A&SL
@aslibraries.bsky.social
Academic & Special Libraries Section of @laibluesky.bsky.social. No shushing around here! We do networking and events including the #ASL2026 conference in March. More details at https://aslibraries.ie/
Save The Date! We are excited to announce that the Academic & Special Libraries Section Conference will take place on Tuesday 24th March 2026 in @ria.ie in Dublin. The #ASL2026 conference theme is Reimagining Librarianship: Purpose, Practice and Possibility - call for papers coming soon...
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Huge thanks to Chester Beatty Library and our tour guide Mary who introduced us to the history and fascinating collections of @chesterbeatty.bsky.social last night. It was great to catch up with our A&SL members too - thanks for joining us!
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Huge thanks to Chester Beatty Library and our tour guide Mary who introduced us to the history and fascinating collections of @chesterbeatty.bsky.social last night. It was great to catch up with our A&SL members too - thanks for joining us!
Join us for an exclusive tour of Chester Beatty Library from 6.30-7.30 pm on Wed 5th November! The tickets are FREE and available to current members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social group. Places are limited so reserve your ticket now at tinyurl.com/v4vrx9fy
October 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Join us for an exclusive tour of Chester Beatty Library from 6.30-7.30 pm on Wed 5th November! The tickets are FREE and available to current members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social group. Places are limited so reserve your ticket now at tinyurl.com/v4vrx9fy
Watch the inspiring talks from our #ASL2025 keynote speakers Helen Rimmer @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social and Claire McGuinness @clairemcguin.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social. Up on YouTube now and lovingly captioned by us so that you catch everyone important word! tinyurl.com/459c8vkj
September 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Watch the inspiring talks from our #ASL2025 keynote speakers Helen Rimmer @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social and Claire McGuinness @clairemcguin.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social. Up on YouTube now and lovingly captioned by us so that you catch everyone important word! tinyurl.com/459c8vkj
Members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social committee met for our annual planning meeting in Griffith College today. Huge thanks to @dimphne.bsky.social for hosting us and for showing us around the sun-dappled library!
July 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social committee met for our annual planning meeting in Griffith College today. Huge thanks to @dimphne.bsky.social for hosting us and for showing us around the sun-dappled library!
Why @libfocus.bsky.social - with these @conulconference.bsky.social reviews you're really spoiling us! Three reviews from the #Conul25 bursary winners were posted on the libfocus blog this week - read all about it over at www.libfocus.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Why @libfocus.bsky.social - with these @conulconference.bsky.social reviews you're really spoiling us! Three reviews from the #Conul25 bursary winners were posted on the libfocus blog this week - read all about it over at www.libfocus.com
What a great evening for our joint networking event with @healthlibraries.bsky.social Thank you to everyone who joined us today, to Dr Aphra Kerr @ucdischool.bsky.social for her fascinating talk and to The Mansion House for hosting us.
June 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What a great evening for our joint networking event with @healthlibraries.bsky.social Thank you to everyone who joined us today, to Dr Aphra Kerr @ucdischool.bsky.social for her fascinating talk and to The Mansion House for hosting us.
Huge thanks to guest speaker Dr @aphrak.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social who is joining this @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social event to talk about the role of librarians in algorithmic and AI literacy
June 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Huge thanks to guest speaker Dr @aphrak.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social who is joining this @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social event to talk about the role of librarians in algorithmic and AI literacy
Niamh Lucey chair of @healthlibraries.bsky.social and Fiona Logan chair of @aslibraries.bsky.social start off proceedings at the Summer Celebration networking evening in The Mansion House
June 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Niamh Lucey chair of @healthlibraries.bsky.social and Fiona Logan chair of @aslibraries.bsky.social start off proceedings at the Summer Celebration networking evening in The Mansion House
Don't miss Ann Marie Barrett's review of #ASL2025 in @laibluesky.bsky.social's An Leabharlann! Read about the brilliant talks from our speakers including the powerful speeches from @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social Helen Rimmer and @clairemcguin.bsky.social www.libraryassociation.ie/an-leabharla...
June 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Don't miss Ann Marie Barrett's review of #ASL2025 in @laibluesky.bsky.social's An Leabharlann! Read about the brilliant talks from our speakers including the powerful speeches from @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social Helen Rimmer and @clairemcguin.bsky.social www.libraryassociation.ie/an-leabharla...
Join us for our joint Summer Celebration networking evening on 17 June in The Royal Irish Academy! Current @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social members are invited to book their free tickets to catch up with library colleagues & enjoy a talk by Prof. Aphra Kerr tinyurl.com/mve6k6h3
May 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Join us for our joint Summer Celebration networking evening on 17 June in The Royal Irish Academy! Current @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social members are invited to book their free tickets to catch up with library colleagues & enjoy a talk by Prof. Aphra Kerr tinyurl.com/mve6k6h3
Claire Mason examined the student wellbeing supports in place in Irish academic libraries, Aislinn Shanahan Daly and Anne O'Callaghan were our fantastic poster presenters and Lucy from @ucdischool.bsky.social charmed everyone. All in all #ASL2025 was a brilliant day, see you at #ASL2026!
March 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Claire Mason examined the student wellbeing supports in place in Irish academic libraries, Aislinn Shanahan Daly and Anne O'Callaghan were our fantastic poster presenters and Lucy from @ucdischool.bsky.social charmed everyone. All in all #ASL2025 was a brilliant day, see you at #ASL2026!
