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Haircut!

Posted on July 30, 2020 (August 1, 2020) by Amy

The before… The cut (Thanks Rachel Elizabeth!) New hair! […]

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Visiting the office

Posted on July 30, 2020 (July 30, 2020) by Karen Pierce

This week (29th July) I was able to visit my office for the first time since 17th March. The building I normally work in isn’t a library, but the first floor is dedicated to the ‘back office’ staff of the library service.  Here you will find cataloguers and acquisitions staff, the inter-library loans team, open-access, […]

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Catalogue & Index – the first issue

Posted on July 17, 2020 (July 17, 2020) by Karen Pierce

Trawling through back issues in order to write an article for C&I no. 200 […]

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Community buddies

Posted on July 17, 2020 (August 11, 2020) by Alexandra

My job has definitely changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.  I work in a single staffed branch library so it was impossible to work from home.  Instead we were redeployed as community buddies, shopping for people in the community.  It is a role that is perfect for library staff, as we have excellent customer care skills […]

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Butterflies and flowers of the crochet kind

Posted on July 17, 2020 (August 11, 2020) by Alexandra

Now that I don’t have to drive to work, I have used that time to do the things I enjoy.  Apart from reading lots more, which is great, I have been practising my crochet skills.  I have completed some bigger projects of shawls, and some smaller projects of flowers and butterflies which I have turned […]

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No 10 letter

10 Downing Street

Posted on July 17, 2020 (August 11, 2020) by Amanda Bennett

I don’t remember receiving a similar letter from no 10 Downing Street in my lifetime…. No 10 letter Title: No 10 letter […]

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Remote access to special collections

Posted on July 11, 2020 (August 11, 2020) by Kristine Chapman

Helping out a student based in Germany interested in one of our 16th century books – these types of queries are my favourite! […]

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Committee Meeting!

Posted on July 8, 2020 (July 8, 2020) by Amy

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Ebook metadata…

Posted on July 8, 2020 (July 17, 2020) by Amy

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Time to be creative

Posted on July 3, 2020 (August 11, 2020) by Karen Pierce

Lockdown isn’t all about work though it sometimes feels that that is the way I have framed it because that is one obvious affect on me. However, because I am working from home I no longer have to commute on a crowded train, and I gain two hours in the day to use as a […]

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