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  1. ‘An interstellar revolution like no other.’ In our latest podcast, the designer, futurist and filmmaker discusses the inimitable Ursula Le Guin’s The Dispossessed

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  2. Due to essential maintenance work there may be some intermittent interruptions to our online resources, including the website and main catalogue, between 20.00 and 23.59 GMT on Wednesday 29 January. We’re sorry for any inconvenience

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  3. Jan 24

    We wish to all our readers, followers and friends a happy 新年快乐🎉

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  4. Over 2,000 newly-digitised, never-seen-before images have been released by as part of their new project with John Laing Charitable Trust. The collection includes images of the building of many iconic sites, including us!

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  5. The only known surviving handwritten copy of George Eliot’s Middlemarch has now arrived in Nuneaton in Warwickshire, where it will stay until March 2020. Make sure you don’t miss it!

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  6. Libraries should be first stop for start-ups – Board member Delroy Beverley writes for about National Network's support for young entrepreneurs:

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  7. ‘I cannot see how fast it goes, But well my inward spirit knows The wasting power of time.’ Anne Brontë was born 200 years ago. What can we learn about her from her poem, Self-Communion?

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  8. Come inside and see all these (and more) for yourself Image shelfmark: Or.8210/P.2

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  9. Our Gallery is open again! Look out for: - Leonardo da Vinci's stage designs - A new Printing case including the world's oldest dated complete printed book, the Diamond Sutra - A case on contemporary female artists including Francisca Prieto’s Antibook

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  10. Why are authors including Margaret Atwood and David Mitchell writing books that no-one will read until 2114? Step into the Future Library with our podcast

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  11. Glad tidings: this work has been postponed and our online resources will be available as normal. Happy browsing!

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  12. Due to essential maintenance work there may be some intermittent interruptions to our online resources, including the website and main catalogue, between 20.00 and 23.59 GMT this evening. We’re sorry for any inconvenience

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  13. Jan 10

    The shop is an exhibition in itself! Love this beautiful selection of Wizard of Oz & Alice merchandise. You can even get a skirt.

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  14. The Treasures Gallery will be closed from Monday 13 to Wednesday 15 January so we can spruce it up a bit and refresh the display. Regular visitors will spot some changes in the cases. Let us know if you discover a new favourite.

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  15. We love an old train map, especially on the anniversary of the first Tube journey. This board game from 1909 is based on a map of the – the player who reaches their station first wins. Can you spot the stops that no longer exist?

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  16. Like books? Like laughing? Then the Chortle Comedy Book Festival is for you. Join Adam Kay, Jenny Eclair, Katy Brand, Arthur Smith and many more on Sunday 19 January:

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  17. Happy Christmas to Orthodox Christians celebrating today. Orthodox Christians follow the Julian calendar, created by Julius Caesar in 45 BC. This almanac from 1585 includes a Julian calendar:

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  18. Joan of Arc was born in 1412. This illustration of her at the Fortress of Tournelles is from Henry Tyrrell’s 19th-century A History of England for the Young – see a digitised version here: (Shelfmark 9504.ff.7)

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  19. Who were the Nine Worthy Women? Nine queens and female leaders associated with military prowess who were added to late medieval and early modern heraldic collections that contained imaginary coats of arms of men from medieval romance and legend:

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  20. Learn something new this year by listening to our podcast. From forbidden tomes to libraries of people; hidden, haunted and creative libraries to familiar voices sharing their favourite books, libraries are Shelfmark 12513.m.22

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