Why don't travel books highlight interesting libraries to visit? Here's a crowdsourced Lonely Planet for libraries bit.ly/2VxWzlZ

It is good that after so much work lobbying Parliamentarians and trying to raise #libraries up the political agenda, they are now a topic of national concern. We need to see a change in policy to secure quality libraries for everyone MT CILIP @LibDeliverUK #VoteLibraries

If you're an LGBT+ person over 50 and could do with a weekly call to stay connected during the #Covid19outbreak, get in touch with our telephone befriending service: openingdoorslondon.org.uk/telefriending We want to support as many people as we can facing increased isolation during this time!

What's wrong with public libraries + what are the easy solutions? Major article by Nick Poole. A must read, I'd say publiclibrariesnews.com/users/a-little…

Our question to every candidate: 'What are you going to do about poverty?' Join Big Issue's #ActivistArmy today bit.ly/activistarmy

This should be esp useful to #datalibs that want to design a #dataviz of #library data. figshare.com/articles/Desig…

Work to do for #libraries because #factsmatter: The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked buff.ly/2pZdeRJ

Tim Coates remembers Desmond Clarke as "one of the greatest heroes of the book trade": bit.ly/2rRB0QL

Interested in income generation ideas for libraries? ow.ly/o4ed30cBJZA < all the info shared at recent #LibraryAmbition masterclass

Great opportunity for those involved in community managed and/or owned libraries to come together & shape this important network - 25 July x.com/ckhlibraries/s…

My first contribution in a real printed book has been published. Chapter: "Public Libraries In the Age of Austerity" gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-pre…

Confirmed that 10 out of 14 libraries in Bury will close. One of the deepest cuts this year. x.com/wylie_alan/sta…

Anyone know who Jane Austen's agent is? We'd love to book her for an event. x.com/Waterstones/st…

Perfect opportunity for libraries x.com/skynews/status…

Fantastic! Congratulations @jtdeboer and team - FryskLab one of the best library initiatives we've encountered! x.com/frysklab/statu…

Oh look, I've been quoted in WIRED UK about drone registration wired.co.uk/article/uk-dro… #drones #tech #UK #UAV #RPAS #avgeek

Research on the Adoption of the Maker Identity in a Small-Town Hackerspace - P2P Foundation ow.ly/Hsrr30d0Ycm

500 volunteer libraries in the UK now, a mere handful less than a decade ago. The Guardian explores the implications theguardian.com/books/2017/aug…

An argument for why very rich people should invest in public libraries, imagining Jeff Bezos as the new Carnegie. wired.com/story/jeff-bez…

"Why would anyone want to invest in a service that sounds as if its failing?" Kathy Settle sets the record straight publiclibrariesnews.com/users/librarie…