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Graphic that reads A CILIP buying event, Manchester Supplier Showcase. Sticker reads free to attend. To the left there is an image of a megaphone. To the right there is a logo of Browns Books. At the bottom there’s 3 bullet points reading; product browsing, 1.1 meetings and networking.

Delighted to welcome #BrownsBooks, suppliers of print, eBooks & multimedia resources, to our Supplier Showcase. Visit their stand for a demo of their website functionality & new VLeBooks App, designed to make eBook access even simpler & more intuitive. Book for FREE: www.cilip.org.uk/page/Supplie...

Picture of the reading room with yellow text over the top, reading Lambeth Palace Library Career Open Day, for ages 16-18 plus undergrads and career changers, 30th October opening times 10am-4pm, 15 Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7JT

🎓Join us for our Careers Open Day - a chance to explore exciting roles, meet the team and discover how to enter these professions.

📅What's on📅
👤Chat with staff!
📚Book a Library tour!
🕰Enjoy our collections!
🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector!
🎶Explore our current exhibition

https://www.cilip.org.uk/members/group_content_view.asp?group=201298&id=1113783

📢 Registration is now open for the MDG Conference 2026!
#MetaFutures will take place on 11th-12th March 2026 at Engineers' House in Bristol followed by the UKCoR RDA Day on 13th March 2026. 📅
Early Bird rates available until 03/11/25
Full details and registration at: www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...

Delighted to see the elections open for @cilip.bsky.social
Vice President: Anoja Fernando & @rebeccadorsett.bsky.social & also for CILIP trustee: @neilmacinnes.bsky.social Patrick Mitchell Tania Pemberton and David Smith. CILIP works to improve services, support members & champion the sector.

NPSIG Community Needs & Priorities Survey Hello! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ As part of the IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG), we want to better understand your professional needs, challenges, and priorities. Your input will help us shape…

Share your thoughts with the IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZmU...

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We're counting down to #GreenLibraries Week! Here's your chance to plan & promote your climate-facing, green activities to your community and have a great Green Libraries Week and half-term. Add your activities to our interactive map of 'greenspiration'!
www.cilip.org.uk/page/GreenLi...

Green Libraries Conference banner promoting the last few tickets on sale

Only a few tickets left for our #GreenLibraries Conference. Start Green Libraries Week by joining your fellow library professionals for an inspiring day of discussion and insight on sustainability and climate concerns.
🌱British Library | Mon 27 Oct
www.cilip.org.uk/page/greenli...

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We’ve had a great response to the 2026 #CILIP Vice President & Trustee vacancies and there will be an election in November. We’re asking members to check your email details are up to date - your vote matters in shaping our professional association. www.cilip.org.uk/page/2026ele...

Congratulations to you, Julie, and many thanks for all the incredible work you have done for the library and information profession across your career.

New Skills for the Future Library Leader title, cilip and Arts Council England logo at the top, image of a girl typing on a laptop, Digital Skills and Futures Literacy titles at the bottom, register your interest in a green circle in the middle

Ahead of the formal launch in November, we're inviting you to register your interest in our new training programme:

New Skills for the Future Library Leader.

Open to emerging leaders in England public libraries. Read more and register your interest today! www.cilip.org.uk/futurelibraryleader

Dr Carla Hayden

Dr Carla Hayden, the first woman, and first African-American, to serve as Librarian of Congress in Washington today received a Presidential Citation from our President, @suelacey-bryant.bsky at the #CILIP AGM. Watch her acceptance speech: www.cilip.org.uk/page/carlaha...

Strategy announced: teal background reading Empowering Impact CILIP’s 2026-30 strategy

At today's #CILIP AGM, our CEO @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social previewed our next 5-year strategy: Empowering Impact – CILIP’s 2026–2030 Strategy. Stay tuned as we share what #CILIP, our community, and partners will achieve together by 2030 to visibly grow our impact.

Such important work, thank you both (and the hundreds of other mentors)

CILIP announces 2025 Honorary Fellowships and Presidential Citations Celebrating excellence across the library and information profession

Take a look at just what inspired the #CILIP community to recognise Jo Cornish, Kevin Mehmet, Julie Bell and LeVar Burton with #CILIP Honorary Fellowship. Read about their brilliant achievements, and the impact they've had on the profession. www.cilip.org.uk/news/712362/...

Announcing joint-winners of the CILIP Mentor of the Year Award 2025 Celebrating excellence in professional mentorship

The #CILIP Mentor of the Year award goes to not one, but TWO exceptional individuals this year.

👏Congratulations and a huge thank you for volunteering your time to your profession, Ruth Curtis and John Dolan.

Read more here: www.cilip.org.uk/news/712365/...

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Our President, @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social announces her Presidential Citations.

