Working from home away from home
#senatehouselibrary

Still thinking about yesterday

#HistDay25 #HistoryDay #SenateHouseLibrary

Selection of postcards showing a poltergeist investigation kit from the Harry Price collection, the stained glass window in the Goldsmiths Library and the old card catalogue in Catalogue Hall

The entrance to the Goldsmiths Library with exhibition cases in the foreground

Beginning of the Spineless Wonders exhibition with introduction board and display cases

Entrance to the Special Collections Reading Room showing wooden double doors

Today I delivered some tours of the Library as part of #OpenHouse which is a lovely way to end my first two months at Senate House Library! A slight baptism of fire but it was good to rapidly learn all the library facts!

#Tours #SenateHouseLibrary #Books #RareBooks #Archives

Ben Fried’s presentation about the rediscovery of Mavis Gallant and Maeve Brennan’s work

Discussion on the short story chaired by Ben Fried with Juliet Jacques, So Mayer and Kadija George Sesay

“The Long and Short of It” at #SenateHouseLibrary concluded with @benfried.bsky.social’s presentation about Mavis Gallant & Maeve Brennan’s work, and a discussion on the short story with Juliet Jacques, Kadija George Sesay & @suchmayer.bsky.social. Thank you IES London for such a fabulous event! 🙏

Ben Fried

Juliet Jacques

Kadija George Sesay

So Mayer

“The Long and Short of It” at #SenateHouseLibrary continues with beautiful readings by Juliet Jacques, Kadija George Sesay, and @suchmayer.bsky.social, introduced by @benfried.bsky.social #InstituteofEnglishStudies

Roundtable of presses at “The Long and Short of It” event at Senate House Library

“The Long and Short of It” at #SenateHouseLibrary is off to a great start: Lucy Evans’s intro & a roundtable chaired by Gill Partington with Alice Spawls #SilverPress - @seventydys.bsky.social #PeninsulaPress - @marigoldatkey.bsky.social #DauntBooksPublishing & Alison Moss #BritishLibraryPublishing

Poster for The Long and Short of It event

Pile of short story books showing the book spines

Looking forward to this event at #SenateHouseLibrary today!

@leilakassir.bsky.social @benfried.bsky.social