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MGS Conference 2026 @mgsconf.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Paths to Progress: Inclusion, Innovation, and Possibilities Call for papers is now live! MGS2026 is here, and we warmly invite you to participate! This year, the Conference is taking place at the University of Nottingham on the 24 June 2026.

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Cristian Croitoru @cristiana2.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

There is still time to submit your abstracts and present your amazing research at the #RGS Annual International Conference in September! 🕔 Deadline: 23 Feb 2026 #HGRG #PhD #ECR

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Library historian Wayne A. Wiegand writes about the first "Congress of Librarians" and the beginning of the American Library Association: bit.ly/4bvULDy. Originally published in @amlibraries.bsky.social. #ALA150 #ForOurLibraries

Photo of a card with calligraphy writing. Text on card reads "LIBRARIANS' CONVENTION. The Librarians of the City of Philadelphia request the pleasure of your company, on Friday Evening, Oct. 6, 1876, between the hours of 8 and 11, at the rooms of the Historical Society, No. 820 Spruce St. Please present this card at the door."

Text in graphic reads "Present at the Creation: 'For the purpose of promoting the library interests of the country, and of increasing reciprocity of intelligence and goodwill among librarians and all interested in library economy and bibliographic studies, the undersigned form themselves in a body to be known as the AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.'"

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Cristian Croitoru @cristiana2.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I'm very fortunate to share this small, but no less important, piece of history based on my masters research on Nottingham's libraries! Many thanks to the Nottingham City of Literature for entrusting me with bringing this story to a wider audience. nottinghamcityofliterature.com/blog/a-histo...

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A Historical Geography of Libraries in Nottingham - Nottingham City of Literature

Cristian Croitoru discusses the historical geographies of Nottingham's public libraries and their inheritance today.

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Patrícia Silveira @patriciasgeo.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

📯 The Historical Geography Research Group (HGRG - RGS) warmly invite you to take part in the Practising Historical Geography Conference in person at Newcastle University and online, on the 12th December 2025. Register: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/porousarchives 🗓️12th December 2025 @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social

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Journal of Historical Geography @jofhistgeog.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

New article: 'Black archives, white philanthropists: Pan-African worldmaking in the interwar United States', by @jakehodder.bsky.social . Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jhg.2025.03.003

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