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Cambridge, England
Joined January 2009
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Mary Burgess retweeted
Amazing gift and card landed on my desk this morning sent for the staff at Spellow Library Hub from @HertfordCollege library. I’ve sent it on to them to enjoy and we all know how Library People love their biccies but not as much as they love other Library People . Thank You
Mary Burgess retweeted
"Is this where I rent books?"
"Well, not rent but borrow, but yes."
"What's the difference between rent and borrow?"
"One difference is, I'm not about to start singing the most famous song from a musical called 'Borrow.' [deep breath] FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY"
Mary Burgess retweeted
Our #InformationAndDigital winner is the development team from @cambslib. Luke, Rosie, Anna and Paul responded imaginatively to the digital needs of those seeking sanctuary in Cambridgeshire. They 'provided a solution that other local authorities could utilise'. Congratulations!
Mary Burgess retweeted
Video of Cambridge in 1924. Colourised and with added sound, but still quite a thing youtube.com/watch?v=u-ud9cy5…
Mary Burgess retweeted
A General election on 4 July .. and yes, we are as surprised as you!
A few key dates to note:
* Register to vote by 11.59pm - 18 June
Apply for:
* a postal vote by 5 pm - 19 June
* a proxy vote by 5 pm - 26 June
* free voter ID by 5pm - 26 June
electoralcommission.org.uk/v…
Mary Burgess retweeted
On Thursday we will be hosting a drop in session for concerned residents that live in private rented accommodation.
Come and at see us at the customer service centre (Mandela House, Regent Street), from 10am to 1pm.
More info: cambridge.gov.uk/private-ren…
ALT People talking
Mary Burgess retweeted
For #WorldBeeDay I’m going to share one of the WILDEST things (literally) about @Rosslynchapel.
So, I usually tell people that all the things you think are weird about Rosslyn are fairly normal, and the things you think are normal are actually extremely weird… 🧵
Mary Burgess retweeted
Sadly, in the early hours of Tuesday 7 May, Ely Museum was broken into. Thieves stole the East Cambridgeshire gold torc and a gold bracelet, both dating from the Bronze Age.
The police are currently investigating the theft. We will be closed to the public on Wednesday 8 May.
Last night a library changed my life anyone?
The Europe Challenge has launched a writing comp called How a Library Changed My Life.
500 Euros and a trip to Amsterdam up for grabs!
*Open to anyone. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, letters, or anything in between!
*Deadline 20 May. #LibrariesChangeLives
culturalfoundation.eu/storie…
Mary Burgess retweeted
‘The honourable lady is out of order in bringing those things into the [House of Commons].’
That was the rebuke of the Deputy Speaker, Sir Rhys Morris, to Bessie Braddock.
Her offence? Carrying - and firing - air pistols in the Commons chamber.
A thread. 🧵
Mary Burgess retweeted
Our #ConservationWin was when we went through all our packaging objects to remove the food contained in them.
Apart from this one. This one we missed.
#Archive30
ALT Sainsbury's Lamb Tongues tin. The tin is bulging and looks like it might explode.
Enjoying watching @SusanCalman on #GreatBritishCities Even better seeing some of the pictures we scanned from @cambslib
Love this from Jack Black Nd it's a great way to get kids reading words they might not meet other places
Here's an awesome tip for helping children with their reading. Did you know that putting subtitles/captions on kids' shows massively improves their levels of literacy? Here's a little video of me explaining it. Feel free to share with your friends. #turnonthesubtitles
Mary Burgess retweeted
Popped into old Mill Road Library for a gander. A beautiful building. Long since a library, there's an opportunity it can return to wider community use 🤞 #ExLibraryTour
cambridgeshire.gov.uk/news/b…
ALT Exterior photo of Mill Road Library
ALT Photo of the ceiling of Mill Road Library, featuring a glass atrium that glows yellow in the sun.
ALT Interior photo of Mill Road Library showing a long empty building with a curved ceiling, painted white.
ALT Interior photo of the double door entrance to Mill Road Library.
Mary Burgess retweeted
One of the best articles I've read about being a US public librarian. .."It’s imperative to know who’s here, who’s not, who has beef, who’s in hiding.". but still loving the job because "because every day requires me to meet humanity face to face." longreads.com/2024/02/27/saf…
Mary Burgess retweeted
Today we’ve published a paper about the cyber-attack that took place last October.
Its goal is to share our understanding of what happened and to help others learn from our experience.
You can read the paper on our website, and hear from our CEO, Sir Roly Keating, in this accompanying blog post: bit.ly/BLCyberBlogMar
ALT An exterior view of the British Library at St Pancras, showing the clock tower. Green plants and bushes frame the bottom of the photograph, and a blue sky streaked with white fluffy clouds is above.
Glad you enjoyed it! Well recommend Stuart's talk on Hunts witches on Sat 11th May in Huntingdon library if you want to know more - ask staff for more details
I enjoyed the talk on Folklore in the Fens given by @camliblife in Huntingdon Library yesterday. We were treated to tales of Black Shuck, toadmen, witches, ghosts, holy wells, King Canute, fen lights, and Tom Hickathrift fighting the Wisbech Giant. allevents.in/huntingdon/fant…