‘A sound archivist told me he and his colleagues could earn more in the private sector but they work here for less pay because “we believe in what we do.”’
Anna Aslanyan on the picket line at the British Library, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Tonight I went to the opera and then on the tube home was in the same carriage as a Man With A Jar Full Of Bees
Opening soon!
A corgi is hiding underneath a green sofa, just her face is sort of visible.
I mean we almost couldn’t find her almost sort of
An 8yo in a Hawaiian shirt, blue shorts, and red crocs stands on a lawn holding a massive blue and otange water gun. The face is obscured by a photo of a raccoon. The water gun is pointed at the dry grass in front of a tan and white corgi, who is eagerly watching to see if the water gun will shoot
Everyone winning
I haven’t seen one but that doesn’t mean it’s not there!
What’s up London are we getting TWO flying ant days this year
150% TARIFFS ON ALL MEETINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL
Look he ONLY has two middle names I could have happily done more if not for ‘forms’ and ‘character limits’
Toast a crumpet in his honour, on the fires of a riot
It’s crunch time (I’m eating toast)
An incredible policy, I can only hope it goes through as it would make such an immense difference to so, so many.
C) run away screaming
Y’all come quick, the museums are doing super bowls again
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day!
Go see it! Open until 2 March!
CENTRAL so loud, so hot, so late, so gross
A photo of Stardew Vallley, showing a red barn and small paddock with goats and cows. There is a caption at the bottom that says ‘Morgan is too young to produce milk’
He just named a goat after me
Heaven forbid women have hobbies
Love listening to my real life husband complaining about his imaginary game wife
Given a whole bunch of recent (badly paid) library postings, I gotta give the Library of Congress its due. Its Reference Librarian (Hebraic Section) is listed at a range of 101-131K.
www.loc.gov/item/careers...
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Can hiring committees/finance peeps please take a lesson from LC??
meep! they don't love you like I love you
✋ hello! I work on exhibition loans at the British Library
Fireworks in the sky, some fairy lights and trees can be seen in the light from the fireworks
Frohes neues!!
rocks shivering
if you’re cold, they’re cold. put them in your pockets
Man that hole in the ozone layer is Real*
*I am an idiot and got sunburned sitting outside in New Zealand for 30min