2025! 🎉 We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did and we look forward to seeing you again next year! @senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social #HistDay25

Still thinking about yesterday #HistDay25 #HistoryDay #SenateHouseLibrary

Visit our #HistDay25 stand at @senatehouselib.bsky.social today! Come for the ladybird book, stay for the pick n mic sweets.

Always a great day to promote our collections and engage with researchers and other organisations 🤓 #HistDay25 @senatehouselib.bsky.social

History Day 2025 is well underway and there’s almost too much to take in! (Fans of Bruce Springsteen have have just the thing for you 👀)

We look forward to meeting all those attending #HistDay25 today: bit.ly/4nvfl9v We're one of 70 exhibitors making this an ideal opportunity to discover new resources and archives to support your research. Thanks to @ihr.bsky.social & @senatehouselib.bsky.social for making this possible #Skystorians

We are all set up for History Day 25! You can pick up a FREE BOOK from our stand if you sign up to our monthly history email update. We are on the ground floor - stand B11. Come and say hello! @ihr.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social #HistDay25

🎉 And it’s History Day! 👋 Come and say hello and delve into our rummage box to see some of the items that our team have chosen for the queer history and heritage trail. 🌈 @senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social #HistDay25

Come visit @edwardscrivens.bsky.social and I @senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social #HistoryDay to find out about @theees.bsky.social and the queer history of British Egyptology today!

Today we're celebrating History Day in Senate House w/ @senatehouselib.bsky.social & @ihr.bsky.social! For #HistDay25 we're also celebrating 25 titles in our #NewHistoricalPerspectives series (with the 25th #OpenAccess title publishing tomorrow!). Explore the series: uolpress.co.uk/book-series/...

We’ll be attending #HistDay25 on Tuesday 4 November at @senatehouselib.bsky.social. Come visit us to find out more about Amelia B Edwards and what our collections reveal about the early days of British Egyptology. ℹ️https://buff.ly/OIC0ba8 @ihr.bsky.social #LGBTQ #History #QueerHistory

Want to see something spooky for Halloween? Here’s…a hand in a box 🎃

Archives Portal Europe and @ArchivesHUb will join #HistDay25 at @senatehouselib.bsky.social on 4 Nov, 11am–4pm UK. In London? Come by! Or explore our Queer History & Heritage Trail with docs from our archives: each QR code links to the original! www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/ape-at-...

1 week to go until History Day - don't forget to sign up! Read about why History Day is such a fantastic event in this blog by Claire Langhamer: buff.ly/ySfBuWR #HistDay25 @senatehouselib.bsky.social

Experience poetry like never before. 📅 11 Nov | 🕔 5–7 pm | 📍 Senate House Library An evening of live performance + experimental poetics celebrating Spineless Wonders. 🎟️ Free – register now! www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

On this day in 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer — often called the father of English poetry — passed away. Exactly 250 years ago (not on this day!), Thomas Tyrwhitt published his landmark edition of Chaucer’s works, earning him the title “the founder of modern Chaucer editing.”

A big thank you to everyone who attended our curator-led tour of Spineless Wonders yesterday. Both in person and online. Spineless Wonders is still running until 29 November so there’s still plenty of time to see it!

I'm always looking for portals into the past... Here's A Telescopic View of the Great Exhibition of 1851, currently in the excellent #SpinelessWonders exhibition @senatehouselib.bsky.social. Surprisingly immersive - I could hear the bustle of the crowds! #portal #TimeTravel #history #Victorian

💭 'What surprised me most was the change of my attitude between the traditional print model and open access.' Why has Dr Karen Attar @senatehouselib.bsky.social changed her stance on #OpenAccess #publishing? Find out in our latest author blog for #OAWeek2025. 👉 uolpress.co.uk/2025/10/refl...

We look forward very much to taking part in #HistDay25 on Tuesday 4 November, hosted @ihr.bsky.social and @senatehouselib.bsky.social, and featuring more than 70 organisations that enable historical research. It's chance to discover the rich infrastructure that can support your work. #Skystorians

The Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum on 6 November will bring together the cultural heritage and research community to discuss current and future challenges of embracing AI in cultural heritage responsibly and ethically. Find out more and register: www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

🎉 Happy Ending for Lost Treasures! After 17 years, 23 rare books stolen from the University of London’s Durning-Lawrence Library have been recovered — found in a Barcelona bookshop thanks to detective work, collaboration with police, and a touch of luck.

