Uni of Sheffield Special Collections, Heritage and Archives SCHA @uoscollections.bsky.social 🎪National Fairground and Circus Archive
📜Special Collections and Archives
🖼️University Heritage Collection
📚University Archives
tinyurl.com/unisheffSCHA
Exeter Pride @exeterpride.bsky.social Exeter Pride returns on the 8th May 2027.
For more info: info@exeterpride.co.uk
https://linktr.ee/ExeterPride
The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social The Open University (OU) Library enables OU students and staff around the world to access a world-class online library service. Visit www.open.ac.uk/library to get started.
Starter Pack for OU (UK) staff here: https://go.bsky.app/UhqW8VR
Devon @countyofdevon.bsky.social News and updates from the county of Devon, UK - we originally started this service on "the bird app" in 2012 and now here on Bluesky
The Planetary Lab @theplanetarylab.bsky.social The Planetary Lab is the working name of Exeter Science Centre, a charity (CIO, charity no. 1194239) dedicated to public engagement with STEAMM: science, tech, engineering, arts, maths and medicine. Based in Devon, UK.
Innovations in Dementia @innov-dementia.bsky.social UK community interest company working hand-in-hand with people with dementia. Inspiring different conversations about dementia. Damian (York), Steve and Rachael (Exeter). For more about us visit www.myid.org.uk
Libraries Rising @librariesrising.bsky.social We are a collaborative network creating libraries of tomorrow with children and young people today.
Libraries Rising is the working name of Association of Senior Children’s and Education Librarians (formerly known as ASCEL)
Refugee Support Devon @refugeesupportdev.bsky.social We support asylum seekers, refugees, vulnerable migrants and their families living in Devon.
www.refugeesupportdevon.org.uk
Wakefield Libraries @wflibraries.bsky.social We are the library service for Wakefield and its surrounding towns and villages.
Follow us for news, reviews & events, plus oodles of free online resources, learning courses & historical photographs!
🔗 https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries
Book Covers @bookcoverlove.bsky.social
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100035435336739
Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social In 2025 my ex-publishers Unbound imploded, taking many many £1000s of my earnings, for seven (yes, seven) books, into hell with them. I am here primarily as an attempt to recover from that disaster. if you buy/read/recommend one of my books, it helps.
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social Welcome and explore with us some of the treasures from the UK's leading moving image museum, based at the University of Exeter.
Free to visit and open 10am to 5pm every day.
www.bdcmuseum.org.uk
#FilmSky #🎥 #cinemahistory
University of Exeter Department of English and Creative Writing @uniofexeterecw.bsky.social Exeter ECW is a large and dynamic department that is international in outlook. Colleagues come from around the world, making us an academic community in which different cultures and languages intermingle and thrive.
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
The Serious Fun Stuff Librarian @seriousfunstuff.bsky.social Resources for libraries, librarians, and fans of funky library stuff. Have fun and learn stuff!
Devon Book Club @devonbookclub.bsky.social A community of book lovers that started in the SW of the UK but now has members all over the world. A warm welcome awaits you all.
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Two books published this year - Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal and poetry collection Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth
The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social The London Archives is a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. Visit today and explore 1000 years of history.
About us - https://www.thelondonarchives.org/
Events - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-london-archives-2913691059 
School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #1 UK children's booklisting website according to Ubersuggest. We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. Free resources, free reviews and no paywall. #GoAllIn
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk
Exeter Custom House @exetercustomhouse.bsky.social The oldest purpose-built custom house in England, hosting a variety of arts and cultural events and activities.
Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social Writer, performer, broadcaster, university professor
Website: www.michaelrosen.co.uk
YouTube Channel: 'Kids' Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen'
Radio show: BBC Radio 4 'Word of Mouth'
Goldsmiths University of London, Prof Children's Lit., teaching MA
Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social NEW novel 'The Life Of Life' out with Canongate, Spring 2027
Author of 'Mrs Death Misses Death' 'Pessimism is for Lightweights' 'With Love, Grief and Fury' & ‘Springfield Road’
https://salenagodden.substack
https://www.salenagodden.co.uk
Digital Humanities Lab, Exeter @dhlabexeter.bsky.social We support digital approaches in research, teaching and outreach at the University of Exeter and beyond.
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/digitalhumanities/
University of Exeter Library @exeterunilib.bsky.social Welcome to the University of Exeter library! We’re here to engage with the academic community at Exeter and beyond. Follow for updates on how we support research and teaching.