🎉Congratulations to @philbradley.bsky.social, Dr Carla Hayden & Maja Maricevic. Three individuals who've shown exceptional dedication, leadership & innovation. #CILIPAGM www.cilip.org.uk/page/preside...

Banner with images of the 4 recipients of the CILIP 2025 Honorary Fellowships

🎉Congratulations to LeVar Burton, Jo Cornish, Kevin Mehmet and Julie Bell our 2025 Honorary Fellowship recipients.

Four inspiring individuals who exemplify excellence across the library and information profession.
@levarburton @JoCornish4 @buliejell #CILIPAGM

CILIP AGM 14 Oct | 2.00pm - 3.30pm | Online via Zoom Frame with the word 'vote'

📢Today's the day!

We're looking forward to seeing you at the #CILIP AGM where we'll celebrate our profession, set out our key strategic priorities for the coming year and members will vote on key resolutions.

TODAY | 2pm - 3.30pm | Online
www.cilip.org.uk/event/CILIPA...

Library bodies form Libraries Alliance in 'pivotal' moment for sector

A number of organisations have launched the Libraries Alliance and called on the government to work with them to publish a new Vision for Libraries 👇 #BookSky

Green Libraries Conference logo, image with board members on stage, text - planting seeds of change - from small beginnings to a mighty forest. #GreenLibraries, 2 weeks left in a purple circle

JUST2️⃣WEEKs until #GreenLibraries Conference! Limited tickets still available, and our parallel sessions are filling up fast - each designed to spark new approaches to sustainability and empower librarians in achieving their green goals. Book now: www.cilip.org.uk/GreenLibrariesConfProgramme25

Library bodies form Libraries Alliance in 'pivotal' moment for sector A number of organisations have launched the Libraries Alliance and called on the government to work with them to publish a new Vision for Libraries.

'Pivotal' moment for library sector. Key library bodies come together calling on Govt to work with them to publish a new Vision for Libraries. #CILIP's @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social calls for ambitious political leadership to unleash the sector’s potential.

CILIP AGM 14 Oct | 2.00pm - 3.30pm | Online via Zoom

⏰It's TOMORROW!

Still time to sign up for the #CILIP AGM. Join us to celebrate our profession, hear about our key strategic priorities for the coming year and vote on key resolutions for members.

Tues 14 Oct | 2.00pm - 3.30pm | Online via Zoom
www.cilip.org.uk/event/CILIPA...

Graphic that reads A CILIP buying event, Manchester Supplier Showcase. Sticker reads free to attend. To the left there is an image of a megaphone. To the right there is a logo of OPen Fifth. At the bottom there’s 3 bullet points reading; product browsing, 1.1 meetings and networking.

Delighted to welcome @openfifth.bsky.social, suppliers of library management, discovery, & archival software to our FREE #SupplierShowcase. Visit their stand to talk about Koha LMS, Aspen Discovery, Metabase analytics, AtoM & why they work with open source solutions:

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The map's filling up fast and we're thrilled to see how many events you've lined up for #GreenLibraries Week 2025. Take a peek to see the full list and details of what librarians have planned across the UK - it could inspire your own event for this year! www.cilip.org.uk/GreenLibrariesWeek

Award-winning writer #DeanAtta reminds us of the importance of protecting access to all kinds of books in our libraries!

Tomorrow is the final day of #BannedBooksWeekUK 2025 - why not visit your local library and pick up a book that's been challenged or banned?

A pink rug is on the floor with an open notebook on top. The words "Lets talk…" and "mental health" are written on the separate pages and there is a dried flower over the top. The CILIP Disability Network logo is in the top left corner and the World Mental Health Day logo is in the bottom right.

1 in 4 people in England experience mental ill health each year. Connection helps. Join one of the #CILIP networks & groups, like #DisabilityNetwork. Find your people in the information profession & share your top tips for supporting mental wellbeing. #WMHD www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...

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Photo of the Library Alliance pledge

Today our CEO @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social attended a landmark event celebrating 175 years of the Public Libraries Act at Manchester Central Library with Baroness Twycross and other sector leaders. The event also marked the launch of the sector's new Libraries Alliance pledge.

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We're counting down to our 2025 GreenLibraries Conference! Join library professionals from all sectors for a day of discussion and insight on planting the seeds of change: from small beginnings to a mighty forest.

🌱British Library | Mon 27 Oct
Book now: www.cilip.org.uk/page/greenli...

Richard Ovenden draws on the radical vision of the public libraries Act's authors to democratise free access to knowledge & culture, sharing more about the new Libraries Alliance many of us have been working on

Celebrating 175 years since the first public libraries Act at Manchester Central Library, libraries minister Baroness Twycross describes the positive impact of her school librarian, the trusted professionalism of all librarians today, & the importance of the new Libraries Alliance