The Folklore Library & Archive

Preserving folklore materials for future open-access research. Patrons: Michael Rosen, Joanne Harris. Registered Charity Number 1203418

[The Folklore Library & Archive @LibraryFolklore]

We are delighted to announce that bestselling author @Joannechocolat has become our new Folklore Library and Archive patron.

Joanne joins @MichaelRosenYes who was our first patron on becoming a charity.

We are excited to welcome Joanne to our team

[The Folklore Library & Archive @LibraryFolklore]

The move into our new premises is going really well. But can you help us open sooner?

We need 6 very specific units to complete phase 1. They cost £25 each.

Can you sponsor one on the link below? We will put your name on the unit as sponsor

https://t.co/KFqeV4VQwj

Thank you

[The Folklore Library & Archive @LibraryFolklore]

Did you know that you can set THE FOLKLORE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE as your favourite charity on PayPal? Then, you can choose to add a small donation when you pay for things with PayPal at checkout.

Just a few pence each time accumulates.

100% of this money comes to us.

[The Folklore Library & Archive @LibraryFolklore]

The first of our big programme of online fundraising talks is on 13 September, with recordings available for all ticket holders.

Click the image to book, and come and enjoy some historical spiritualism with @IcySedgwick

[Icy Sedgwick @IcySedgwick]

If you missed my in-person talk on spiritualism in Newcastle and Manchester last month, you can catch it online on 13 Sept at 8 pm BST, with a portion of ticket sales going to @LibraryFolklore! Let's explore the Victorian fascination with Spiritualism: https://t.co/ZKXpIXgLM1

[The Folklore Library & Archive @LibraryFolklore]

We are moving into new premises so that we can provide even better access to our print reference library, document archives and other materials.

Please help us to stay open longer with a small donation if you can, and please share. Full story here:

https://t.co/KFqeV4VQwj

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The Folklore Library and Archive is dedicated to trying to preserve AT-RISK cultural heritage materials that are folklore specific adjacent such as Folkloristan. If you know of other at-risk materials or archives that you think should be preserved, please get in touch

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We are delighted to have been working with
@folkloristan to preserve their vital collection of Pakistani cultural heritage. Today we made the archive public and you can see it freely at

https://t.co/LiAcalmuRl

Material is being added to this archive frequently

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We are delighted to have been working with
@folkloristan to preserve their vital collection of Pakistani cultural heritage. Today we made the archive public and you can see it freely at

https://t.co/LiAcalmuRl

Material is being added to this archive frequently

[The Folklore Library & Archive @LibraryFolklore]

We are setting up for a fascinating talk on the history of photography in Devon in the Folklore Library and Archive. And we have lots of toys to look at too

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Behold this classic edition of A Christmas Carol which we have just accessioned to the library through donation. Such great cover art

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A new blog post from our @GWRHelp Customer and Community Improvement Fund grant-funded rail heritage project is now on our website, detailing our recent meeting with @MelJStride

https://t.co/ZAZrTNpHcK

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This event is funded by the @MidDevonDC Growing Communities Fund

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We have another free event as part of our Warm Winter programme in the library tonight.

Historian Tony Gale is talking about Ogilby’s Brittany’s, published in 1675, and explaining how we can see it as Britain’s first road atlas

[The Folklore Library & Archive @LibraryFolklore]

We have another free event as part of our Warm Winter programme in the library tonight.

Historian Tony Gale is talking about Ogilby’s Brittany’s, published in 1675, and explaining how we can see it as Britain’s first road atlas

[Becca Smith @BeccaSmithArt]

New multi-media art exhibition on archaeology, cartography and folklore coming to the Silk Museum #Macclesfield @the_stone_club @stonebothering @EgyptMcr @LibraryFolklore

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The Folklore Library and Archive charity crowdfunder to put staff in place for a year to get more material catalogued and accessible to everyone online is just £50 shy of its first £2k

If you can share the appeal, or throw anything in, please help.

https://t.co/mr527ZaJqx

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We are hosting an evening with Dom Lee, local filmmaker, this evening in the Folklore Library and Archive as part of our Warm Winter programme of free events funded by @MidDevonDC Growing Communities Fund

[Mel Stride @MelJStride]

https://t.co/As6zPQvDcw

Great to sit down with @LibraryFolklore to share insights on the Dartmoor Line’s reinstatement.

Proud to have campaigned for over a decade for this vital lifeline for Central Devon, and looking forward to the opening of Okehampton Interchange in 2026! 🚉

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Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the Folklore Library & Archive major fundraiser so far

If you have made a donation, you will receive a personal message of thanks soon

If this is new to you, please read the announcement below and visit

https://t.co/mr527ZaJqx

[The Folklore Library & Archive @LibraryFolklore]

@WandaWyporska Sadly, most grants do not cover staff which is the one thing that we need to sort before we can go much further

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PLEASE read this really important message about The Folklore Library and Archive and if you can help follow this link

https://t.co/mr527ZaJqx

Even if you can't help directly, please forward this message on to everyone you can. These archives are valuable. Thank you.

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For a long time, we have been collecting and archiving images of postbox toppers

We would like to try and preserve some of these actual items in our collections with a view to creating an exhibition and so will need to seek donations

Can you volunteer to help us do this?