Libby Tilley
@libtil.bsky.social
Retired, dabbling in librarianship when it suits, proud Granny, loving and living in Yorkshire
Outstanding home visit this week from @OutsideClinic for eye test for 95 year old mum - one of the best medical appointments she has had recently!
September 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Outstanding home visit this week from @OutsideClinic for eye test for 95 year old mum - one of the best medical appointments she has had recently!
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"Sustainability played a key part in my #ProfessionalRegistration submissions at Certification & Chartership, so I can't wait to speak with our assessors Libby & Alan about how candidates can integrate library-led environment action into their portfolios." www.cilip.org.uk/greenlibrariesconference
August 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"Sustainability played a key part in my #ProfessionalRegistration submissions at Certification & Chartership, so I can't wait to speak with our assessors Libby & Alan about how candidates can integrate library-led environment action into their portfolios." www.cilip.org.uk/greenlibrariesconference
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Yet again, students recognise the huge benefits they get from their library services, as the 2nd highest rated measure of 30 in the National Student Survey www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-ana... #NSS2025 #NSS #HE #HELibraries
July 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Yet again, students recognise the huge benefits they get from their library services, as the 2nd highest rated measure of 30 in the National Student Survey www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-ana... #NSS2025 #NSS #HE #HELibraries
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My regular reminder to everyone to keep a record of training and other continuous professional development as you go, as that's far easier than trying to remember when you need it for job applications, chartership etc. Ruth Jenkins shared a great template kangarooth.wordpress.com/2023/01/12/a...
A template for recording your CPD activities
Professional Registration with CILIP, including Revalidation, is so much easier when you have been noting down your learning and professional development activities as you go along. I have used a C…
kangarooth.wordpress.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
My regular reminder to everyone to keep a record of training and other continuous professional development as you go, as that's far easier than trying to remember when you need it for job applications, chartership etc. Ruth Jenkins shared a great template kangarooth.wordpress.com/2023/01/12/a...
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CILIP is developing a new strategy. We want to understand how we can best support our members & the wider sector through to 2030.
Tell us what success looks like to you:
❇️ Complete our survey
❇️ Come along to our Town Hall on Thurs 29 May, 11am – 12pm
www.cilip.org.uk/news/698262/...
Tell us what success looks like to you:
❇️ Complete our survey
❇️ Come along to our Town Hall on Thurs 29 May, 11am – 12pm
www.cilip.org.uk/news/698262/...
Help shape CILIP’s new strategy for 2026–2030
CILIP is developing a new strategy for 2026–2030. Can you help to shape a future where libraries and knowledge services thrive and lead in a fast-changing world?
www.cilip.org.uk
May 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
CILIP is developing a new strategy. We want to understand how we can best support our members & the wider sector through to 2030.
Tell us what success looks like to you:
❇️ Complete our survey
❇️ Come along to our Town Hall on Thurs 29 May, 11am – 12pm
www.cilip.org.uk/news/698262/...
Tell us what success looks like to you:
❇️ Complete our survey
❇️ Come along to our Town Hall on Thurs 29 May, 11am – 12pm
www.cilip.org.uk/news/698262/...
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My thoughts on the disgraceful removal of Dr Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress (and the Archivist of the United States too). LC and NARA are part if the infrastructure of democracy in America, and are under attack. on.ft.com/4mdynBU The US Library of Congress is under attack
The US Library of Congress is under attack
An institution that survived British torching in 1814 is now facing a new onslaught
on.ft.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My thoughts on the disgraceful removal of Dr Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress (and the Archivist of the United States too). LC and NARA are part if the infrastructure of democracy in America, and are under attack. on.ft.com/4mdynBU The US Library of Congress is under attack
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Inspired by #LILAC25? Do consider writing for the Journal of Information Literacy!
Find guidance on our website: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/about/su...
Browse past issues for extra inspiration - all open access: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/issue/ar...
#InfoLit #InformationLiteracy #LISResearch 📚
Find guidance on our website: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/about/su...
Browse past issues for extra inspiration - all open access: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/issue/ar...
#InfoLit #InformationLiteracy #LISResearch 📚
April 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Inspired by #LILAC25? Do consider writing for the Journal of Information Literacy!
Find guidance on our website: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/about/su...