#ExeterUniLib 
ExeterViews @exeterviews.bsky.social Visitor, tourist and resident guide to the city of Exeter in Devon
Promoting all things Exeter especially the Events, Attractions, Places to See & Things to Do!
www.exeterviews.co.uk
Libraries Unlimited @librariesunlimited.bsky.social We are the charity responsible for running libraries across Devon and Torbay, providing library services that make a difference to people's lives. 
Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info Alt Library of Congress #TheResistance 🇺🇸&🌏Political commentary. "Science is vital for progressive society." Verified by @snopes 👍🏼MLS📚 #AltGov cartoonist, doctoral candidate.
I stand in support of those under siege or occupied by the same regime. 🇺🇸 🇬🇪 🇺🇦
University of Reading Special Collections @uorspeccoll.bsky.social Sharing treasures from our Special Collections, Rare Books and Archives.
Website: https://collections.reading.ac.uk/special-collections/
Enquiries: specialcollections@reading.ac.uk
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/unirdg_collections
Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School @devonhospsch.bsky.social Our school provides education for children in hospital in Exeter and Barnstaple alongside an outreach service - https://devonhospitalschool.org.uk
Clancy Mason @clancym.bsky.social Regional Development Manager for Libraries Connected.
Book loving, sci-fi consuming, judo playing, Rush listening, Jane Austen fan-girl and Blackpool sandgrowner. Vegetarian coeliac.
Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social Books and Archives since 1683.
Website: orkneylibrary.org.uk
Linktree: linktr.ee/orkneylibrary
Literature Works @literatureworks.bsky.social We are a charity in South West England using words and stories to support creativity and wellbeing. We connect people and communities, nurture talent, and champion the power of storytelling, writing and reading. 📖
literatureworks.org.uk
Exeter Cycling Campaign @exetercycling.bsky.social Exeter Cycling Campaign - speaking up for everyday cycling to be safe, convenient & connected in and around Exeter.
Lightbear Lane @lightbearlane.org Cultural producers and creative place-makers
#site-specific programming #heritage consultancy
Arts, heritage and nature spaces as catalysts for social change and individual wellbeing #theatre #music #culture #Shakespeare #nature
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery @rammuseum.bsky.social Exeter's museum & art gallery, home to Gerald the giraffe. Entry is free. RAMM is an Exeter City Council service 🦒🏺🦋🦴🖼️
Devon Family History Society @devonfhs.bsky.social The official bsky profile of Devon FHS. Helping all those with Devon ancestry and those in Devon with their worldwide family history. Our strength is in our local knowledge. https://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ 
ExeterLiving @exeterliving.bsky.social 👉 We celebrate the best in Exeter & beyond: events, food + drink, shops, people, arts, schools, businesses, health + beauty ...
⚡ Powered by Clear Sky Publishing
📧 harriet.noble@exeterlivingmag.co.uk
🌐 epaper.exeterlivingmag.co.uk
Exeter City Supporters' Trust @ecfcst.bsky.social 🗳 A democratic, non-profit organisation | ⚽️ Proud owners of @officialecfc.bsky.social | #ECFC | #SemperFidelis
Visit Devon @visitdevon.bsky.social Find the best things to do, events and accommodation across the wonderful county of Devon, UK. https://www.visitdevon.info
Exeter City Women FC @exetercitywfc.bsky.social Official account of Exeter City Women FC, who currently play in the FAWNL Southern Premier ⚽️ Proudly supported by Exeter City | #ECFC
Exeter Urbanist @exeterurbanist.bsky.social Citizen of Exeter, advocating for a healthier, greener future in our city.
the PRSD @theprsd.bsky.social Independent coverage of culture, art, news and views from the People's Republic of South Devon and beyond.
Est 2006
theprsd.co.uk
St Thomas Food Fight @stthomasfoodfight.bsky.social Exeter volunteers providing free food. Cowick Street, Sundays 11:30-12:30 StThomasFoodFight@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sthomasfoodfight/
Exeter City of Literature @exetercityoflit.bsky.social A UNESCO designated City of Literature since 2019. We champion stories and storytellers locally and globally. @exetercityoflit on all socials.
Exeter City Council @exetercouncil.bsky.social 🌎 Doing our best to keep Exeter great.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/exetercitycouncil?
Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social Archives rich in social and political history from the late 19th century onwards.
Follow the MRC for highlights from our collections, details of our online resources and more!
https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good.
https://merl.reading.ac.uk/
The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social The world's oldest Holocaust archive and Britain's largest collection on the Nazi era.
Website: www.wienerholocaustlibrary.org
Digital Archive: www.whlcollections.org
Donate: www.wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/support-our-work/donate/
ENU Heritage Collections @enuheritage.bsky.social Home of Edinburgh Napier University's archives, rare books, and museum collections.
