When The Labour Party appoint a new Libraries Minister I’ll do again what I’ve been doing for the last 14yrs, I’ll ask for a meeting then offer to work with them to adopt a national policy supporting Public Libraries & Library Workers. I’ll never give up. ✊️ #libraries

NEW FELLOWSHIP: The Institute is delighted to announce a new Fellowship aimed at artists and creative practitioners of Palestinian heritage. The Artist at Risk Fellowship will support an artist to spend 2 months as a Visiting Fellow at IASH in May/June/July 2025. 🇵🇸

Looking forward to taking part in this Forum next week…

A wee bit spiel on getting your research onto the radio…

Delighted to see The Observatory Experiment finally out in the real world. Available to buy from Cambridge University Press on 10 October. In the meantime, do join the book launch on 9 October! Register here: forms.office.com/e/GtfdghVJen

Today we celebrate the value and impact of #Libraries to their communities. Investing in libraries is an investment in our long-term future, and we call on the government to recognise this vital profession serving public needs. #LibrariesChangeLives cilip.org.uk/page/libraries…

Libraries Change Lives parliamentary reception with CILIP and others. Great to see so much support in the room and we'll keep pushing for longer-term financial support for a sector that is key to the future of our communities, society and the economy.

Perfect reading material, what with the long nights drawing in…

Support your sector with the CILIP Connect Toolkit. The toolkit enables members to contact local and national government officials with help on letter writing, timing and arranging meetings to raise the profile of libraries in times of cutbacks. cilip.org.uk/page/CILIP-con…

Great to be able to launch this new library project. Borrow your own wee ray of sunshine, and get our Guide to Wintering Well as part of the package. Economic and Social Research Council The University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh SLIC

Tremendous to be working with East Dun Council libraries on this pioneering project!

#Webinar “Geographies of Light” (17:00-18:30 CET). Last-minute registrations are still possible: bit.ly/4dH9Sri

To do this with no public consultation is wrong. The Council has a legal duty to provide libraries that meet local needs and such significant changes to provision will damage the communities who rely on them, and they should have been engaged with.

Roll up! Roll up!

Consultation now taking place in Aberdeenshire - we hope this will include the possibility of keeping the 13 libraries open as they are, if that's what that public want bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

With the winter solstice still a few days away, seasonal affective disorder continues to affect people across the UK. Living with SAD, the project led by hester parr of UofGGES 🌍 and @slipshodspeller, has advice on how to deal with low winter mood: bbc.co.uk/programmes/art…

A project led by hester parr of UofGGES 🌍 and Hayden Lorimer of The University of Edinburgh which is helping East Dun Council library users tackle low winter moods is being hailed as a success. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_…