Scotland's libraries are part of the network of social care and should be professionally staffed like any other council services - great piece in The Herald featuring Professor Peter Reid 🏳️‍🌈🇩🇰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😻 heraldscotland.com/news/23311859.… CILIPScotland

Lawnsio podlediad newydd i ddysgwyr Cymraeg hefo fy ffrind DoctorCymraeg - dydd Iau, 23ain Chwefror, 2023! Yn Saith Seren Wrecsam Launching a new podcast with my friend Stephen ‘Doctor Cymraeg’ Rule - Thursday, 23rd February, 2023! In the Saith Seren, Wrexham. Clwb Clebran

📣Today in "why are librarians & archivists important": we had an enquiry about a book that I couldn't find anywhere (not just in the Library, but even *existing* 🤨). So I asked the enquirer where their reference came from. They'd used #ChatGPT to ask about an 18thC ancestor...

Today is the day, British Science Week 2023 has begun 🥳🤩! Don't forget to tag us British Science Week and use the hashtag #BSW23 to show us all the brilliant ways you celebrate! It's not too late to find ways to get involved - check out our What's on page: britishscienceweek.org/whats-on/

Welcome to day one of Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2023! 🌟 Taking place from the 13th - 19th of March, we're looking forward to celebrating different minds with you all 🎉 🎉 Full details 👉 neurodiversityweek.com Thank you again to everyone for your endless support🌟

Here's some of the key take-outs from our second panel discussion of the day: 'Neuroinclusion in Further and Higher Education' Thank you to our panelists, and everyone who joined us, for the incredible conversations! #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #NeurodiversityWeek #NCW

Word of the day is ‘circumbendibus’ (17th century): anything that deliberately goes round and round without ever getting to the point.

Our last session and @MajaMaricevic unveils our fantastic #GreenLibrariesConference drawing by the very talented Karl Millett. “If this the beginning of the journey for libraries, then this is amazing!” Our incredible profession came together today & this is what we covered!👇🏻

During Children’s Mental Health Week 2023, Children's Children's Laureate Wales KingCon™ 👑 and poet and spoken word performer DUKE AL teamed up to lead poetry workshops at Fitzalan High School exploring the themes of community, connection, and identity: literaturewales.org/lw-news/childr…

"I didn't used to read. Now that I am reading more I find it helps me to be calm and see things more in perspective. I am really enjoying giving myself the time to read books." 🗣️World Book Night 2022 participant Find your calm this #WorldBookNight and pick up a book.

As we gear up for a political slanging match, remember that you can support the fight for truth in politics by donating to Full Fact fullfact.org/donate/ #FactsMatter

Q1 How can we ensure that all students and staff have equal access to digital resources and tools, regardless of their background or socio-economic status? #LTHEchat #AdvanceHE_chat

They had licensed physicians rate the responses on the quality of the information provided and the bedside manner. ChatGPT outperformed handily on both metrics. It's crazy to think ChatGPT is already better than your doctor. Source: JAMA Internal Medicine

I often worry that people on the left talk endlessly about wht's wrong but seldom try to describe what good looks like. Well here you go ... It looks like Liverpool.

On #EmpathyDay, Rob Biddulph rounds out our online author & illustrator festival with an EXCLUSIVE empathy-themed Draw With Rob. Pencils at the ready! ✏️ Remember to download your resources to get involved in the whole day's activity: bit.ly/EDay23Registra… HarperCollins Children's Books

Oeddech chi'n gwybod bod llyfrgelloedd y coleg yn darparu mynediad i wasanaeth RNIB Bookshare: UK education collection, yn gallu eich cefnogi i ddefnyddio Read&Write a bod gan ein e-lyfrau opsiynau sain, newid maint testun ac addasu lliw? #HiVis2023 @colegllandrillo ReadingSight SULlandrilloMenai

Did you know that the college libraries provide access to the RNIB Bookshare: UK education collection service, can support you in using Read & Write and that our e-books have audio options, text resizing and colour adjust? #HiVis2023 @colegllandrillo ReadingSight SULlandrilloMenai

Did you know that it's #DeafblindAwarenessWeek? At Inspiring Skills and WorldSkills Wales we strive to be as inclusive as possible and offer a diverse range of competitions for those with additional needs🤝 Get inspired and watch below for some of our past competitors' journeys!🎥

"Public libraries are helping people with no or low digital skills access essential services every single day." Our CEO Isobel Hunter MBE is quoted in UKAuthority's article on Lords Communications and Digital Committee's digital inclusion report ukauthority.com/articles/lords…

We are the first human beings to see a Mars sunset. It’s quite a thought