#PhotoFriday is the Parks department floral sculptural tribute to World Cup 1966 in Victoria Square with Galloway’s Corner in the background. Ref - Victoria Square 66 #LibraryofBham #Brumpic @fifaclubworldcup.bsky.social
#SundayShowcase Birmingham’s Richard Prosser (1804–1854) was one of the most inventive engineers of the 19th century. Susan Darby investigates this forgotten figure from industrial intrigue in Birmingham to the Great Exhibition and the American Civil War. Ref: L78.1 PRO #LibraryofBham
#MapOnATuesday is John Kempson’s map of the town and parish of Birmingham shewing the boundaries as perambulated by the Commissioners of the Street Acts in 1810. Ref. - MAP/14009 #LibraryofBham
#MapOnATuesday is the 1892 map of the City of Birmingham published by order of the City Surveyor, W.S. Till, coloured to highlight wards and their boundaries. Ref – MAP/114544 #LibraryofBham
#BirminghamLibraries Check out the What are the Odds? creative health exhibition in the Level 3 Gallery until 27 June. Exploring the role of art in supporting health and care systems: www.ikon-gallery.org/exhibition/i... #LibraryofBham
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#BirminghamLibraries We were pleased to hear Sheldon Library recently celebrated its 70th birthday after opening in May 1956. Here’s a photo from a quieter time. Ref - MS 4341 : Branch Libraries O – Z #LibraryofBham #LibrarySheldon
We’re still busy accessioning the Sutton archive. Miss May Henry’s collection includes a fuzzy felt tableau of the history of the town. May Henry was the former head of the Town County primary school #LibraryofBham #TownJnrSchool #FOLIOsutcol
#CityOf1000Trades is this 1819 poster for the auctioneers and estate surveyors Chesshire, Gibson & Company first established in Birmingham in 1784. Ref - LP 62.32 #LibraryofBham
#Pride2026 The Jester at 42 Holloway Circus. Opened in 1964, the venue was popular with the LGBT+ community from the mid-1970s through to the 90s. The venue closed in 2019. Ref – WK/B11/9358 #LibraryofBham #BirminghamPride #birminghamlgbt @midlandsrainbow.bsky.social
This week’s blog looks at our ongoing commitment to addressing the topic of archaic and misleading language in our collections. We compiled a reading list for institutions caring for children and young adults: theironroom.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/b... #LibraryofBham
