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Phil S
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Wandering librarian. Consumer of popular culture.
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Fantastic to be at today’s EUROLIS seminar @ Europe House 🇪🇺🙌

The theme is “Open Libraries: Equity Across and Beyond the Shelves”. Look forward to hearing all about efforts to promote inclusivity within the library sector. @cilip.bsky.social @cilip-ilig.bsky.social @ifla.org @ifla-libpub.bsky.social
An exhibition of pro-democracy posters from various Eastern European countries at Europe House. The EUROLIS Eurotoolbox (featuring books in different languages for children) flanked by international flags at Europe House. Anabel Lopez from Eurolis introducing the work of Eurolis at the event. A slide about promoting European languages for children can be seen behind her, along with a European Parliament Liaison Office banner. Emily Jewell - Head of Culture and Libraries at Vision Redbridge - introducing the day. A slide stating “On behalf of Eurolis, thank you for attending today!” can be seen on a screen behind her, along with attendees at the event in the foreground.
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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This afternoon we’re visiting a specialist library for blind & visually impaired citizens of Astana. #WLIC2025

We’ve been shown equipment for creating braille & other alternative formats plus a brand new prestigious collection of items from Kazakh poet Abai Qunanbaiuly.
@ifla.org @cilip.bsky.social
Cats on plastic panels with braille descriptions - a tool used to help people to learn braille. Marina - a Congress volunteer and translator - showing blind Congress attendee Dipendra Manocha a welcome to Kazakhstan which one of the team at the library had just created. Congress delegate Gulmira Abylgazina showing Abai Qunanbaiuly’s collection. Newspaper/magazine items can also be seen. Chess and draughts - adapted for blind people - at the specialist library. Miranda and Gulmira can also be seen.
August 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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We got to meet the famous MNU Cat - mascot of Maqsut Narikbayev University Library 😸 www.instagram.com/mnu_cat?igsh...
#WLIC2025
Me stroking MNU Cat (a grey and silver short-haired moggy) on a sofa at the University. Other IFLA delegates stroking MNU Cat. A cat play centre at MNU, featuring cubby holes with cat-faced-shaped openings.
August 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Friday is tours day at #WLIC2025

First stop is Maqsut Narikbayev University Library.

It’s housed in a building affectionately known by students as the “banana building” owing to its bright yellow exterior.

The library itself was recently refurbished & looks stunning 🤩
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One of the reading rooms at MNU - it has a cuboid design featuring cosy soft furnishings and wooden shelving with glass panels. Yellow lighting is built into the shelves. The Provost of MNU welcoming around 30 #WLIC2025 delegates to the library in MNU Library’s event’s space which features a large screen stating “Welcoming to IFLA WLIC delegates”. Another angle of the library’s events space. Delegates are taking photos of the big screen showing a photo of the library and a title image. Camilla, who works at the library, is speaking at the front. The exterior of the “Banana building” at MNU. It features grand Greek-style pillars.
August 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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The top 🔟 countries by numbers of delegates at #WLIC2025 ⬇️
🇰🇿 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇰🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇲🇾🇶🇦🇦🇪🇯🇵

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Top 10 Country Delegations slide: Kazakhstan 452, US 110, China 99, Korea (Republic of) 69, Germany 51, UK 47, Malaysia 42, Qatar 35, UAE 35, Japan 32
August 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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A privilege to hear diverse perspectives from some of the library world’s emerging leaders at this morning’s #WLIC2025 session.

You can find out more about them and about the @ifla.org Emerging Leaders Scheme here: www.ifla.org/news/meet-ou...
Imogen Negomi - one of IFLA’s Emerging Leaders - speaking at the #WLIC2025 event. Other Emerging Leaders can be seen in the audience, along with Dr Hena Ismail from the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information and session chair Stephen Wyber. A slide with the profile picture of all the Emerging Leaders on it can also be seen. African librarian and Emerging Leader Damilare Oyedele speaking at the event. Stephen Wyber (session Chair) and other speakers can be seen in the background.
August 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Fascinating hearing examples of how libraries are responding to challenges to democracy at #WLIC2025 today.

These range from a censorship case in Germany, to provision of prison libraries in Canada, to encouraging digital literacy for combating misinformation in India. @ifla.org @cilip.bsky.social
Juliana Pranke from the German Library Association speaking about “Curation or Censorship” on the main stage at #WLIC2025. An image of a typewriter with the words “Freedom of Speech” can also be seen on the title slide. Another slide form Juliana’s talk, showing figures of librarians in an office looking in despair, with big children’s style building blocks saying “WTF?!” In the background. “Challenges and lessons learned” slide from a talk about advocating for prison libraries by Kirsten Wurmann who can be seen at the podium. A slide from Jelena Glišovic’s talk on advocating for Serbian Libraries. It is about “Involving Public Citizens” and examples of media coverage about Jelena’s campaign can be seen in a collage.
August 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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There's a buzz in the main Astana auditorium as the Opening Ceremony is due to start soon... 🇰🇿
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The audience filing into the Astana auditorium at the Congress Centre for #WLIC2025 The main stage at #WLIC2025 - patterned lights can be seen in the background.
August 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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👋 Sälem / Hello from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿

Very excited to be here for #WLIC2025!

Great to meet up with fellow volunteers, including some familiar faces 😊

Looking forward to the @ifla.org World Library & Information Congress which officially gets started from Monday.

Enjoying exploring Astana so far too!
An IFLA WLIC "Welcome" sign outside the Astana Congress venue. The foyer of the Hilton Hotel which is also being used as a venue for #WLIC2025. Myself on the stairs of the Congress venue, wearing a volunteer jacket. Other volunteers can also be seen in the background. The Volunteers Briefing in one of the conference rooms at the Congress venue. Organisers can be seen at a podium, along with a title slide on a projector screen.
August 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Here at #DigAcc25 @ City St George’s University this morning 🙌

Lots of useful tips on how to improve accessibility of digital content + some interesting discussion so far too.

Currently hearing from Jade @openuniversity.bsky.social about staying positive when thinking about accessibility & change.
A title slide from an Open University presentation. The title is “Don’t worry, be happy! (or at least try to be!)”. Balloons with happy faces and a version of the OU logo can also be seen. One of the seminar rooms at City St George’s. A presentation can be seen on the right hand side, with live transcription on a separate screen on the left.
June 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Obviously had to go check out the cat café at Birmingham New Street after the #Sconul conference today 😸
The colourful outside of the Kitty Cafe at Birmingham New Street Station, with people looking in. A tuxedo cat next to a running wheel in the café. The interior of the Kitty Café, with colourful lighting and furniture and things for cats to climb on across the walls and on the ceiling. A young-looking tabby cat on a black and white chevroned floor. Other cats can also be seen in the background.
November 18, 2024 at 6:37 PM