Grace O’Connor, Nuala Murray and Aoife Murphy’s #ASL2025 talks focused on @dculib’s supports for students and staff. Jorden McMenamin and Mark Mulholland engaged ATU students with murder mystery and Kirsteen Walters developed a project to develop students' AI literacy.
March 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Grace O’Connor, Nuala Murray and Aoife Murphy’s #ASL2025 talks focused on @dculib’s supports for students and staff. Jorden McMenamin and Mark Mulholland engaged ATU students with murder mystery and Kirsteen Walters developed a project to develop students' AI literacy.
Our #ASL2025 keynote speakers @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social Helen Rimmer and @clairemcguin.bsky.social spoke about kindness, resilience and bravery, while @martinoconnor.bsky.social and Amy Bond demonstrated the power of collaboration to make connections.
March 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Our #ASL2025 keynote speakers @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social Helen Rimmer and @clairemcguin.bsky.social spoke about kindness, resilience and bravery, while @martinoconnor.bsky.social and Amy Bond demonstrated the power of collaboration to make connections.
We hoped you enjoyed yesterday’s #ASL2025 conference as much as we did - here is a thread of our favourite pictures from the day. Thanks again to our speakers, poster presenters, sponsors and hosts @molimuseum.bsky.social, we're already looking forward to #ASL2026!
March 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We hoped you enjoyed yesterday’s #ASL2025 conference as much as we did - here is a thread of our favourite pictures from the day. Thanks again to our speakers, poster presenters, sponsors and hosts @molimuseum.bsky.social, we're already looking forward to #ASL2026!
We hope you got to chat to #ASL2025 poster presenters Anne O'Callaghan @ucclibrary.bsky.social and Aislinn Shanahan Daly @marinoinstitute.bsky.social Library yesterday about the ways their libraries are supporting students and making connections with them. More info at aslibraries.ie/keynotes-spe...
March 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We hope you got to chat to #ASL2025 poster presenters Anne O'Callaghan @ucclibrary.bsky.social and Aislinn Shanahan Daly @marinoinstitute.bsky.social Library yesterday about the ways their libraries are supporting students and making connections with them. More info at aslibraries.ie/keynotes-spe...
Thanks to everyone who attended #ASL2025 today, to our wonderful speakers, to our sponsors @ucdischool.bsky.social @informedlearning.bsky.social DBS who supported the conference and to the staff in @molimuseum.bsky.social Here's to the post-conference discussion!
March 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended #ASL2025 today, to our wonderful speakers, to our sponsors @ucdischool.bsky.social @informedlearning.bsky.social DBS who supported the conference and to the staff in @molimuseum.bsky.social Here's to the post-conference discussion!
Last but not least are #ASL2025 speakers Aoife Murphy and Nuala Murray. They are showcasing @dculibrary.bsky.social's Learning and Development group which supports continuous professional development for staff
March 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Last but not least are #ASL2025 speakers Aoife Murphy and Nuala Murray. They are showcasing @dculibrary.bsky.social's Learning and Development group which supports continuous professional development for staff
At #ASL2025 Amy Bond discusses how the Bord Bia library team updated key company templates as part of a project that helped them to build relationships with colleagues
March 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
At #ASL2025 Amy Bond discusses how the Bord Bia library team updated key company templates as part of a project that helped them to build relationships with colleagues
Another warm #ASL2025 welcome to Lucy from @ucdischool.bsky.social who is charming our conference attendees in @molimuseum.bsky.social today
March 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Another warm #ASL2025 welcome to Lucy from @ucdischool.bsky.social who is charming our conference attendees in @molimuseum.bsky.social today
Claire Mason @mulibrary.bsky.social investigates how academic libraries are supporting student wellbeing in Ireland at #ASL2025
March 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Claire Mason @mulibrary.bsky.social investigates how academic libraries are supporting student wellbeing in Ireland at #ASL2025
Dr Claire McGuinness's talk at #ASL2025 focuses on the public library staff who have gone above and beyond to safeguard the freedom of marginalised communities in Ireland. Read the full report here digitalpolicy.ie/publication/...
March 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Dr Claire McGuinness's talk at #ASL2025 focuses on the public library staff who have gone above and beyond to safeguard the freedom of marginalised communities in Ireland. Read the full report here digitalpolicy.ie/publication/...
Clare Conneally, founder of #ASL2025 sponsor @informedlearning.bsky.social, highlights how the organisation provides CPD for the library world with a focus on practical skills that will have a big impact. More at informedlearning.ie
March 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Clare Conneally, founder of #ASL2025 sponsor @informedlearning.bsky.social, highlights how the organisation provides CPD for the library world with a focus on practical skills that will have a big impact. More at informedlearning.ie
We're having a fantastic day at #ASL2025 - thanks to all our morning speakers. We're looking forward to an equally stimulating afternoon of talks from @clairemcguin.bsky.social @amylouisebond.bsky.social Claire Mason Kirsteen Walters Nuala Murray and Aoife Murphy.
March 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We're having a fantastic day at #ASL2025 - thanks to all our morning speakers. We're looking forward to an equally stimulating afternoon of talks from @clairemcguin.bsky.social @amylouisebond.bsky.social Claire Mason Kirsteen Walters Nuala Murray and Aoife Murphy.
