Job perk of being a librarian: loaning a kid a book that has a great twist in it, and waiting and waiting for them to reach it, and then one day they come in and you see in their eyes that they HAVE and then you both gush and giggle and do excited hand gestures for ages 🙂.

RT @CILIPinfo: Censorship has been in the headlines again this week. This excerpt from a forthcoming article by David McMenemy for #Informa….

RT @simonjamesgreen: A fun afternoon at The Royal Society where Boy Like Me won the secondary fiction category at the ‘What Kids are Readin….

If any schools are looking for a visiting author then @KWBwrites would be a great choice!.

My Year 7 students had a truly lovely author visit & writing workshop with the brilliant @KWBwrites last week, they were so engaged in creating their own stories, something there is generally precious little time for, it was heartwarming to see them grow in confidence.

RT @whatSFSaid: This is absolutely crucial from @JDLiteracyTrust. Libraries and librarians create the readers of the future, ensuring acces….

RT @ljlittleson: I like the idea of a year that prioritises reading. Let’s make 2026 the year we reopen closed libraries, open new ones and….

RT @malorieblackman: This couldn't be more timely. Reading for pleasure opens so many doors. I wouldn't be writing this now as an author i….

RT @whatSFSaid: I totally support the National Year Of Reading. We desperately need a culture of reading for pleasure to replace the cultur….

RT @LouisMMCoiffait: Lots of questions still about how the 2026 National Year of Reading will build on the amazing work of librarians in sc….

RT @DrDMcMenemy: This seems apt this morning (and every morning)

RT @DrDMcMenemy: As The Library Association stated in 1986, and the courts agreed. (Reference from Library Association Record) https://t.c….

RT @SueLaceybryant: "Libraries are Trisexual. We'll try anything once." Thanks to Gene Tan from National Library board of Singapore for an….

RT @MichaelRosenYes: In my from Birmingham to Ledbury for the poetry festival. In Birmingham I read my intensive care diary to librarians:….

What a joy to listen to @MichaelRosenYes at #CILIPConf25 today, speaking about the power of the written word. At our core librarians are word hoarders, shining light in to dark places. Good to be reminded of that, and to celebrate my wonderful profession and colleagues 🧡

RT @Schoolbookclubs: Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron. Thanks to @HachetteKids & @BarringtonStoke we have 10 sets of….

RT @uksla: Amazing to see this conversation unfold in the @UKHouseofLords today. It is great to see the recognition for the SLA and the wor….

RT @whatSFSaid: If you want kids to love reading - LET THEM READ THINGS THEY LOVE! By all means, encourage them to read books that you thin….

RT @bcb567: The latest blog from @CILIPSLG . The Carnegies: A Joyful Celebration of Children's Literature. Written by Gareth Evans, commi….

RT @uksla: We are deeply concerned by reports of @GlasgowCC's proposal to remove #schoollibrarians from all 30 secondary schools in the ci….

RT @CILIPinfo: Start the week with positive action. Apply to become the inaugural Chair of #CILIP's Intellectual Freedom Committee. Help sh….