Browse past issues for extra inspiration - all open access: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/issue/ar...
#InfoLit #InformationLiteracy #LISResearch 📚
Find guidance on our website: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/about/su...
Browse past issues for extra inspiration - all open access: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/issue/ar...
#InfoLit #InformationLiteracy #LISResearch 📚
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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...
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
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April 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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...
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CILIP Unconference Early Bird Registration Now Live
Kents Hill Park, Timbold Drive, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes MK7 6BZ
Friday, 3rd - Monday, 6th October 2025
Both day delegate and full weekend places are available but all places are strictly limited book your place now.
tinyurl.com/CILIPunconfe...
Kents Hill Park, Timbold Drive, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes MK7 6BZ
Friday, 3rd - Monday, 6th October 2025
Both day delegate and full weekend places are available but all places are strictly limited book your place now.
tinyurl.com/CILIPunconfe...
April 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
CILIP Unconference Early Bird Registration Now Live
Kents Hill Park, Timbold Drive, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes MK7 6BZ
Friday, 3rd - Monday, 6th October 2025
Both day delegate and full weekend places are available but all places are strictly limited book your place now.
tinyurl.com/CILIPunconfe...
Kents Hill Park, Timbold Drive, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes MK7 6BZ
Friday, 3rd - Monday, 6th October 2025
Both day delegate and full weekend places are available but all places are strictly limited book your place now.
tinyurl.com/CILIPunconfe...
Such a treat to go and see Much Ado about Nothing lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/muc...
Much Ado About Nothing
Tom Hiddleston is Benedick and Hayley Atwell is Beatrice. Two of their generation's finest actors collaborate with director Jamie Lloyd again in this savagely funny and beautifully tender battle of wi...
lwtheatres.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Such a treat to go and see Much Ado about Nothing lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/muc...
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Column. On pathetic European freeloaders.
www.thetimes.com/article/7652...
www.thetimes.com/article/7652...
March 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Column. On pathetic European freeloaders.
www.thetimes.com/article/7652...
www.thetimes.com/article/7652...
In uncertain times : m.youtube.com/watch?v=d48-...
2025 ♥ THE BLESSING ♥ World Edition ♥ 10000+ from 154 Nations Sing the Blessing in 257 languages ♥
YouTube video by Blessing 祝福 ברכה Bendición بركة Bênção 축복
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March 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In uncertain times : m.youtube.com/watch?v=d48-...
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You forgot didn't you? Yeah you did. Don't worry it's easy to forget, the weeks pass so quickly these days of tilting towards the sun!
It's #Orkney. It's Monday night. It's 5pm.
It's time for EPISODE EIGHT of 'How light is it in #Orkney at 5pm this week?'
IT IS THIS LIGHT! 💡
It's #Orkney. It's Monday night. It's 5pm.
It's time for EPISODE EIGHT of 'How light is it in #Orkney at 5pm this week?'
IT IS THIS LIGHT! 💡
February 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Rating ‘VeryPuzzled’ jigsaws as excellent for 5, 7 and 95 year olds.
February 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Rating ‘VeryPuzzled’ jigsaws as excellent for 5, 7 and 95 year olds.
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Online art community, @streetartcities.bsky.social have re-ranked their ‘Best Street Art in the World 2024’ (based on public votes) and artist @peachzz.bsky.social’s Sheffield mural has now claimed the No.2 spot!👏👏🥈🎉 www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/content/arti...
📸 @steelcitysnapper.bsky.social
📸 @steelcitysnapper.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Online art community, @streetartcities.bsky.social have re-ranked their ‘Best Street Art in the World 2024’ (based on public votes) and artist @peachzz.bsky.social’s Sheffield mural has now claimed the No.2 spot!👏👏🥈🎉 www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/content/arti...
📸 @steelcitysnapper.bsky.social
📸 @steelcitysnapper.bsky.social
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This survey will give public librarians a chance to express their frustrations and share their experiences to support creating a robust basis for developing new and enhancing existing training. - Please fill in and share with your colleagues - read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/news.as...
www.cilip.org.uk/news/news.as...
