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Sue Lacey Bryant
@suelacey-bryant.bsky.social
Visiting Professor in knowledge and information mobilisation, MMU; Vice President, CILIP; KM consultant. Coach.
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The most prestigious international event in the calendar of library and information professionals is coming home to London in 2027.
As President of @cilip.bsky.social I am delighted to share the news of @ifla.org World Library and Information Congress.
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The World Library and Information Congress is coming to London for the first time in 25 years
The most prestigious international event in the calendar of library and information professionals is coming home to London in 2027. Freeman Sue Lacey Bryant who
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How are we fostering more inclusivity in the profession & service? Join CILIP Disability Network with Louis Coiffait-Gunn & Sue Lacey Bryant to celebrate the achievements of our deaf, disabled & neurodivergent colleagues. #IDPwD Online - TODAY 3- 5.15pm. https://ow.ly/T96G50XCCVb
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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We are very excited to announce the #LILAC26 Keynote Speakers will be Sue Lacey Bryant @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social, Shelia Webber and Matteo Bergamini.

Find out more on the LILAC website ⬇️
LILAC
LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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From the Washington Post: All library grants reinstated at Institute of Museum and Library Services. Read more about the great news: www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...

But the fight isn't over. We need to tell Congress to #FundLibraries: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #ForOurLibraries
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order
A court ruled that Trump’s effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency dedicated to funding libraries, was unlawful.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Just caught up with the excellent episode of BBC Radio4's Start the week, this one featuring @naomialderman.bsky.social on her new book 'Dont burn anyone at the stake today' & Cory Doctorow, on his 'Enshittification' - wonderfully hosted by @tds153.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, Digital Futures and Information Crises
Cory Doctorow, Naomi Alderman and Oliver Moody with Tom Sutcliffe.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Or a library
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The most prestigious international event in the calendar of library and information professionals is coming home to London in 2027.
As President of @cilip.bsky.social I am delighted to share the news of @ifla.org World Library and Information Congress.
www.stationers.org/news/industr...
The World Library and Information Congress is coming to London for the first time in 25 years
The most prestigious international event in the calendar of library and information professionals is coming home to London in 2027. Freeman Sue Lacey Bryant who
www.stationers.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I like to celebrate #Thanksgiving. It's a nod to my late Dad who once stood in the wings watching his father on stage in New York. And with thanks to @nypl.bsky.social who turned round my enquiry about my grandfather within a day, sharing this.
Librarians everywhere are amazing. @cilip.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Looking forward to today's @cilip.bsky.social Board meeting. I'm ever impressed by the commitment of volunteers in every sector & Group who come together, with our core CILIP team, to support fellow library & information professionals, working together in the best interests of the public. Thank you.
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Great to see #Budget25 include £1,447 for each secondary school in England to buy books, expert librarians can help ensure the investment is best spent assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6926eb...
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
En route to Manchester Metropolitan University to talk with the PG students studying Library & Information Management.

Talking the future of health library and Knowledge services today - business critical to an NHS founded on principles of evidence based practice.

Looking forward to the session.
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
One thing I've learned this year as President of @cilip.bsky.social is that libraries and librarians are here for us at all times through our lives.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness".

A Tale of Two Cities. 26/11/18
a group of muppets are sitting around a table with a candle and a man standing in front of them .
ALT: a group of muppets are sitting around a table with a candle and a man standing in front of them .
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November 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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CILIP #MembersFest programme is live! March 2026 jam-packed with online sessions and in-person networking events to showcase the best of what CILIP has to offer. Co-created by CILIP and our amazing member networks.
Check out the highlights & register: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/MembersFest26
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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For a summary of some of what CILIP's done to advocate for school librarians since the General Election last year, see the latest CILIP School Libraries Group journal www.cilip.org.uk/page/school-...
The School Libraries in View (SLiV) - CILIP: the library and information association
The School Libraries in View (SLiV) is the journal of the CILIP School Libraries Group (SLG) and is published annually.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It is a privilege to be quoted in Bob Gann's obituary in The Information Professional from @cilip.bsky.social, Winter 2025. Thank you for bringing this together @ruthcarlyle.bsky.social.

Bob - you left a truly remarkable legacy. Thank you. Rest now.
November 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Vaccines & autism: CDC changes stance instructed by RFK. American PH experts, doctors & scientists have decried this as #Misinformation which CDC has been fighting for years while promoting lifesaving childhood vaccination @theguardian.com
@cilip.bsky.social #Evidence
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Robert F Kennedy Jr instructed CDC to change stance on vaccines and autism
US health secretary said he told agency to update website to claim the fact vaccines do not cause autism is not evidence based
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November 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Missed the webinar on Modernizing Evidence Pipelines for Health Economics & Outcomes Research, & Regulatory Teams? I was pleased to join [email protected] webinar, talking about trust & transparency in the evidence pipeline.
@alon-agai.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social
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Trust, Transparency & AI: Modernizing Evidence Pipelines for Regulatory and HEOR Teams - PICO Portal
Webinar on Trust, Transparency & AI: Modernizing Evidence Pipelines for Regulatory and HEOR Teams Tuesday, November 11 at 11am ET Join global experts transforming how evidence moves from research to r...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
How shall we count the ways in which libraries make a difference? My article in #InformationProfessional, Winter 2025. p14, brings together the findings of key studies on the beneficial impacts of public libraries on #Opportunities #Growth #Society
@cilip.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Early morning reading in our house. A joy to see, and hear.
#Reading #Booklovers @cilip.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Do we really want to outsource all our critical thinking to machines? This webinar from @uvic.ca on using LLMs to help with #LiteratureReviews promises to be fascinating.

Free at 6pm on 19th Nov? Why not sign up in advance? Use the email you use for zoom.
@cilip.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Eyes wide open? We must "learn to use these tools for what they're good at, and not blindly trust everything they say". CE of Alphabet notes a tension between the speed of technological advances & of building mitigations to prevent harmful impacts. #AI
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Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, Google boss tells BBC - BBC News
Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google's models.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Thank you @alomshaha.bsky.social
#LibrariesChangeLives, opening opportunities for individuals, helping communities thrive, underpinning initiatives critical to governmental aspirations for society. Let's invest in them. @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social
"I did not have the good fortune of living with parents who loved reading or in a household filled with books, but I did have an excellent local library...now that I am an author, it is once again librarians who are helping me to flourish in the absence of other support" (scroll down to read my bit)
The GLL Literary Foundation One Year On – Books For Keeps
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November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis
Feeling overwhelmed by divisive opinions, endless rows and unreliable facts? Here’s how to weather the data storm
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November 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"They learned through trial, conversation, and observation, proving that algorithm literacy is not a fixed skill, but a lived practice."
'When YouTube Meets Grandma: How Older Adults Perceive & Influence AI Recommendations'
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#AlgorithmicLiteracy #AILiteracy
When YouTube Meets Grandma: How Older Adults Perceive and Influence AI Recommendations - Information Matters
Behind every “You May Also Like” video sits an algorithm — an invisible curator quietly shaping what we see and what we don’t. Most of us accept this invisible hand as usual. We know it’s there, even ...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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We're well on our way to 1000 registrations for our new #FutureLibrary training ! If you haven't already, register now for this FREE training for all public library staff in England. Watch our intro video for a two minute overview and enrol today: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/futurelibraryleader
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM