Sinead Blowers

Parents urged to read more to boost children’s life chances Education Secretary urges parents to swap scrolling with reading as she launches a National Year of Reading for 2026 to boost kids’ literacy and life chances.

Librarians of all types will be key to ensuring the National Year of Reading reaches as many people as possible, looking forward to tomorrow #NYOR www.gov.uk/government/n...

Tortoiseshell cat lying down sleeping

Tortoiseshell cat lying down sleeping

Tortoiseshell cat lying down sleeping

#nationalhugacatday #happyhugacatday
I am the luckiest fur baby momma 💕 🐱😍

Hay stage with chairs and a screen in background with quote by Betty Smith author- the world was hers for the reading 📚 😄

Hay on wye festival stage with two people in wooden chairs

Ruth Jones signing a book for me in the daisy dress

A white wall with the hay on wye festival logo in pink and two flags alongside as well as trees and a grey sky with clouds in background

@hayfestival.bsky.social Part 2

Hay festival sign in yellow with bushes in the background on grass

Big purple and yellow sign with Jhumpa Lahuri quote - that's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet

Hay festival sign in purple with deckchairs at the back, a tent and a green bush

A parrot made out of paper in different colours with tents around it and a red carpet

@hayfestival.bsky.social this year....fantastic few days spent 😍 Got my book geek on...

So excited to be working on the Evidence searching for this project with UOP - @chealthlib going international 🙌

A banner with Cornwall Health Library logo of open book with a heart rhythm above it and a map of cornwall saying supporting evidence based practice, research and education. They a table with pens, books and small paper pads to give away alongside a purple book trolley with dementia books

Big red cartoon question mark on a blue background with a white speech bubble saying How do we provide future leaders with the knowledge, skills, and tools to enable them to develop NOW for future action?

Busy day for a #marketinglibrarian today. #Evidencesearch teaching at a Allied Health Profession Future Leadership Course followed by event resource list and stand at the #cornwalldementiaconference2025 Lots of talking 👄, lots of keen enthusiastic people...Today was a day I can truly say #I❤️myjob 😀

Car park with a sun rising in the sky with large cloud formation above a blue sky and silhouettes of trees

Photo from a train window of Tamar Bridge in Plymouth with boats on the water at the bottom

#librarianontour @universityofplymouth for large-scale change planning on library teaching for the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Great day of networking and multisite cooperation. Cornwall/Plymouth Partnership 😍

A lady in light shirt and long red hair in a garden with reddish acer tree leaves above

Twisted tree trunks in a wood with bluebells and green grass below

2 big trees with wild garlic and bluebells on the floor and red and different shades of leaves above with a blue sky

Springtime with friends 🧡

How Reading 25-30 Minutes a Day Transforms Your Brain Backed by Science

Read “How Reading 25-30 Minutes a Day Transforms Your Brain“ by Sufyan Maan, M.Eng on Medium: medium.com/illumination...

An illumination from a Medieval Manuscript that shows a character bearing a striking resemblance to Yoda, a small green humanoid wearing an orange cloak. 📜 Royal 10 E IV, f. 30

A long time ago in a manuscript far, far away....

Happy #StarWarsDay! – #MayTheFourthBeWithYou, always.

Morning sky of light cloud with dark silhouette of house rooftops and a tree to the side with the sun lightening the clouds

Spring mornings are here 😍🌄😎

Trees in a row with buildings behind and grass and a path in front of it and blue cloudless sky

PowerPoint slides titled why are you here? Group discussions

Mowed green grass area with a white path with a building, fence and stone wall around it. Football goal posts in the background

Early to bed tonight methinks after a great few days in work training- brain sufficiently stretched, enthusiasm heightened - now to mend some cells...🧠 lovely location for picnic lunch as well 😎 #qualityimprovement #qualitylocation #cornwallhealthcare

Black tulip in the sun with a garden in the background

Black/purple and white tulip in the sun

Black tulip in the sun

Study of a tulip....Spring is here! 🥰🌼

Picture of a hand squeezing a small orange plastic ball against a blue sheet of a bed and patterned duvet

Mouse overusage alert! You know you've overdone the spreadsheet work when you're forced to bring out the ibuprofen, ice pack and squidgy ball at night. The joys of returning to work after leave... #computermouseinjury #excelisevil

Reading Agency’s research reveals 'growing reading crisis' with half of adults put off by distractions

ICYMI: The @readingagency.bsky.social's report has revealed “a growing reading crisis”, especially among younger adults, who report distraction as one of the most common barriers to reading for pleasure in the UK 👇 #BookSky

MILA responds to parliamentary inquiry into media literacy - Media and Information Literacy Alliance In March, the House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee launched an inquiry into media literacy. Drawing from Ofcom findings that only 45% of UK adults are confident they can judge whether sou...

