Posts by Erika Giddens
This one was SO fun! Sara and I walked around with books about clowns for WEEKS.
This one was SO fun! Sara and I walked around with books about clowns for WEEKS.
For an early April Fool's Day treat, enjoy this selection of collection items that showcase the weird and wonderful history of early modern comedy. Brought to you by our own @sbschliep.bsky.social and @egiddens.bsky.social: www.folger.edu/blogs/collat...
From a library that dares to ask, what if we told people about the reference services we offer? I present -- our new Ask A Librarian page! www.folger.edu/research/ask...
I am open to feedback and suggestions, but only if you say something really nice about it first.
Ask a Erika
The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley, front cover. The Case of the Missing Type
This is how I picture us btw
Thrilled to be presenting at BSA in January!!! This book is so WEIRD I can’t wait to tell you about it
I hate gay Halloween what do you mean you’re an uncataloged book someone tried to rebind with duct tape
Stylized image of a woman reading a book, adapted from a publisher's binding, with a banner reading "Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize 2025."
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize! Stay tuned this week for more on the fascinating winning collection and honorable mentions:
themillions.com/2025/09/meet...
🥳🎉🕺
I attended a talk from a museum professional last night who praised librarians for their organized systems of mentorship for new members of the profession.
RBMS is in need of new mentors! THAT MEANS YOU. Invest the time to make that praise true! 📜
rbms.info/committees/m...
Very exciting: the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography published a cluster of new entries on women stationers. See the intro by Valerie Wayne: www.oxforddnb.com/newsitem/906...
ODNB entries are so helpful in identifying women from traces on printed material. So happy to see this work ❤️
“what’s she doin up there”
When I say “technology” I mean the codex
Fobazi is currently in the ICU and could use your support. Apologies to those I haven’t been able to reach out to yet. You can message me for more info and I will be posting updates to GoFundMe. Please share, send healing thoughts, prayers, etc. ❤️ -Elena
gofund.me/c8485b58
I’m so, so sorry Violet
I’m thinking a lot about what Fobazi Ettarh called “vocational awe” in librarianship, where the mythos & idealization of the “sacred” nature of the work leads to under-compensation (“not for the money”), job creep, martyrdom & burnout, silences marginalized folks, & more.
Hello, I’m a special collections librarian in a film. I can’t go two appearances without shushing someone, and I insist people handle the collections with white gloves. I use the Dewey Decimal System for the manuscripts. I am either a spinster or a bombshell.
Historians! What are your favorite things to give grad students on how to read?
love these!!
Milhouse talking to Bart with text beneath them that reads: "But where'd they get the records, Bart? Where did they get the records?"
Me whenever I watch a piece of media where people have archival materials or records and there's nary an #archivist nor records manager to be seen. 📜 #GLAMS #archives
completely lost it at the link to CLOWN SCHOOL
DC comic cover of the day.
If you see this post a DC comic cover you love.
First romance comic I ever bought!
White ladies at the beach
‘Tis the season!
Please apply, especially early career and independant scholars! Come visit #Antwerp and use our magnificent collections!
Researchers!
Short-term fellowships for working with Beinecke Library (and all Yale special collections) are open for applications.
Deadline is July 31.
beinecke.library.yale.edu/programs/fel...
thanks very much Leah!