See also @edinburghnapier.bsky.social and @enulibrary.bsky.social. 
Archives & Pathology Museum, City St George's, UoL @citystgeorgesarch.bsky.social Archives & Special Collections and Pathology Museum at City St George's, University of London. Custodians of Jenner's cow Blossom 
RCSEd Library & Archive @rcsedlibandarchive.bsky.social News, collection highlights and heritage stories from the Library & Archive at Surgeons' Hall/Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh #histmed
https://archiveandlibrary.rcsed.ac.uk
https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/career-hub/learning-resources/library-and-archive
Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social A unique residential library in North Wales with beautiful Reading Rooms, Food for Thought restaurant, accommodation and more.
Read, write, rest!
linktr.ee/gladlib
Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social The membership body for recordkeeping professionals in the UK & Ireland.
Posts are by Deborah Mason, Head of Communications for ARA. You can reach her on deborah.mason@archives.org.uk (quicker than a DM).
Find our more about ARA here www.archives.org.uk
NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social Connecting you with North Lanarkshire's industrial & social heritage | Explore museum, archive & local studies collections | Visit our museums & search rooms
HMML @visithmml.bsky.social The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) photographs, catalogs, & provides access to manuscripts—partnering with more than 1,500 libraries worldwide to preserve & share handwritten history. Learn more: hmml.org
Waltham Forest Archives @lbwfarchives.bsky.social Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library, Chingford Assembly Hall, Station Road, London E4 7EN. Collections documenting history of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Research visits by prior appointment. Email wfa.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk
The Portico Library @porticolibrary.bsky.social The Portico Library is Manchester’s original 19th-century home of literature and learning. Uncovering, imagining, and sharing new histories together.
The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social Special collections library at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge
https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/parker-library
Parker Library On the Web - our medieval and early modern MSS digitised
https://parker.stanford.edu/parker
The Common Room @thecommonroomgn.bsky.social The Common Room in Newcastle upon Tyne is a heritage venue, library and archive. It has a cafe bar called 5|Quarter.
UNK Archives @unkarchives.bsky.social Official account for the University of Nebraska at Kearney Archives and Special Collections. All things #archives, especially #HistEd
Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society @whitchurchhospital.bsky.social Whitchurch Hospital is a closed Mental Health Hospital in Cardiff 🏴
1908-2016
Used as a military hospital during both World Wars.
Originally known as the Cardiff City Mental Hospital.
Account run by Whitchurch Hospital Historcial Society (Est. 2009)
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social The International Heritage Centre tells the story of The Salvation Army from its origins in the 1860s to the present, both in the UK and internationally.
https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/international-heritage-centre
Friends of the Nations’ Libraries @thefnl.bsky.social Friends of the Nations’ Libraries, or FNL, awards grants for acquisitions to regional and national archives, libraries and museums. www.fnl.org.uk.
Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social We provide leadership for the archives and records management sector in Scotland. Lead. Inform. Inspire.
Website: https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/
Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social Boston College Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books. Irish studies, Jesuitica, British Catholic authors, Boston history, and more
Alpine Club Library @alpineclublib.bsky.social The Alpine Club Library - devoted to mountains, mountaineering and the history of both. Part of @alpineclub.bsky.social
Open to visitors & club members on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays.
John Carter Brown Library @jcblibrary.bsky.social 
Oxford Bibliographical Society @obs1922.bsky.social Founded 104 years ago, the OBS celebrates the collection, care, and enjoyment of libraries, books, and archives of all sizes📚
Oxford, England
oxbibsoc.wordpress.com
The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social
Working towards a world where nature is understood, valued and protected.
https://www.linnean.org/
RCPSG Heritage @rcpsgheritage.bsky.social News, events and stories from the library, archive and museum at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/ #histmed #libraries #archives #museums
Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social Metropolitan Police lives and stories 1829-now.
Open to researchers and visitors by appointment.
Like/repost/follow≠endorsement
No bio or posts, no follow back.
https://t.co/f5xOlVyLoc
Asociación Amigos del Archivo Histórico Nacional (España) @amigosahn.bsky.social Asociación cultural española, sin ánimo de lucro, promueve acciones encaminadas a la protección, conocimiento y difusión de los documentos conservados en el Archivo Histórico Nacional.
FES history @feshistory.bsky.social Hier postet das Archiv der sozialen Demokratie der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Impressum: http://fes.de/lnk/impressum
University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social Award-winning archive of British & international industrial & communication design
designarchives@brighton.ac.uk
https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesignarchives/
https://linktr.ee/design_archives
MSP Archive @msp-archive.bsky.social Military Service Pensions Archive.
