Work in progress! Here are Kitt and Sarah preparing for the launch this evening. The installation will stay in the library until 14 August #thegoodbooks @PalaceGreenLib @dumuseums Durham World Heritage Site Durham University Library (no longer active on X) Durham University Arts (no longer on X) With thanks to our book conservator Lauren for the wonderful image.

#Thegoodbooks in #cosinslibrary. Well worth seeing and interacting with the new stories and images gathered by Lady Kitt and Sofia Barton (she/her). On until 14 August only!

Palace Green Library, including the World Heritage Site Visitor Centre, Museum of Archaeology, DLI Gallery and Cosin’s Library will be closed on Wednesday 17th August for essential maintenance to be carried out. We will reopen at 10am on Thursday 18th, see you then! #lovedurham

Join Special Collections staff on 15/9 at @PalaceGreenLib for a time-travelling tour of the archives and rare books in the Library’s Special Collections! To find out more and book your space: tinyurl.com/rv6ywvd8 #lovedurham #library #heritage #librarians

Join us for a guided tour of the World Heritage Site on the 15th September! Book your space at: tinyurl.com/mrye9yhr @PalaceGreenLib This is Durham World Heritage UK Durham Pointers University College Durham University Library (no longer active on X) Cosin's Library @dumuseums

Join @behindthespines on 15 September in #cosinslibrary for a special introductory talk about the library. To sign up, visit cosinslibrary.webspace.durham.ac.uk/event/innovati… Durham World Heritage Site @PalaceGreenLib Durham University Library (no longer active on X) @dumuseums #libraryhistory

This #WorldHeritageWednesday have you ever wondered why are we a World Heritage Site? What do we keep in the libraries here? Join us for events over the next couple of weeks which will help answer some of these questions and a whole lot more! tinyurl.com/3c479f5h #heritage

Delighted to announce our interdisciplinary seminar series for this term, organised by the wonderful @amandaeherbert & @behindthespines (#earlymodern) and Venetia Bridges & @cambiechoo (#medieval). Find a full line up here: durham.ac.uk/research/insti… #twitterstorians

Pls RT/share widely: we're looking for an Assistant Rare Books Curator to help unlock the wonderful book collections in #cosinslibrary and @PalaceGreenLib (incl. the library of Canonesses' Collections). DL 6 Nov, full details here: durham.taleo.net/careersection/… Durham University Library (no longer active on X) IMEMS Durham

Just over a week until the deadline for this opportunity to work with @behindthespines on #cosinslibrary and #sepulchrine book collections!

Our next WHS Lecture is open for booking! 🎉🎉 On 8th November our speaker is Tony Crouch, Manager of the City of Bath WHS. If you would like to find out more about Bath WHS and the Great Spa Towns of Europe Serial Nomination, come along! Find out more: tinyurl.com/ysnf45rf

Look it's our amazing 17th century library! Why not pop in today or tomorrow or visit us virtually #cosinslibrary

Palace Green Library (home of our Visitor Centre) will close Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 January due to an issue with heating. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause & we will reopen Monday 9 January at 10am. Oriental Museum is open 12.00-17.00 this weekend (7-8 January)

Congratulations! We're keeping fingers crossed for you, Kitt. Temporary installation in #cosinslibrary last year, engaging with the space and the books within it as part of our Arts Council England, North funded project.