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Jess Bates
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Research on education, libraries & information. Course Director, Library & Information Mgmt at Ulster (online course). Rathlin Island resident. Coastguard volunteer. Wife and mum.
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · May 23
Apply now for the PG Dip or MSc in Library and Information Mgmt. The course is p/t, fully online and gives those working in the library & info sector a professional library qualification. #DigitalLearning #Librarianship #LibraryQualification #CILIP #CILIPIreland #WeAreUU
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MSc Library and Information Management - Course Talk
YouTube video by Ulster University - Study At Ulster
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · 12h
Thanks so much @vikkerr.bsky.social, we could have kept you both talking all night!
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · 12h
Happy Book Week NI! www.librariesni.org.uk/browse-read/... Share any activities you are part of! What’s everyone currently reading? Check out the Book Week NI events and the Bookcited Podcast @librariesni.bsky.social
Book Week NI, October 2025
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · 12h
Two great guest speakers this evening on our #LibraryLeadership module @ulsteruni.bsky.social. Thank you @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social and @vikkerr.bsky.social @orkneylibrary.bsky.social. Really valuable insights into the work you both do #Advocacy #Inclusion #Trust #Leadership
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · 1d
Great to see colleagues Beverley McCormick & Dr Adrian Boyd @ulsteruni.bsky.social bring their STEM lego workshops to #Rathlin today to work with the School and run an intergenerational session with the island’s seniors group & primary pupils as part of the #ESRC Festival. #LearningWithLego
A photo showing Beverley McCormick and Adrian Boyd outside St Mary’s Primary School, Rathlin Island. Beverley and Adrian are standing either side of the school logo.
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Stephen Ryan 🌻 🍉 Stiofán Ó Riain 🌍 @stephenryanrathlin.bsky.social · 2d
A beautiful sea of mists this morning on Rathlin #speirgorm
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · 3d
#JerusalemCafeDerry 🇵🇸
Pastry topped with pistachio and rose petals on a white plate with a small bottle of rose syrup
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 11d
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with @jennyboylan.bsky.social, president of PEN America, to discuss our new report showing there are more banned books than any living American has seen in their lifetime. abcnews.go.com/US/video/rep... #BannedBooksWeek
Video Report finds ‘disturbing’ normalization of banned books in U.S.
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with Jennifer Finley Boylan, president of PEN America, discusses a report that show there are more banned books than any living American has seen in their lifetime.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11d
Californian Morning' (mid 20thc) by US artist and printmaker Emmy Lou Packard (1914-1998) #WomensArt
Print featuring a line of different wild plants in silhouette with a singing blackbird perched in one and a dragonfly flying above, all in front of the ocean under an orange sun
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · 10d
Sunlight on the sea today #Rathlin #SeaSwim
Sunny ripples on the sea with the sand beneath Sunny ripples on the sea with the sand beneath. Cool patterns of sand and ripples.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14d
'Halcyon Days' by Anna Pugh, contemporary British folk artist #womensart
Painting featuring a white man and woman as if dancing joyfully in a lush garden amongst washing hanging on a clothesline and in front of a small hut and bird houses
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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 14d
🎓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
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
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Professor Claire Jowitt @clairejowitt.bsky.social · 15d
Really pleased to see my & @benjaminredding.bsky.social article on the much beloved BBC Shipping Forecast is getting some traction - we loved writing it! Read it @uk.theconversation.com here:
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Why the BBC’s Shipping Forecast still entrances people after 100 years
Designed to ensure safe sailing for those on the sea, a dedicated shipping forecast was first broadcast by the BBC in 1925.
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Sue Lacey Bryant @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social · 18d
200 books in an alcove under a stairwell do not a Library make.
School librarians equip children with the literacy skills to learn, relax & find information we need for fulfilled lives & to be informed citizens.
Every child deserves a Great School Library.
