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Orla Kennelly

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Irish in England. American Collections Librarian. Very enthusiastic about old stuff.

Joined January 2012
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Do you have some free time & an interest in libraries, WW2, or American life&culture? The charity which supports the American Library is recruiting new Governors for the Board. Get in touch now! @millenniumlib #Norwich buff.ly/48gd0Yl


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@bbcnickrobinson⁩ you misrepresented public libraries in the piece about Enid Blyton ⁦@BBCr4today⁩. Libraries do not refuse to stock Blyton and don’t censor. They stock a wide range of books in line with professional ethics cilip.org.uk/page/FreedomOf….


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💼We are hiring guides for 2024 at heritage sites nationwide. Are you passionate about plants and conservation? Until 5 December 2023 you can apply to work at National Historic Properties including parklands and botanic gardens. heritageireland.pulse.ly/0lgynokqv5


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Two former members of US Congress will be @AmerLibraryUK on Wednesday in a discussion on bipartisanship hosted by @AmericanStudies . Get the last few remaining free tickets now @millenniumlib @forumnorwich @norfolklibs buff.ly/47iIH3p


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Today on the Scholar's Blog: this month's book launch of IMPERIAL GRIDIRON hosted at AML with Professor John Bloom 🏈 📚 🏫 Read more here: buff.ly/3NyYeVK @shippensburgU @JFearSegal @AmericanStudies


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Our American Scholars provide a glimpse into the events of the American Library relaunch. americanlibraryuk.wordpress.com/2022/05/21/ame…


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Thank you to the Eastern Daily Press for this feature about our event on Wednesday! Read more about the relaunch here: edp24.co.uk/news/local-cou… @EDP24


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Thank you to all who joined us at the relaunch of the American Library this week! It was a wonderful event with folks from across the UK, the US, and virtually in attendance. We hope to see you at the new American Library soon!

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100 years ago, the exhausted delegation arrived back to Dún Laoghaire harbour after a late night signing of #Treaty21 - read their expressions up close at the new #dlrLexIcon outdoor exhibition launched today by An Cathaoirleach @Lettiemccarthy @DeptCulturelRL @Centenaries @dlrcc

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Happy Thanksgiving! Wherever you are in the USA you are probably awake&enjoying the day now, just like these folks from the 44th Bomb Group enjoying Thanksgiving 1944 at #Shipdham #Norfolk Image from 2nd Air Division Archive @NorfolkRO digitalarchive.2ndair.org.uk

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Thank you for inviting me to deliver these talks @JFearSegal and for all the support @OKennelly @AmerLibraryUK @AmericanStudies . It was a real pleasure

The audience ⁦@americanlibrary⁩ and on Zoom is transfixed by ⁦@tonyphillips40⁩ story of meeting Malcolm X’s widow and details of African Americans Frederick Douglass’ and Moses Roper’s visits to England ⁦@AmericanStudies

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Here is Tony Phillips with his second Walker Fellowship Lecture "Military, Memory, and the Pursuit of Freedoms" #Norwich

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Join us for the launch of Not Quite Right For Us: Forty Writers Speak Volumes, a celebration of outsiderness and an ode to otherness. Featuring @Azjackson, John Mateer @Ethelbertpoet @PaulBurston and @olivesenior! 28 Oct, 6.30pm, online (youtube) >> buff.ly/2YNx5aM


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To the refurbished American Library (previously 2nd Air Division Memorial Library) at @TheForumNorwich to rededicate its Roll of Honour. Nearly 7000 airmen died flying from East Anglia. This living memorial fosters our special relationship with @POTUS & the American people.

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Watching Roger Casement slowly surmount his plinth in Dún Laoghaire today from @DLR_Libraries

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Join us tomorrow to celebrate @heritageopenday at our free online talk 'Supper from the Sound Archives'. Hear first hand food memories from audio archives to discover Norfolk's culinary history To find out more visit: norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-late-su… #UnlockingOurSoundHeritage #HODS2021

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I'm excited to be giving a talk about food in the 8th Air Force as part of a panel organised by @AmerLibraryUK From Red Cross donuts to the dreaded powdered eggs, it promises to explore all aspects of G.I gastronomy. 🍩 Book your free tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/food-and-the…

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