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Currently wishing we were here with a good book 🥵

(ps we have aircon if anyone needs to cool off)

🎨 Kriegs Flugblätter des Simplicissimus by Carl Lendecke & Friedrich Otto, 1914; F60136-34

On this day in 1904, Leopold Bloom began his journey through Dublin.

That single day would later become the setting for James Joyce's masterpiece, Ulysses, and is now celebrated around the world as Bloomsday.

Have you ever read Ulysses?

Primary school teachers: There is still time to book for Monday's FREE Make a Guidebook livestreamed event. Celebrate the art of guidebooks and the magic of wonderful places with your Key Stage 2 students in this creative, online event supporting reading and writing for pleasure.

Children's writer Rashmi Sirdeshpande, and author and illustrator Viviane Schwarz will inspire your students to make their own guidebooks through insights into books about the world, creative prompts, and interactive making.

A lovely collaboration with EmpathyLab

Tune into the livestreamed event from your classroom on Monday 8 June at 11.00.

Book your place >

Make a Guidebook: Around the World | British Library Embark on a journey all about guidebooks, and discover fascinating and delightful ways to explore place. Rashmi Sirdeshpande, Viviane Schwarz and Ben Shire