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We've moved over to @ExploreWellcome, so pop across to that account for Collection and Library updates and content.

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It's been a blast, but from today we'll be posting all our library updates over on @ExploreWellcome. Follow us there for combined collection and library content!

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@Felicea Hello, this link has now been fixed😀https://t.co/5NPBM30wly

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@Felicea Thanks for flagging this! I'll pass it on to our team to resolve.

[Eoin O'Cearnaigh @ECearnaigh]

Come hear Will Greenacre of @ExploreWellcome and me discuss BSSRS archive & radical science movement at @histmat panel with @Sean_purdy and Heather Brown:
https://t.co/DMKj2fTM6C

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Interested in C17 medicine? The history of neurology or the philosophy of consciousness? This Thomas Willis online conference could be for you! Coming up on 18 November @royalsociety: free to attend: https://t.co/rP8bxL4Tar

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Join Dr Ruben Verwaal for ‘Experiencing Ear Trumpets in the Enlightenment’ where he’ll be discussing his research around deafness in the 18th century. 26th Oct. 5.30pm. Online. Free. BSL and speech to text available. Book https://t.co/JtuAZAQcJR

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Tickets still available!! Join celebrated writer Sophie Hannah to unravel the mystery of happiness and find out how her experience in crime writing helped her to solve the clues that lead to happiness. 25/10, 6pm. Book: https://t.co/3Rf4jx4j3l. Speech to text available.

[Wellcome Collection @ExploreWellcome]

#OnThisDay in 1943 Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, was isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.

Image: x-ray showing a patient with tuberculosis and HIV.

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Join celebrated writer Sophie Hannah to unravel the mystery of happiness and find out how her experience in crime writing helped her to solve the clues that lead to happiness.🧐25/10, 6pm. Book online: https://t.co/3Rf4jx4j3l. Speech to text available.

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3 x full-time, permanent Library Assistant roles available! Support both new and experienced researchers to discover our varied and exciting collections. Deadline: Sunday 17th Oct at 23.59 - https://t.co/f4hUd9pTKV

[Eoin O'Cearnaigh @ECearnaigh]

Join @littlegaudy, Alinta Sara, and me online at the @ihr_history to discuss how to confront colonial legacies and racialised histories of health in the GLAM sector with the @TheSAHGB: https://t.co/WfLHjGqXZf

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Join Dr Rana Hogarth for ‘Racial Difference in the Anglophone Caribbean.’ She’ll be investigating ideas about ‘innate’ racial differences in the Caribbean and beyond through the writings of 18thC British medical practitioners. 12/10, 5.30. Auto-captioned. https://t.co/2BzpHI1chT

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@essayhughes All applicants welcome! ⭐️

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📚Come and work with us!📚We’re looking for 3 new Library Assistants to join our Library Experience and Engagement Team. Closing 17th October. All the info - https://t.co/K1z16l3DuX

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We are looking for library members to take part in some user research for our website. It will take around 20 minutes and you’ll get a £20 voucher as a thank-you. Email a[dot]richmond[at]wellcome[dot]org to get involved📚

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There's still some tickets for next week's Library Insight - come and hear Kate Lister @WhoresofYore chat about her new book - Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts. 30/09. 6pm. Speech to text available. https://t.co/ArDBFkGYrZ

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Join Kate Lister @WhoresofYore, 30th September, 6 - 7pm, for ‘Harlots, Whores and Hackabouts.' We'll be discussing Kate's new book and delving into the history of the world’s oldest profession. Online. Speech-to-text available. Bookings - https://t.co/Tse58prswu

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🕰From today we’re extending our weekday opening to include Mondays and pausing our late-night Thursdays until the new year. 🕰

Monday to Friday: 10am to 6pm.

Saturday: 10am to 4pm.

Sunday: Closed.

For more info and to book your ticket: https://t.co/eNvHiHFszQ

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📚Changes to our Rare Materials Room Ticketing📚

You can now:
-Book a slot for the whole day.
-Book more than once a week.

You still need to order material in advance – at the latest by 10am the morning before your visit.
Find all the info here: https://t.co/QeRJlO3mXc

[Birkbeck: English @birkbeck_ETC]

We've not been able to see so much of our neighbours lately. But we'd like to celebrate those #Bloomsbury places we've been missing - focusing this week on the libraries that are so important to our work.

Follow the 🧵 and share your library experiences. 📚