Award-winning author Celeste Mohammed joins us at Senate House Library (UoL) on 27 Oct 2025, 12–1:30pm, to celebrate her new novel Ever Since We Small (Jacaranda Books) In conversation with Dr Juanita Cox — a free event exploring Caribbean stories, identity & legacy. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

The APE Oct Newsletter is out! With our very important surveys campaign (please help us and win 50 euros while doing it!); grants & events coming up! @senatehouselib.bsky.social @echoes-eu.bsky.social @europeana.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/d/1Tt

Listen here for a podcast interview with colleagues @senatehouselib.bsky.social on our current exhibition #SpinelessWonders. The exhibition features a multiplicity of ephemeral printed items from the library. thegreylitcafe.buzzsprout.com/1936705/epis...

Join us on 22/10/25 to discover the stories behind Senate House Library’s latest exhibition, Spineless Wonders: The Power of Print Unbound. Join curator Tansy Barton for an interactive conversation exploring the power and significance of unbound printed materials. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

Join us at Senate House Library for a powerful Black History Month conversation reflecting on the exhibition In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean and its British diaspora. 📅 8 October 2025 🕒 3:00 – 4:30 pm 📍 Seng Tee Lee Room, Senate House Library, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

BHM Senate House Library drop-in session 12:00pm - 2:00pm Bloom at Senate House, Lower Ground Floor, Senate House No registration required

Celebrate National Poetry Day with us by joining Professor @cathamclarke.bsky.social for a closer look at this beautiful edition of Geoffrey Chaucer’s ‘The Canterbury Tales.’ This edition dates back to 1492 and was printed by Richard Pinson!

🚂 2025 marks 200 years since the world’s first railway. Prof. Karen Attar explores Senate House Library’s rich collection of railway books & pamphlets — from accidents & Sunday travel debates to tourism guides & economic classics. 📚 Read here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

Introducing this year's Holden Lecture: 'Tickets and trifles: ephemeral print and Restoration England'. 🗓️ 30th October 🕕 6:00pm (lecture starts at 6.30pm) 🏫 @senatehouselib.bsky.social UCL Professor Jason Peacey will explore how ephemeral print materials can unlock crucial historical insights.

T.S. Eliot was born on this day in 1888. To celebrate we’re showing off some of the original items in our collection. This includes first editions of The Waste Land and Prufrock, with some even signed by Eliot himself.

What can you expect to find at #HistDay25 our celebration of history collections with @senatehouselib.bsky.social? Come along and find out on 4 Nov. Book your free space here www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

We’re delighted to see a familiar object featured in the Guardian’s coverage of Ghosts: Visualising the Supernatural at Kunstmuseum Basel: a ghost-hunting kit once owned by Eric Dingwall, who left a bulk of his work with the University of London Library. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

It's here! Sign up for History Day 4 Nov 2025. #HistDay25 Together with @senatehouselib.bsky.social we are celebrating all things history with collections from galleries, libraries, archives, museums & more. Find out what it's all about and book your free spot. www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...

A fascinating exhibition at @senatehouselib.bsky.social: "Spineless Wonders will explore the history of unconventional publishing dating from the early 17th century to the present day, offering new insight into wholly different information ages." #WritingCommunity #writing #reading

Our exhibition Spineless Wonders: The Power of Print Unbound has been extended until 29th November!

What book does the theme 'railways in literature' make you think of? 🛤️🚂📚 A new article by Karen Attar, editor of #OpenAccess title, Books, Readers and Libraries in Fiction, explores this for the 200th anniversary of the railway. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house... @senatehouselib.bsky.social

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for Open House this weekend. If you missed out, you don’t have to wait until next year, the library is free to visit and join anytime. Come say hi!

After 80 years, Senate House Library has reunited a rare 14th-century manuscript looted in WWII with the Chandon family. Thanks to expert detective work, MS541 will remain accessible for study, preserving its history for future generations. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

Have you had a chance to see Spineless Wonders yet? Take advantage of the Open House festival this year and come check it out