The Wohl Library of the @ihr.bsky.social is a national resource for everyone researching or writing history. Membership is free to everyone and we are an open access, reference library holding over 200,000 books and journals.https://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3msq6mqslut2pJust letting our readers know we have two new collection guides available, one giving a general overview of our Latin American collections, and the other focusing on Brazil. Feel free to have a browse. https://www.history.ac.uk/library/collections/latin-american-history-collections https://www.history.ac.uk/library/collections/brazilian-history-collections10 Aug 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq6mqslut2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mqtvwqaqmq2aJust letting readers know about our August opening hours. Throughout August we will be closed on Saturday and from Monday to Friday we will be open from 09.00 to 18.30. Our regular hours will resume from the 1st September. https://www.history.ac.uk/about-us/opening-hours17 Jul 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtvwqaqmq2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mqmdifvopk2x🖨️ This maintenance work has been postponed. Printing will remain available on Wednesday 15 July. Apologies for any confusion caused. 🖨️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmdifvopk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mqjyby2osj2d13 Jul 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjyby2osj2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mp745qtnkv2jAlthough it's a bit toasty, Dantean (other adjectives are available), drinking water can be found in the ground floor common room and, as some have discovered, the basement reading room remains cool. Also if anyone wants some cool reading, you can find works in polar history within our collections.26 Jun 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp745qtnkv2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mofs2mw7bx2lBefore next week's @ihr.bsky.social London Summer School (Sickness & Health) begins, all are welcome to browse the library's collection guide on Medical History. It includes an overview of what can be found in the library and links to other relevant collections - https://www.history.ac.uk/library/collections/history-medicine-collections16 Jun 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofs2mw7bx2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mmz62opxmt2oNew Books time again. Browse a range of titles recently acquired by the library ranging from medieval Germany, via 17th century Mexico and Eton in the 1990s, finishing at a squat in Paris in 2015. If you like what you see remember membership is free https://www.history.ac.uk/library/library-membership29 May 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz62opxmt2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mlvpkbggjk2oFor anyone interested in Tudor government or Elizabeth I in general, newly arrived in the library today are the Proceedings of the Privy Council, 1582-1583. It's now on the shelves in the first floor reading room - https://search.libraries.london.ac.uk/permalink/44SHL_INST/53aa7s/alma99100012010970926615 May 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvpkbggjk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mlgj4pb2kb2fNew books time again which IHR library members can browse on the 1st and 2nd floors (P.S. becoming a member is easy and free - just fill out a form https://www.history.ac.uk/library/library-membership)09 May 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgj4pb2kb2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mkhymnigf72fLaunched late last week, the lastest IHR library collection guides, this time on the History of Emotions https://www.history.ac.uk/library/collections/history-emotions-collections27 Apr 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhymnigf72fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mkchrixzs22tWe're closed on Saturday 2 and Monday 4 May, and Saturday 23 and Monday 25 May for the May Bank Holidays. We will reopen on Tuesday 5 and 26 as normal. For more details on our upcoming closures and our opening hours see history.ac.uk/about-us/opening-hours25 Apr 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkchrixzs22thttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mj4wet5ypp2bWe're keeping our survey open till the end of the month! If you haven't had a chance to share your thoughts, please do so here: buff.ly/92pbzWx. Plus there is the opportunity to win a £25 National Book Token if you complete the survey and enter into our optional prize draw 📖10 Apr 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4wet5ypp2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mgp4f7jokv2xAnd they're back! Readers can oncemore access our range of collection guides which give overviews to our collections as well as introductions to themes which run through them. Follow the link to start browsing: https://www.history.ac.uk/library/collections Even more will be added in the coming weeks.10 Mar 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp4f7jokv2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mgjt2pocyh2eThis Women's History Month and International Women's Day we're highlighting one of the most important women in the IHR's own history - Eliza Jeffries Davis. Jeffries Davis was a historian (and librarian!) who played a pivotal role in the founding of the IHR.08 Mar 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjt2pocyh2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mg7xvmmwfa26It's new books time again. You can view a selection of newly acquired items on the 1st and 2nd floors including a selection of sources, reference works and historiography titles ranging from the medieval to the contemporary.04 Mar 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7xvmmwfa26https://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mg5kkxvpxk2tThe IHR Library 2026 survey is now open and closes Friday 10 April! 😊 Do you have any feedback, comments or suggestions about the IHR Library? If so, please fill out our annual survey here: forms.office.com/e/BjwVZYhsc5.03 Mar 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5kkxvpxk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3meqvyiy5vc23Happy Valentines Day from all of us at the IHR Library! We have many romantic texts on our shelves including these collections of love letters. 💌 Second image taken from Lovers in Wartime 1944 to 1945 by Vaughn Davis Bornet.13 Feb 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqvyiy5vc23https://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mdxehcdisg2l🏳️‍🌈 February is LGBT+ History Month. This year's theme is Science and Innovation so we are highlighting some prominent LGBT+ scientists and innovators featured in the IHR Library's Collection! 🧑‍🔬 #LGBTHistoryMonth03 Feb 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxehcdisg2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihrlibrary.bsky.social/post/3mdx3iz6crk2xThanks - if anyone wants an overview of what we have we have a guide to the types of maps you can find here - https://www.history.ac.uk/map-collections [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Feb 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:c6mwt6d7lptcpuqwflklqerv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdx3iz6crk2x