Nice surprise dropped through my letter box this morning - Glasgow Women's Library - follow us on Bluesky on the front page of the latest CILIP mag (and an article inside too - sorted my lunchtime reading).

Feel incredibly proud of the input, energy and passion from the profession with announcement of @CILIPCKG longlist, judges and chair have really captured the range and breadth of contemporary writing and illustration for children and young people #CKG19 carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/press.php?rele…

We are delighted to announce the 2019 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal longlists! Congratulations to all of the longlisted authors and illustrators. You can view the list in full here: ckg.org.uk #CKG19 #BestChildrensBooks

Check out Stephen Browne's "60 seconds with... ' spot in Jan /Feb 2019 CILIP Update. Stephen is Senior Librarian at the Northern Ireland Assembly N I Assembly Library

CILIP Great opportunity to help shape the future of the CILIP BAME Network. We want representation from all sectors and all levels. If you're a new professional or studying library and info science we want you as well. Come on, apply.

Has been great to talk with people across the book trade about the power of librarians to develop readers, to build reading cultures and to recommend great books to inspire a love of reading. Sharing copies of the latest issue of CILIP InfoProMag #LBF19

The latest issue of Information Professional should be landing on doormats this week. Here's a taster from it - our cover story featuring Kriti who is a keynote at CILIP Conference 2019, 3 & 4 July, Manchester. Book now for Early Bird rates. cilip.org.uk/news/442030/Kr…

Good to see my article on 挽星.’s #kista #bibliotek children’s ‘play library’ prototype in the CILIP mag & app. I’m back in Stockholm next week to oversee more library staff-led prototyping and iteration. #uxresearch #uxdesign #uxlibs #libraries

It is hard to put into words admiration for the time and thought that illustrators and authors put into creating #CKG19 books, publishers put into bringing these to audiences, that judges invest in appraising all titles. The awards are driven by pure passion! Congratulations all

Thinking about applying to join the Steering Group to create the new CILIP BAME Network, then just do it by 5pm, 20 March. Do you work in the school, public etc sector? Are you a paraprofessional, a student or new professional. All encouraged to apply. Great opportunity.

Congratulations to all the @CILIPCKG shortlisted authors, illustrators, and publishers: we have loved reading all the wonderful books on the list #CKG19 #bestchildrensbooks

Hello library twitter I am on the lookout for data subjects for my dissertation on current and former MyMMU Library and Information Management students who switched to library and info. man after a first /second /third career. Would involve a questionnaire and poss interview

"Older people play an outsized role in civic life. They also are more likely to be online targets for misinformation and hyperpartisan rhetoric." Plenty here we can learn from the US ow.ly/3jFN30ojVy2 #FactsMatter

Delighted to be at the launch of CILIP's new magazine and listings guide, Pen&inc., promoting diversity and inclusion in children's books #PenandincLaunch View the magazine in full at cilip.org.uk/penandinc

CILIP launches magazine to promote diversity in children’s publishing thebookseller.com/news/cilip-lau… via The Bookseller

thanks to CILIP for publishing our feature on the Carnegie UK Wellcome #EngagingLibs phase one learning in the #InformationProfessional read the full report at carnegieuktrust.org.uk/publications/e… massive thanks to @Rachel_CUKT 🌟

Interview with @JackieMorrisArt, a #CKG19 winner: “People sit looking at lions and killer whales on TV, they don’t see the wren outside their front door and that disengagement is bad for our physical and mental health and the very small planet we live on.” cilip.org.uk/news/455375/Ja…

Interview #CKG19 winner Elizabeth Acevedo: “I don't know if I have the capacity to write bleakness... There is enough hopelessness in the stories these young people see about themselves. I want to write stories where black and brown children slay the dragon” cilip.org.uk/news/455376/El…

A must read from david hayden in CILIP InfoProMag The work that Somerset Libraries is doing continues to be an inspiration! Glass Box Somerset shows what courage, determination & bringing people together with a shared vision can achieve. #digitalskills #stem #talkuptaunton

#CelebrityMasterChef