Help find the answers to the toughest questions around homeless users
Support your public library colleagues and fill out the anonymous survey that will provide the basis for a first-of-its-kind analysis of homeless users in libraries across the UK.
www.cilip.org.uk
February 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This survey will give public librarians a chance to express their frustrations and share their experiences to support creating a robust basis for developing new and enhancing existing training. - Please fill in and share with your colleagues - read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/news.as...
www.cilip.org.uk/news/news.as...
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It’s now live! I’m so excited about this post – I’m recruiting to the new role of Head of Student Library Experience at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Interested? jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Head of Student Library Experience
Head of Student Library Experience,
,
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: ce...
jobs.lse.ac.uk
January 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It’s now live! I’m so excited about this post – I’m recruiting to the new role of Head of Student Library Experience at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Interested? jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Latest UK universities to post deficits: St Andrews (-£13m), York (-£9m), Leicester (-£8.3m), Brunel (-£13m), Hull (-£17.3m), Surrey (-£17.9m). Plus King's (-£19m), Nottingham (-£17m), Open University (-£10.3m), UEA (-£7.6m) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/york-an... via @patrickjack.bsky.social
York and St Andrews latest to post multimillion-pound deficits
Leicester, Surrey, Brunel and Hull also report losses in financial accounts for 2023-24
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 24, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Latest UK universities to post deficits: St Andrews (-£13m), York (-£9m), Leicester (-£8.3m), Brunel (-£13m), Hull (-£17.3m), Surrey (-£17.9m). Plus King's (-£19m), Nottingham (-£17m), Open University (-£10.3m), UEA (-£7.6m) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/york-an... via @patrickjack.bsky.social
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‘New way of bearing witness’: one of biggest Holocaust archives goes online
‘New way of bearing witness’: one of biggest Holocaust archives goes online
Exclusive: Wiener Holocaust Library has digitised more than 150,000 items including letters, pamphlets and photos
One of the world’s largest Holocaust archives is accessible online for the first time after a three-year digitisation of much of the…
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
‘New way of bearing witness’: one of biggest Holocaust archives goes online
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Help shape research for an upcoming book on the experience of homeless users in libraries.
Please fill in this anonymous survey that aims to find out more about the current situation and future developments 👇
forms.gle/1dVF5SHNA6CX...
Please fill in this anonymous survey that aims to find out more about the current situation and future developments 👇
forms.gle/1dVF5SHNA6CX...
Homeless Users in Public Libraries Survey
forms.gle
January 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Help shape research for an upcoming book on the experience of homeless users in libraries.
Please fill in this anonymous survey that aims to find out more about the current situation and future developments 👇
forms.gle/1dVF5SHNA6CX...
Please fill in this anonymous survey that aims to find out more about the current situation and future developments 👇
forms.gle/1dVF5SHNA6CX...
When you’re retired and go for a walk mid-week
January 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
When you’re retired and go for a walk mid-week
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Bookings for #LILAC25 are open 🎉 To find out more, and to secure your place, please visit: www.lilacconference.com/lilac-2025/b... We can’t wait to see you in Cardiff! #infolit #digilit
December 19, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Delighted to promote publication of the following with huge thanks to @ciliplirg and David Marshall and many others: Shaping the future: A research agenda for U.K. libraries.Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 19(4), 71–107. doi.org/10.18438/eblip…
https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip…
December 19, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Delighted to promote publication of the following with huge thanks to @ciliplirg and David Marshall and many others: Shaping the future: A research agenda for U.K. libraries.Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 19(4), 71–107. doi.org/10.18438/eblip…
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We #ShareTheLight @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social in solidarity with Spellow Lane Library, Liverpool which reopens tomorrow - being renewed after its attack in the racist riots of the summer.
December 11, 2024 at 6:37 PM
We #ShareTheLight @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social in solidarity with Spellow Lane Library, Liverpool which reopens tomorrow - being renewed after its attack in the racist riots of the summer.
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Spellow #Library will reopen its doors to the public this Thursday, 12 December. To mark the occasion they ask that you light up one or more of your community libraries tomorrow evening, Wednesday 11 December. Post your images using #SharetheLight and #Spellow.
a candle is lit up in the dark and has a very long flame
ALT: a candle is lit up in the dark and has a very long flame
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Spellow #Library will reopen its doors to the public this Thursday, 12 December. To mark the occasion they ask that you light up one or more of your community libraries tomorrow evening, Wednesday 11 December. Post your images using #SharetheLight and #Spellow.