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American Association of School Librarians (AASL) @aaslala.bsky.social · 24d
They tried to silence these stories, but they live on. Banned Books Week is almost here! Join us October 5-11 to celebrate the freedom to read and discover books that sparked debate and change. Stay tuned for events and reading lists! #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #aasl https://bit.ly/3XXdrFi
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · 24d
A lovely sunny Sunday swim (& also trying to help a frozen shoulder by freezing it some more) 🥶☀️🌊 #Rathlin
A photograph of our two shadows as we come out of the sea from a swim, with sunny ripples on the shore and the beach #SonAndMother
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · 26d
Speaking today at the @futureislandisland.bsky.social Rathlin Wool event which is showcasing all the ongoing work with Rathlin wool & creating a sustainable circular economy. I’ll be talking about wool, weaving & needlework on the island in oral stories & learning from past community resilience.
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · Sep 22
A big welcome to all our new and returning students on the PG Dip & MSc in Library & Information Management #NewYear #NewSemester #DigitalLearning #Librarianship #LibraryResearch #InformationOrganisations #ProfessionalFutures #Education #WelcomeToUU @ulsteruni.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social
Ulster University (@ulsteruni.bsky.social)
@timeshighered.bsky.social University of the Year 2024. Latest news, research and events from Ulster Uni. A leading University with world-class teaching. #WeAreUU
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · Sep 17
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INTO members urged to support ‘global call for action’ - Irish National Teachers' Organisation
The INTO is encouraging members to participate the ‘global call for action’ in support of Palestine later this week (18-21 September).
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Department for Infrastructure @infrastructure-ni.gov.uk · Sep 17
Minister Kimmins chaired the Rathlin Ministerial Forum on the island today.

The Forum ensures the Rathlin Island Policy is implemented on a cross-Executive basis providing a valuable means to engage with the Rathlin community and share information on key projects and future plans for the island.
Minister Kimmins with members of the Rathlin Ministerial Forum Photo of the Rathlin Ministerial Forum meeting
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · Sep 16
Well done Nina, Meabh, all the young people and everyone involved in bringing the Imaginarium exhibition to W5! Superb work #SustainableFutures #YoungPeople #Education #Rathlin @futureislandisland.bsky.social
Welcome to the Imaginarium text on a big screen. An immersive suite with the screens on two sides visible. Imagery of Rathlin in the background and colourful icons the visitor can touch to hear some of the stories from the project. A pop up displays with more information about the Imaginarium project working with young people. A view into the immersive suite showing imagery from the project.
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · Sep 16
A stunning double rainbow on #Rathlin this morning before we head to W5 for the Imaginarium exhibition celebrating a partnership between @futureislandisland.bsky.social with The Big Idea and EA Youth Services to capture young people’s ideas for a more sustainable future.
Rathlin shore and harbour in the foreground with a double rainbow arching across the image and a cloudy sky in the background.
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · Sep 16
Was great to see the UK APA Conference in Belfast last week. Here’s our panel on Community Conversations and how they can bridge community and policy in a range of sensitive areas #CommunityConversations #Education #Policy @ulsteruni-edi.bsky.social
Photograph of 6 panel members who were speaking about Community Conversations with Ulster University pop up displays in the background.
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · Sep 3
Getting a community update this evening on the #Rathlin LIFE Raft eradication project
Title slide showing an aerial photograph of Rathlin Island with the presentation title text, The LIFE Raft Project Autumn-Winter 2025/2026 Update
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · Sep 3
Working on the Belfast campus today, but I got to pop out to my pal, artist Claire Ritchie’s, solo exhibition at QSS Studios #WhereThePavementEnds #ClaireRitchieArtist www.queenstreetstudios.net/events/where...
Where the Pavement Ends – QSS Studios & Gallery
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Jess Bates @jessicabates.bsky.social · Aug 23
It’s #RathlinRun day. Good luck Brian Morgan @futureislandisland.bsky.social
Brian Morgan heading to the start line of the Rathlin 10 mile run. Brian Morgan & Jessica Bates at the Rathlin Run 2025. Brian preparing to run & myself on coastguard duty.
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