The largest collection in the Military Archives in Ireland.
www.militaryarchives.ie www.militarypensions.wordpress.com
The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust, aka NMCT @thenmct.bsky.social We give grants for manuscript conservation projects and are the the only UK charity focusing solely on supporting manuscript conservation in non-national GLAMs
University of Stirling Archives @unistirarchives.bsky.social News, events and activities related to the collections held in the University of Stirling Archives.
Find out more at:
https://libguides.stir.ac.uk/archives
Religious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social The Religious Archives Group (RAG) is a voluntary organization supporting the archives of all faith communities in the UK, including those of secularist organizations.
https://religiousarchivesgroup.org.uk
AMARC @amarc.bsky.social The Association for Manuscripts and Archives in Research Collections - promoting the study, accessibility and preservation of manuscripts and archives
https://amarcsite.wordpress.com/
Region of Peel Archives @peelarchives.bsky.social Municipal archives for Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon in Ontario, Canada.
Derbyshire Record Office @derbyshiredro.bsky.social Free access to 900 years of history - Derbyshire, Britain and beyond: books, archives, maps, prints and photographs. Explore online or visit us in Matlock.
Website: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/recordoffice
UCD Archives @ucdarchives.bsky.social We curate private paper collections documenting the modern Irish State; UCD; and many elements of the Franciscan manuscript patrimony. www.ucd.ie/archives
Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social www.virtualtreasury.ie
An All-Island & International Legacy from Decade of Centenaries
Core partners: National Archives Ireland, The National Archives UK, Public Record Office Northern Ireland, Irish Manuscripts Commission, Library Trinity College Dublin
Working Class Movement Library @wcmlibrary.bsky.social Putting class back on the agenda.
CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group @ciliprarebooks.bsky.social 
Archives West Midlands @archiveswm.bsky.social Archives West Midlands is a Non-Profit Organization that exists to protect and conserve the regions rich and diverse archives for now and for the future.
https://www.archiveswestmidlands.org.uk/ 
Archives North @archivesnorth.bsky.social Archival finds and historical stories from South Yorkshire
Northumberland Archives @nlandarchives.bsky.social Accredited archives for the county of Northumberland and Diocese of Newcastle. Housed at Woodhorn, near Ashington, and at Berwick Library. northumberlandarchives.com
Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social Official account of Dundee City Archives, part of Dundee City Council (@dundeecitycouncil.bsky.social). Email archives@dundeecity.gov.uk to book.
For info on visiting and more see https://linktr.ee/DundeeCityArchives
Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County @cabhc.bsky.social Looking after the history of Belleville and Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
www.cabhc.ca
Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives @klmuseumarchives.ca Collecting, preserving & sharing since 1957.
https://www.klmuseumarchives.ca/
50 Victoria Ave. N Lindsay ON
705-324-3404
Lindsay Daily Post Digitization Project:
https://archive.org/details/klma_newspapers
Winter hours:
Thurs - Sat, 10 am to 4 pm
Wes Blake @wesblake.bsky.social Award-winning author. 📍Kentucky
HAZELGREEN & OTHER HAUNTS is forthcoming in ‘27 from WVU Press;
PINEVILLE TRACE (Etchings Press)
💙 cats, trees, music | wesblake.com
Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social Novelist and essayist, most recently author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. Professor of Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. He/him. alexanderchee.net
Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com Release the bats
Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social Fiction writer (EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, OUR MISSING HEARTS). Science nerd, ex-Clevelander, embarrassingly sincere. Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch who watches over you. she/her. www.celesteng.com
Emily St. John Mandel @emilymandel.bsky.social Six books including Sea of Tranquility, The Glass Hotel, and Station Eleven. St. John is just my middle name; the books go under M.
Lauren Groff @legroff.bsky.social Writer
Gwenda Bond @gwenda.bsky.social NYT bestselling author * dog and cat person * moon and pet photographer * gwendabond.com * gwendabond.substack.com * linktr.ee/GwendaBond
Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social What Belongs to You, Cleanness, & Small Rain | 2025 PEN/Faulkner Award | Eeyore at the gay club | https://garthgreenwell.substack.com
Cass Morris @cassmorriswrites.com Author: Aven Cycle | Story Editor: Mythik Camps | Podcast Cohost: Worldbuilding for Masochists | novels, short fiction, & immersive xp | Shakespeare nerd, once & future educator, rhetorician, geek chic | she/her | Virginia, USA
linktr.ee/cassrmorris