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150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.

This is not how I remember it from my abridged illustrated version.

Boze Herrington, Library Owl@sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 3mo ago

By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells”

The University of Warwick needs an experienced and motivated Open Research Manager to lead the development and delivery of their open research strategy - great opportunity. #Libraries #LISJobs #Research https://informationprofessionaljobs.com/jobs/open-research-manager-warwick/2948-1/

In 2026, the year of reading, we are going to adopt an open by default policy, encouraging all member services to widely publish data on catalogues, loans and membership - to enable unprecedented public insight into reading through local libraries. Is what I'm imagining is being said.

Libraries Connected@librariesconnected.org.uk · 4mo ago

All set up and ready to go – the Libraries Connected team are here to welcome you to our Annual Seminar. Looking forward to two days of insight, energy and new ideas! #LCSeminar2026 #publiclibraries #librarylife

data.gov.uk with librarians (no guarantee of actual employment of librarians)

Owen Boswarva@owenboswarva.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The UK Government's public data portal, Data​.gov​.uk (launched 2009), has been rebranded as the National Data Library (NDL) www.data.gov.uk Another manifesto promise fulfilled! Well done everybody, glad that's sorted, moving along … #govtech #opendata #datapolicy

#KingsSpeech material from No10 on GOV·UK: text of the speech, press release, news story, and briefing notes All posted on separate pages, no collection page This is what we mean about the atomisation of public sector information GOV·UK as a big 'ol bucket Too many devs, not enough librarians

A very happy 80th birthday to the incredible Michael Rosen! 🥳 Thank you for everything you've done over the years to champion the joy of reading. We're celebrating with this wonderful clip from our wellbeing assembly for students that sums up just so perfectly the power of stories.

Open Data Camp (@odcamp.uk) is coming to #Birmingham on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026 💚💚💚 www.odcamp.uk/open-data-ca... Tickets will be free (as always) and available soon. #excited 🙂 #CivicTech #OpenData #unconference

Open Data Camp 11 – Save the Date

Dear friends of open data We’re excited to announce that Open Data Camp 11 is coming to Birmingham on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026 Join us at the for a weekend of unconference sessions, …

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If libraries must put printed notices up don't make the big heading 'Notice' or even 'Polite Notice'. The heading should be what the notice is about, not metadata about the paper.

A shocking new investigation by Index reveals that Emily (not her real name), a school librarian in Greater Manchester, faced disciplinary action after stocking the book Men Who Hate Women. Nearly 200 books were targeted. 1/4 By @katiedd.bsky.social

School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho... by @katiedd.bsky.social via @indexoncensorship.org #schoollibraries #censorship #childrights

A concerning case of school library censorship in Greater Manchester: Read more: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho... SLG supported the librarian with expert guidance, and CILIP continues to speak out against censorship. School libraries must remain safe, inclusive spaces @cilip.bsky.social

School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on Censorship

A school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women

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South Western Regional Library Services (SWRLS) are looking to appoint a part-time Coordinator on a freelance or consultancy basis. Accountable to a Board of Trustees, the role offers flexibility, homeworking and intellectual challenge, apply now. #LISJobs #libraries https://ow.ly/FSqv50YwU9i

Announcing a FREE webinar, Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 4:00 PM GMT. Join our expert panel as they discuss how we ensure data portals actually fit the needs of the user; what designers and maintainers must consider; the National Data Library (NDL); next steps for global data infrastructure.

DCAI 13: Data Portals of the Future

How do we ensure that data portals fit the needs of the user?

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The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

This looks like a super strong advisory group for the National Data Library. Ideally, it would include a library sector representative to advocate for the strengths, principles and standards behind the "Library" designation.

Rachel Coldicutt@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 8mo ago

For people who care about that sort of thing, the membership of the National Data Library Expert Advisory Group has been published today - including me www.gov.uk/government/g...

There's still time to sign up to our webinar with @librarieshacked.bsky.social next Weds 25th, 6.30-7.30pm! Come along to learn about open data and digital prototypes, and how these can be transformative as part of a good data management strategy for libraries across sectors 👉 tinyurl.com/2n6jd9y4

Next Wednesday! Sign up here for a talk and questions on open data, digital prototypes, and working in the open in libraries.

CILIP London and South East@ciliplondon.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Sign up to our webinar with Libraries Hacked here 👉 tinyurl.com/2n6jd9y4 This will introduce what is meant by open data and digital prototypes, and how these can be transformative as part of a good data management strategy for libraries across sectors. 🕡 Weds 25th Feb, 6:30-7:30pm 💻 Online

Sounds like excellent work being done. Some general points on the area of library data. * Public libraries still need a culture of open working. Much of this is behind closed doors, and less open than previously. Libraries need spaces to discuss between staff, but that is generally the exception.

Iain Moore@iainmoore.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Listening to @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and @biblioluke.bsky.social on work toward public library data / insight platform Some great principles: * data is messy - need to use new tech & AI to make sense * libraries keen to share data but needs to be easy! * needs to be live - not a snapshot

A very nice data blog and a reminder that the loans data collected as part of administration of PLR is the most powerful dataset the library and reading sector have, and should be open data, published in as close to real-time as possible. #LibraryData #OpenData

James Swallow@jmswallow.bsky.social · 8mo ago

New blog: Something Borrowed (2025 Edition) - looking at my Top Ten library loans, with thanks to @britishlibrary.bsky.social & the PLR team! jswallow.com/something-bo...

Listening to @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and @biblioluke.bsky.social on work toward public library data / insight platform Some great principles: * data is messy - need to use new tech & AI to make sense * libraries keen to share data but needs to be easy! * needs to be live - not a snapshot

Getting rid of late fees helped increase circulation stats and people getting library cards www.70and73.com/evesham_marl...

Without the penalty of overdue fines, Burlington County libraries see a sharp increase in usage, cards issued.

Many adults still get tickles in their tummies when they recall a childhood of feasting on library books but making sure each was returned on time to avoid an overdue

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goodnight, and remember: library late fees suck. they simply discourage library use. you should be glad if your library abolished them, and if it hasn’t, you should tell them it should. 📚

Happy new year! I hope you all had a good time. People across the world keep asking "what is Libraries Hacked going to do in 2026 and why?" So that's answered here on the library data blog. blog.librarydata.uk/plans-for-20...

Received my UK public lending right statement (writers receive a payment every time their books are borrowed from the library). Thanks so much to UK library users for your support for my writing 🙏 Libraries are so important to the fabric of our reading culture – let's keep supporting them.

The library activity dashboard is a new project visualising library activity data, as reported by library services across England. It includes Loans, Users, Visits, Events, Computer usage, and WiFi sessions. Currently in development so feedback particularly welcome!

In Edinburgh for #odcamp. Mega stoked.

Collect a set of core data. Loans, reservations, members, visits. Everyone will be able to send their data in, and it's a reasonable proof of concept in getting it all together. Wigan libraries:

Guidance already being used by authorities to just convert any data to PDF "Please note that further to the [1]Information Commissioner's guidance regarding spreadsheets, Northumberland County Council has taken the decision not to share spreadsheets as part of FOI or EIR responses going forward."

Owen Boswarva@owenboswarva.bsky.social · last yr.

New guidance on disclosing documents to the public ico.org.uk/about-the-ic... from the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) Includes lots of advice to help you avoid a big embarrassing data breach with your Excel workbooks. #FOI #opendata #subjectaccess #dataprotection