Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don't talk about it.

Deadline 31 January

All welcome (online & in-person) to our next seminar on Tuesday 4 Feb 5.30pm GMT The Warburg Institute. Pierre Delsaerdt's topic is book seizures in Belgium, Netherlands and the Left Bank of the Rhine during the French Occupation, 1794-1795. Book your place here: bit.ly/BookSeizures

Nationalismus und Calvinismus. Einblicke in ideologieanfällige Konstellationen 14. internationale Emder Tagung zur Geschichte des reformierten Protestantismus, 16.-18. März 2025 in Emden. tinyurl.com/4y68t74b

Dutch Police Seek Public Help to Identify Fourth Suspect in Drents Museum Theft. art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/01/dutch-…

Bruno Ricard succède à Françoise Banat-Berger à la tête du Service interministériel des Archives de France ift.tt/z9SLGp0

Le projet Gallica porté par La Bibliothèque nationale de France permet la numérisation massive d’images du patrimoine iconographique. 👉 Annotation automatique de toutes les illustrations des documents numérisés de la grande collection d’archives de La Bibliothèque nationale de France, ce qui les rend accessibles à tous !

💡 What if your guidance could truly shape someone’s professional path? If you are an ICA member and an experienced records and archives professional looking to give back, the ICA New Professionals Programme is calling for Mentors for the 2025 cohort! 🔗 ica.org/professional-p…

We are happy to share that the programme for the Europeana 2025 Conference has now been announced. It will take place on 11-12 June 2025 in Warsaw, with the option of attending online. Take a look, pick your favourite sessions and book your ticket now: archivesportaleurope.net/blog/europeana…

🚨NEW: Donald Trump has fired the nation’s Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden. She is the first African American and woman to hold this office and has modernized access to the federal library for rural America. RETWEET if you stand with Dr. Hayden against Donald Trump!

In a video recorded earlier this week, 14th Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden honored and thanked the crucial and important work performed by the Library of Congress staff, the heart of the institution. (1/2)

All 279 surviving manuscripts from the library of the Dukes of Burgundy KBR are now digitally available:   bitly.cx/eFaHX   (Ms. 9261, f. 1, miniature by Loyset Liédet: Philip the Good commissions the author to write the 'Recoeil des Histories de Troyes', c. 1464)

Come to Antwerp to hear great new research on #earlymodern women! I'll be there!

So sad to hear of the death of James Mosley (1935-2025) yesterday. His contribution to printing history cannot be over-estimated, and his development and steering of St Bride Library is a wonderful legacy. He and his knowledge will be missed by many.

On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia. I disagree. RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!

We are advertising for an Assistant Director to join us in Marsh's Library. Full details about this exciting post here: marshlibrary.ie/vacancy-for-as…

The International #Medieval #Bibliography (IMB) and Bibliography of Medieval Civilisation (BCM) have been updated. 4,682 records were added About the IMB: bit.ly/4o4ahck About the BCM: bit.ly/485Axgv #MedievalTwitter #Bibliographies #DigitalHumanities

Can anyone identify the owner of this monogram with the 'F T S V N' pda.cerl.org/id/cerlpda_ae8… #cerlpda #canyouhelp #oldbooks #provenance #bookhistory

In February, Senate House Library will launch an exhibition The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond. They are also looking to appoint a Printer in Residence to produce a contemporary response to the exhibition. Sounds fun. cphc.org.uk/updates/2026/1…