David McMenemy

I've known Amina Shah for over 25 years, she is one of the finest people I've ever worked with and someone with immense integrity. She leads the library profession from a strongly values-based position, and I will always have immense respect for her and trust in her. She's a great National Librarian

Censorship challenges in public libraries: the past informs the present Censorship is a direct challenge to intellectual freedom. CILIP Scotland President Dr David McMenemy looks at what we can learn from the past to inform our current decisions and actions.

Hot off the press. Me looking thoughtful anaw! www.cilip.org.uk/news/news.as...

Exciting programme just announced for the 2025 CILIPS Conference taking place at the Apex Hotel in Dundee on the 2nd & 3rd of June. Come and join us. cilips.org.uk/cilips25/

Warm Spaces CILIP has published a comprehensive set of guidelines: ‘A Warm Welcome. Setting up a warm space in your community’.

There's some policy on this in the UK. www.cilip.org.uk/general/cust...

Four staff from Information Studies. We are all wearing academic gowns. From left: David wearing a blue gown with a yellow and blue hood; Kat wearing a black gown with wide white trim with red details and a black and red hood, then Adele and Ian wearing a black gown with pink trim and a pink and black hood (the Glasgow PhD gown).

Just some of the @uofglasgow.bsky.social Information Studies staff at graduation today - many, many congratulations to our #IMPs and #MuseumStudies MSc students - we are so proud of you! @dmcmenemy.bsky.social

Schools should feed all pupils and taxes should pay for it.

Andrew Malkinson still not compensated three years after release Mr Malkinson served 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit.

More on the shameful lack of compensation for miscarriage of justice (wrongful conviction) victims in the UK and Andy Malkinson's ongoing nightmare. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Super excited to say that our brand new masters degree at
University of Glasgow Information Studies is now live for applications for September 2025. Come and join us on our exciting MSc/PgDip in Library & Information Studies. www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Séamas O'Reilly: The restaging of a single interview must be catnip for audiences This week, A Very Royal Scandal dropped on Amazon Prime, the second big-budget filmic treatment of Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview to have been released in just five months

We waited five long months but we FINALLY got another feature length exploration of a single interview with Prince Andrew. On the curious puzzle of biopic bloat, and all the Houdini movies we'll never get to see.

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I think the salary is more than enough to pay for suits, glasses, and frocks. Don't disagree that the PM should be paid more, though, something that reflects the gravity of the responsibility.

Although the Arsenal thing is way lesser of an issue than the clothes for him and his wife. That's appaling.

He can afford to pay for a box. Or yes, not go, given it costs the taxpayer to protect him when he does. It's hardly the sacrifice of the ages, and if you're PM, you give up some normal things for a period of time. That's just duty.

You can't get elected pretending you are an antidote to the Tories, then be just like them, and not expect criticism The problem is people have short memories, as this is exactly what New Labour were like first time too. Difference was for first five years of it the country had money to burn.

Oh GOD! Oh JESUS CHRIST!

How to title a paper.

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It's about 14 degrees but really windy and blowy.

Sadly, more than a nip up here. It's full-scale Autumn.

Looks like the bread isn't proofed

Been here for 10 months, just not used it! ;)

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Trying this again after six months.

Tributes to former BBC and STV journalist Colin Mackay The broadcaster interviewed seven prime ministers in a career spanning five decades.

Tributes to former BBC and STV journalist Colin Mackay

This looks very much like the other place before it went a bit strange!