Jane Pothecary

@janepoth.bsky.social

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University Librarian and mum of three with a special interest in pedagogy, information literacy and social justice. Socialist and trade unionist. I like red pandas. Slowly realising I'm happiest in nature. She/her

Photo of book cover of Drained by Leah Ruppanner with the subtitle: reduce your mental load to do less and be more
Photo of me standing in front of the Weston Museum, a neo classical building, trees and grass
Photo of book cover of to be taught if fortunate by Becky chambers. Illustration shows a rocky space canyon drenched in sun.
Photo of the book A history of the world in 47 borders by John elledge
Photo of the front cover of Butter, a novel by Asako Yuzuki. The front cover is bright yellow and depicts a black and white cow. There are traces of red paint smeared across the cover, hinting at blood.
Screenshot of Word doc with a pop up menu saying"Paste with Copilot (Crtl)" and the Copilot logo
Photo of me with Paddington Bear statue at Paddington Station
Five carved pumpkins with tea lights inside
Photo of the novel You Are Here by David Nicholls. It has a blue cover with a pin shape cut out revealing an OS map background above a cartoon drawing of a yellow bench
Photo of me wearing a red coat and smiling in front of a muddy foreshore and marshes
Photograph of a Libraries Change Lives banner and a We Are CILIP banner either side of a House of Commons lectern, in a marquee.
A black cat with white paws curled up on a lap
Sun rising over a white stone cottage with a wooded hillside behind