Lori Moriarty

Time for MY FAVOURITE PANEL 🎉🎉🎉
My Life in Books facilitated by the brilliant Pat Lonergan with Eimear Ní Bhraonáin, John Connell and Rachael English!

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Now we have Damien Brady, Limerick City & County Librarian, speaking on a recent study trip to libraries in the Netherlands.

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Next we have Michelle Breen taking us through the Library Labour Market Taskforce.

#LAIBooktotheFuture @laibluesky.bsky.social
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Our first panel of the day is on the battle for truth in the Age of AI with Eimear Ní Bhraonáin, @jackmccarronkk.bsky.social, Rob Brown and @ntanzi.bsky.social @laibluesky.bsky.social #LAIBooktotheFuture25

Who better to open the last day of the Public Libraries conference than our Laureate Éilís Ní Dhuibhne who is tracing our storytelling and writing past! #LAIBooktotheFuture25 @laibluesky.bsky.social

Dobbo is in the house! Our next panel is led by Byran Dobson and features Brian Gallagher, Ashwin Chacko and Kathleen MacMahon. This panel will be celebrating writing in a time of rapid technological change #laibooktothefuture25 @laibluesky.bsky.social

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Faye Carrie speaking on the Resisting Hate and Navigating Agitation report; focused on library staff perspectives of the reactionary responses to LGBTQIA+ materials. Brilliant to see a period of time which affected so many library workers so thoughtfully investigated #LAIBooktotheFuture25

We're delighted to have Debbie Hicks,creative director of the @readingagency.bsky.social to speak on changing lives through reading! From the worrying picture recent reports on reading present to the opportunities & challenges this presents to Libraries #LAIBooktotheFuture25 @laibluesky.bsky.social

Fascinating & hilarious talk from @ntanzi.bsky.social

Libraries & AI by way of the twilight zone & the idea that a book is a vessel- a delivery mechanism.

Change is a feature of our service and providing access & information is part of our commitment to digital equity #LAIBooktotheFuture25

Our opening address at the Public Libraries conference is from Lorna Dodd, President of the Library Association of Ireland. Lorna spoke to the future of public libraries as they embrace change and consider their future paths #Laibooktothefuture25

Lists of table quiz scores!

It's the first proper day of the Library Association of Ireland Public Libraries conference. The table quiz rivalries of last night have been put to bed and we're heading into a day of amazing speakers! #LAIBooktotheFuture25

Today With Claire Byrne Wednesday 29 October 2025 Mid-morning show with Claire Byrne featuring stories of the day, sharp analysis and features.

So grateful to Jennie Loughran, @lorimoriarty.bsky.social, @clairebyrne.bsky.social and @rteradio1.bsky.social for featuring Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee, by @unawoods.bsky.social and me. Skip to 1:47 for the books segment!

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Very excited for this year's LAI Public Libraries Conference #LAIBooktothefuture25 #libraries #librariesireland

Things that give me hope at the moment:

-Pedro Pascal for Vanity Fair

-Libraries

Will the library printer print today...

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Happy May Day to all who celebrate but also to those who forgot it was the 1st of May and ended up trying to subtly "wash" your face in "dew" from the patch of grass outside the school gates because of the superstitious feeling that you'd make your dead granny sad by not doing it...

Thoroughly enjoyed the session Aphra! Eye opening without leaving us feeling powerless etc.

Tá meantóirí deonacha Gaeilge fós á lorg againn ag Fighting Words le cabhrú linn ceardlanna a reáchtáil! Ní gá go mbeadh tú líofa le hobair linn, tá míle fáilte romhaibh foghlaimeoirí fásta freisin 🫶🏾 Má spéis leat, le do thoil bí i dteagmháil! ✨️

There are rumours that the library even features in the book!!!! #laoislibraries

Not going to make an AI version of a librarian as per the trend. Just imagine a slightly disheveled person with a pocket of elastic bands/glitter/pens(and at least one beverage stain) talking about the latest book release while googling a paper craft & not looking directly at the printer #libraries

Fascinating opening to day 2 of the #LAICILIPIre25 morning from @aphrak.bsky.social on how we need to think about the ethics and literacy needed to navigate AI responsibly.

We passed by the old one, the two couldn't be more different!!!

Kinsale library you beaut! What an amazing building ❤️
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Fab talk from Joseph Peelo about his work with the JCSP LIbrary project and School Completion Project in creating a Comic book club. I love hearing about programmes centring Reading for Enjoyment #LAICILIPIRE25 @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Delighted to be at the LAI CILIP library conference in Cork. Inspiring welcome from Eileen Morrissey, the President of the LAI & a mind-blowing talk from @pierstorday.bsky.social about sustainability in publishing. Obsessed with the new innovations in typeface with sustainable serif #laicilipire25

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Today is #TolkienReadingDay which explains why I feel like butter scraped over too much bread...

Had to go watch my comfort film franchise tonight to recover from Ferdia Lennon's début novel #fastandfurious 😭❤️ @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social

Five grown ass adults pose in aggressive stances in front of the Gladiator 2 poster wearing armour made of cardboard

Did my entire family dress up to go watch Gladiator 2?
Yup we did!
Was it the highlight of the cinema trip?
Also yup.
#gladiator2

Post a pic of yourself to show the newbies what they're dealing with