Our friends at Libraries Connected have opened nominations for their 2027 Awards! Celebrate the outstanding individuals and teams who are making a difference in public libraries and their communities. 🦸Nominate your library heroes today: https://ow.ly/p8U050ZWgon

Libraries Connected Awards 2027 | Libraries Connected

The Libraries Connected Awards celebrate the achievements of people working in public libraries, acknowledging excellence, and showcasing good practice. Linked to the Universal Library Offers and Promises, the awards are judged by those leading these areas of work nationally.

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🎤 Announcement! Professor @alanwbrown.bsky.social will keynote #CILIPRewired2026 with "AI Sovereignty" 🤖 From IBM and Silicon Valley to leading AI research programmes, Alan is one of the UK's foremost voices on AI adoption & digital transformation. 📅 19 Nov 2026 Register: https://ow.ly/Prrg50ZWcei

We're proud to showcase the amazing events Green Library Hubs have planned for #GreenLibraries Week! From sustainability workshops & repair cafés to wildlife activities and climate fairs, libraries are at the heart of local climate action. Find out more: https://ow.ly/UPq850ZVLtI

CILIP School Libraries Group is supporting Banned Books Week. 80+ school & public libraries, schools & bookshops are celebrating the freedom to read. Pick up a challenged book, create a display or start a conversation about censorship. Find out more: https://ow.ly/UP9f50ZVN8U

Banned Books Week UK - Index on Censorship

The next Banned Books Week UK will be held 4-10 October 2026. It’s a week to celebrate the books that have been challenged, removed or silenced

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The Green Library Hubs have wrapped up their first year! #CamdenLibraries, #BlackburnwithDarwen and #GuildfordLibrary share their reflections on the journey so far. Read about the impact, successes & learning from Year 1: https://ow.ly/3EQw50ZUPFs #GreenLibraries #Sustainability

📈 What does the digital future look like for libraries, knowledge & information services? Join Dr Rónán O'Beirne, librarian, digital transformer and author, for a State of the Sector overview exploring the challenges and opportunities ahead. 🎟️ Register: https://librariesrewired.org.uk/

Need the skills to spot misinformation? Join our webinar on Day 1 of #GreenLibrariesWeek, where expert speakers will unpack climate mis & disinformation, and share practical tips to help you assess online information with confidence. Sign up here: https://ow.ly/RIjc50ZUm5i

What’s on at #CILIP? 📅 Inspiring events, hands-on training & activities for our members and networks. 🆓Many sessions are FREE or discounted for members. ✨ New events added regularly - don't miss out: https://ow.ly/q0rm50ZUlQA 📣Events hosted by CILIP/CILIP Member Networks.

A great chance to lead the development of the Library as a central learning space, foster a culture of reading, independent study, literacy, critical enquiry and academic scholarship at this highly thought of independent school #libraries #Herts informationprofessionaljobs.com/jobs/librari...

Librarian, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire

Librarian Full time equivalent annual salary £50,000 - £55,000 (pro rata for term time plus two weeks during School holidays) dependent on experience, plus benefits including generous contributory pen...

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This is a great chance to play an important role in the success of the students at Bedford College Group #LISjobs #libraries #Northamptonshire informationprofessionaljobs.com/jobs/group-l...

Group Learning Resources Manager, Northamptonshire with travel across the group

Role: Group Learning Resources Manager Location: Northamptonshire with travel across the group Salary/Benefits: Salary is between£41,086 and £47,971 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 35 days annual le...

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🎧 Looking for a thought-provoking weekend listen? The Info Pro Podcast brings fresh ideas and expert insights from across the information profession. Hear legal KM expert Mark Ford explore generative AI and check out all previous episodes. 🎙️ Listen now: www.cilip.org.uk/news-publications/podcast

Are you a school/youth/children's librarian living in the East of England? YLG Eastern is recruiting for Carnegie Medal judges. More details in link below. Apply online by 9th October.

