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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · 16d

And don't forget to join your public library 😀 📚

Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 16d

🍂Michaelmas term starts this week!

We’ve created a guide for new and returning University of Cambridge students, including online resources, top tips, skills training, tours, collections, and what’s new this term.

https://loom.ly/EmsWxrs

A view across Cambridge colleges towards Cambridge University Library

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Sep 9

Storyhouse is a fabulous place.

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Sep 8

Oh, this is cool 📚 🚇
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones

Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in country that lost majority of libraries in second world war

www.theguardian.com

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Mary Burgess @cambliblife.bsky.social · Sep 8

Busy pricing books for our next local studies booksale, which will be on Saturday 11th October 1-4pm on the third floor of Cambridge Central Library. We'll have old and new books, maps and prints available - come and grab a bargain.

A group of books on a trolley with price labels tucked inside.

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Louis Coiffait-Gunn @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social · Sep 4

'Library work puts the librarian in touch with every human interest ... the profession on which all other professions and occupations depend' Love this old ALA graphic spotted on LinkedIn, anyone have a year for it?

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Aug 8

Never ask a librarian a question, unless you want a very thorough answer. 📚📚📚 #SearchEngineWithAHeart

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Aug 5

It's not too late to sign up for the #SummerReadingChallenge! Watch our video to find out more 📚🌱 youtu.be/NWzjsndt89Q?... @readingagency.bsky.social

Summer Reading Challenge 2025 - Story Garden

YouTube video by Cambridgeshire Libraries

youtu.be

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Jul 30

Team luncheon with a view at the Michaelhouse Cafe. #LunchtimeLibrarians

Interior view of the Michaelhouse Cafe, showing the church building that houses it, complete with altar and stained glass window.

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Jul 25

It's a cracking story.

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Jul 10

Great to be a guest of @goodthingsfdn.bsky.social at @houseoflords.parliament.uk giving me an opportunity to wax lyrical about delivering digital inclusion through libraries.

A photo looking up at the tower at the House of Lords end of the Houses of Parliament.

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Jul 10

Currently hiding in the shade opposite @houseoflords.parliament.uk

Photo of the House of Lords end of Parliament.

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Jul 9

Crikey.

Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Jul 9

One way to get the accessibility word out 🤣 @nedpotter.bsky.social

RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · Jul 9

You’re admiring Jonathan Bailey’s slutty little glasses when you remember you haven’t had an eye test for at least two years. Suddenly, the sexiest thing you can do is call your optician and book one in.

Jonathan Bailey walks across a field of really long, very green grass as the character Dr Henry Loomis in Jurassic World Rebirth. His arms are outstretched, and he has a huge grin across his face. He’s wearing dainty, wire-thin, hexagonal frames, which accentuate his boyish charm. He’s wearing a checked shirt, beige gilet and beige cargo trousers – all of which are covered in mud. Somehow, and probably not at all on purpose of course, his muddy clothes make his perfectly clean, slutty little glasses stand out more. A couple of people mill around behind him and smoke billows in the background.

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Jul 9

That does look mighty impressive. 11 out of 10.

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Jul 4

Love this series.

SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · Jul 4

This week, #KidsBooksFriday is about epic series recommendations! So I'm recommending Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci books. Perfect if you want magic, alternate worlds & some of the best writing EVER. The first one is Charmed Life; once I read it, I couldn't stop until I'd read them all! #KidLitUK

Graphic showing the covers of all seven of Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci books: Charmed Life, The Magicians Of Caprona, Witch Week, The Lives Of Christopher Chant, Mixed Magic, Conrad's Fate and The Pinhoe Egg. (Though personally, I would read The Lives Of Christopher Chant after Charmed Life and before The Magicians Of Caprona!)

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Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social · Jun 25

Excellent to be representing @librariesconnected.bsky.social at the launch of this important charter. A crucial step in delivering digital inclusion for all.