MILA has made a submission to the House of Lords Digital & Comms Committee inquiry on media literacy. Our response below stresses why media & information literacy are important to society and why it imperatively needs to feature prominently in young people's education. mila.org.uk/mila-respons...

You shouldn't have worried @nedpotter.bsky.social it was a great session with @swrls.bsky.social Loving exploring the @bsky.app platform #southwestlibraries #nhslibraries @chealthlib

@lisaburrowsphd.bsky.social

You might not be aware, but publishers don't allow libraries to buy permanent copies of ebooks/audiobooks. They are rented to them at a much higher rate than an individual can buy them. And they're limited to a low number of rentals before being charged again.

#supportLibraries

A poster with a picture of Shakespeare surrounded by medical words and quotes he invented called happy talk like Shakespeare day April 23rd

Happy administrative professionals day poster with a figure surrounded by logos of admin tasks such as a laptop and pen and including 2 books about communication and interpersonal skills in speech bubbles and a thank you note

23rd April poster saying happy st George's Day, English Language Day, world book night with an English flag, world book night Road to reading symbol, a dragon and a Knight, a pic of Shakespeare and some birthday balloons. Advertising quick read books coming soon

Busy day for us marketing librarians today in England...April 23rd a day for everything Eng.Not that I'm complaining 2much - bring it on @chealthlib #worldbookday #shakespearesbirthday
#administrativeprofessionalsday #stgeorgesday #talklikeshakespeareday #worldbooknight #englishlanguageday

Excellent lecture online for #worldbookday - Thank you @profsarahmcg.bsky.social for inspiration. I may work with adults but I will take your message of #engageempowerenrich into my work with NHS staff & students. Check out their #UniversityofEdinburgh #LiteracyLab here: blogs.ed.ac.uk/literacylab/

Another great educational resource gone 😔

Stephen Thornton stands in front of a slide showing these statistics about affect on an essay mark by citing various materials. Textbook (1) Journal article 0.583** (0.281) Government/think tank data 0.951*** (0.292) Monograph 1.833*** (0.407) 0.639** (0.328) Newspaper 0.344 (0.352) Periodical 1.065 (0.628) Website - 0.015 (0.322) Number of cites 0.121 (0.951) Constant 47.275*** (1.219) Observations 257 0.217 *p < 0.10; **p< 0.05; ***p<0.01 (Atkinson and Thornton 2022, p. 301)

Stephen Thornton talking about research conducted into impact on an essay mark by citing certain material. For every textbook citation, the politics student got an extra half mark (0.583). For every journal article they got nearly 1 whole extra mark (0.977) #lilac25

#lilac25 #reflectionfeedbackexercise #journeyhome from @cardiffuniversity.bsky.social

#LILAC25 #DAY3 #FINALACT
Final @cardiffuni day 4 #infolit profs & didn't disappoint. #infoadvocates #goodcitizens
Thanku all for organising. Inspired on to make our #smallchanges
#librariansontour #nhslibraries @uninorthants_uon @unisheffield #greyliterature #libfest #photoproject #protectdata

This LILAC song 2025 A song written for the 20th anniversary of the LILAC Information Literacy Conference 2025 performed live at Cardiff University following Professor Jane Secker's keynote talk on Tuesday 15 April 2025

For the #lilac2025 people and whole #infolit community - a rather fab song to end my keynote from me and @cbowiemorrison.bsky.social and now on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/chris-morris...

Using social media to learn from conferences Using social media to learn from conferences - Download as a PDF or view online for free

I have updated this infographic to include @bsky.app which provides tips on using social media before, during and after conferences.

www.slideshare.net/slideshow/us...

What does UX mean to you, and what are your experiences with it? Post your response to the discussion topic by clicking the plus button below.

We used this at the beginning of our workshop yesterday to learn how others have used UX. I thought I'd add it here to see if anyone else in #LILAC25 wants to contribute. Share details with others if you want to follow up with a chat. There's some amazing work going on! tiny.cc/z6qg001

#LILAC25 #DAY2
Who knew info literacy specialists were so musical?
More fantastic, fun & reflective practice. Keynote speaker @janesecker - u raised the bar with an engaging&inspiring 'concert-like?' session 👏 👍
#librariansontour @cardiffuni @lilac_conf #musicallibraries #informationliteracy

Exhausting but buzzing after #LILAC25 Some excellent talks and ideas/discussions to bring back to the Cornwall team @chealthlib 😀😍🤩 #librariansontour #informationliteracy #digitalliteracy #studentskills #nhslibraries