The stakes are high for the future of US libraries following the US Presidential election. Jennie Rose Halperin @little_wow, @NYUEngelberg looks at what US libraries are facing post election & shares thoughts from colleagues across the US library sector. https://t.co/IG63qY8Rdc

🎉 Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of the Yoto Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration, and Shadowers' Choice Medals @CarnegieMedals: @StoryBreathing, @JospehACoelho and @tiafisher_! #YotoCarnegies24 Read the press release: https://t.co/SXcNesq9Wz

Does copyright equally protect black creators? In this issue of @InfoProMag, keynote speaker @PawletBrookes gives her view on AI, IP & ethics in context of black creators & artists. Read: https://t.co/Zn2YqJf3xM Register for your place at her session here: https://t.co/Fy3TvX6giE

Take action now! We call on all and any, library allies and champions to use the hashtag #DearChancellor on all social media platforms to tell the Chancellor why you believe public libraries deserve urgent financial support from HM Treasury. #Budget24

Investing in the #Library sector has its benefits like collaborative customers. "In a competitive space you wouldn’t often get this help from your customers" says @FrodeOpdahl CEO, AI start-up @keenious whose clients include AI pioneer @CarnegieMellon 👉 https://t.co/41Np5M4EL0

Thanks to @fabihaaskari @newnham_p and Sunita Abraham for writing this inspiring blog post on the partnership between @LancasterUniLib @LancasterBlack & Decolonising LU #BHM #Engagement

@NickPoole1 @InfoProMag @LancasterUniLib Thanks Nick. The strong partnership with @LancasterBlack enabled us to think creatively about opening our doors to our communities @LancasterUniLib & developing new collections together, and has provided a model for working with other groups locally

Great to see your excellent advice in the latest @InfoProMag from @CILIPinfo, @Jessica_Bates Studying with you @UlsterUni certainly helped me find my dream career 😊

As we look forward to a day with the brilliant @CILIPinfo Board don't forget we are currently recruiting for Trustees to join the Board from Jan 2024. Details at

Our co-chair @HISchoolLibrary has written an update on our campaign in the latest issue of @CILIPinfo @InfoProMag. We also feature in the News section. AND there is a great interview with @graemeboyd about international school librarianship. #schoollibrarians @fictious_cat

I have written an article for this month's @InfoProMag about the @greatschlibs campaign and our event in Westminster Hall with @MichaelRosenYes. An exciting year ahead working on raising the profile of #schoollibrarians and #schoollibraries.

Leaders are on the balcony of hope, while often staff in the basement of despair & leaders need to raise them up so they have the same vision - Masud Khokhar speaking at #CILIPconf23 ICYMI @InfoProMag spoke to Masud before the conference https://t.co/kGMxtTQzQq

I’m cogitating themes arising from yesterday’s #CILIPConf23. A practical takeaway was to drown out all the #AI voices and noise. ‘Don’t make it bigger than it is.’ Focus on context, application, relevance to your discipline and sector. Read my @InfoProMag as well 😊 @CILIPinfo 👏

We are so stoked for this new report from our partners and friends at @NYUEngelberg (yes, we get excited about reports), and we'll be bringing you highlights in the days to come.

”People are starting to see how OA has been co-opted by publishers and poses other ethical issues. Five years ago people who opposed high APCs were only a handful of activists, that has changed.”

Does academia’s obsession with publication mean big publishers can do what they like? Discussion sparked by @ImagingNeurosci with @rmounce, Nick Lindsay @mitpress, Claudio Aspesi, @old_light - topics likely to come up @CILIPinfo's #CILIPConf23 https://t.co/PCLcRNhKZ7

🧶/1 🚨Important announcement: 🚨 Check out the eBook pledge calling voices across the publishing industry to commit to 12 principles to boost libraries’ digital access to culture and knowledge ✍️ Sign now: https://t.co/kzn3HmG93E #eBookPledge #eBookSOS #EmptyLibrary #eBooks

Rainy Day Reading - @InfoProMag is perfect with a cup of tea (or coffee). Has yours arrived yet? This edition covers the @CarnegieMedals AI, leadership, and book-banning too. Get your copy: https://t.co/5u4ekaHiKB #libraries

Find out about how we've worked with our local community in this article by Head of Library Engagement, Lesley English @LUni_lesley! 👏⬇

Really enjoyed writing this article for the CILIP Information Professional magazine, sharing how we have worked in partnership with community groups such as @LancasterBlack, and why we launched our Community card @LancasterUniLib