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📚 Be part of Carnegie history and help choose our future Medal winners! We’re recruiting 2028–29 librarian judges from 5 regions. 🗓️ Find out more + apply by 9 October: https://informationprofessionaljobs.com/jobs/carnegies-judge-northern-ireland-scotland-wales-east-midlands-eastern-regions/2967-1/

Are you there too? Are you on The Map? It's getting busy on there & we're glad to see so many focused and meticulously planned events pouring in for this year's #GreenLibraries Week, starting on Wednesday 21 October. Get your greenspiration here: https://ow.ly/7uf650ZTpho

OUT NOW: 50 Library Lessons and Ideas by Lucas Maxwell A practical & timely guide for school librarians & teachers, arriving after the education commission's new recommendation that library lessons be integrated into every school's timetable. Order now: https://ow.ly/CmMx50ZTp8u

📚 Be part of Carnegie history and help choose our future Medal winners! We’re recruiting 2028–29 librarian judges from 5 regions. 🗓️ Find out more + apply by 9 October: https://informationprofessionaljobs.com/jobs/carnegies-judge-northern-ireland-scotland-wales-east-midlands-eastern-regions/2967-1/

📣 CILIP communities! Help shape #MembersFest2027. We're seeking sessions on '150 years of CILIP' - looking to the future of the profession and topics like future skills, workforce development, leadership & safeguarding the profession. Get involved: https://ow.ly/R3Ow50ZT0g3

🚨 Final day for Early Bird tickets! Libraries Rewired 2026 brings together leading experts and practical discussions on AI, data, coding, NLP and more. 🎟️ Register today: https://librariesrewired.org.uk/ ⏰ Early Bird closes TODAY - 30 September

London hosts the World Library & Information Congress in 2027. We need: ✅Venue for cultural reception for 2,500 international delegates - standing ✅London/nearby ✅Showcase UK culture & heritage 💡Ideas or offers? Contact us: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/bUsmSPNaXk by 14 Oct #WLIC2027 #IFLA

Dewch i ddathlu 40 mlynedd o Honno, Gwasg Menywod Cymru, gyda ni! Digwyddiad am ddim. Darganfod fwy / Celebrate 40 years of Honno, Welsh Women's Press, with us! Free event. Find out more cilip.org.uk/honno-press @honnopress.bsky.social

Less than a month to get your #GreenLibraries Week events planned and featured on our map. If you're still thinking of what to plan use our wide range of resources and greenspiration to kickstart your green activities. Don't forget to add them to the map: https://ow.ly/aHPC50ZS7yV

Find out all the events, training and activities coming up from #CILIP and our Member Networks. Events are added all the time - make sure you check https://ow.ly/j7hG50ZRvK7 to keep informed. All events are hosted by CILIP or a CILIP Special Interest Group, unless otherwise stated.

From the latest issue of Information Professional magazine: Negotiating a ceasefire with the bots. John Sheridan (The National Archives) explores why blocking bots isn’t enough—and what better solutions are emerging. Read the full article: https://ow.ly/s1R450ZRl2a

🤖 AI isn’t just built by big tech. At at Libraries Rewired discover how libraries can use, benefit from and even shape open AI with Daniel van Strien, Machine Learning Librarian at Hugging Face. 🎟️ Register: https://librariesrewired.org.uk/ ⏰ Early Bird ends 30 Sept.

The Year 2 Green Library Hubs libraries are now underway! We're pleased to see #RedruthLibrary, #GatesheadLibraries and Leabharlainn nan Eilean Siar/Western Isles Libraries join the project. Read more on what each Green Library Hub has planned for the project: https://ow.ly/3J7E50ZQvJy

Employers - you may have seen that The Guardian's job site is closing, but for anyone looking to recruit in the Library, Knowledge Management or Information Management sectors, CILIP's Information Professional Jobs Board is still here for you: https://ow.ly/JkU850ZMAHb

Are you there? On the map? If not, get your #GreenLibraries Week events up on there & join the others this year! Remember you can plan for any green event & host it in your library - they do not have to be related to our theme this year, just be GREEN! https://ow.ly/RGaX50ZMvmg

Find out what events, training and activities are coming up from #CILIP and our Member Networks. Events are added all the time - make sure you check https://ow.ly/KioB50ZMyn6 to keep informed. All events are hosted by CILIP or a CILIP Special Interest Group, unless otherwise stated.

What happens when AI meets archives, libraries & knowledge management? Open the new issue of #CILIP’s Information Professional magazine & explore AI-ready collections, legal KM and Norway’s Future Library PLUS news & insight from across the profession. https://ow.ly/rWa450ZMzV9

Out Now from Facet Publishing : AI for the Information Professional: A Practical Guide by Andrew Cox. Blending practical tips & activities with critical insight, the book equips readers across the LIS sector to make informed choices about when & how to use AI. Order here: https://ow.ly/oQbw50ZMtw7

Our #GreenLibraries Week map is approaching the 100 events mark! Have you added yours yet? Get cracking and planning with our free resources and submit your events to join the others on the map: https://ow.ly/PI1I50ZLRzz