The RHS Sandringham Flower Show (22-26 July 2026) showcases  garden design and beautiful planting. The RNIB Talking Books Garden has curved shingle walls with ladders reaching skywards, in a playful nod to libraries and the limitless worlds they hold. #BookSky #Libraries #A11y

Our friends at tripfiction.bsky.social recommend The Guest Cat. Written by Japanese poet and novelist Takashi Hiraide, the book won Japan's Kiyama Shohei Literary Award. And it’s available in audio from RNIB! Read by Ric Jerrom, it lasts 3 hours and 45 minutes. #BookSky #Books #Cats #Japan #A11y

THIS IS FANTASTIC! There are so many kids living a ‘minority’ experience, who never see themselves in books. Here’s to a wider view of inclusion!

RNIB Library@rniblibrary.bsky.social · last mo.

Beth O'Brien has won the Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Shadowers' Choice Award for her feminist reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood. Here's our very own Lynne Livingstone and Beth O'Brien, with a braille copy of Wolf Siren! Congratulations to Beth! @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #BookSky

RNIB Library is delighted to have Wolf Siren in audio and braille formats. This magical reimagining of the Little Red Riding Hood tale by author Beth O’Brien won both the Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Shadowers' Choice Award for Writing. @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #Carnegies2026 #BookSky

Beth O'Brien has won the Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Shadowers' Choice Award for her feminist reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood. Here's our very own Lynne Livingstone and Beth O'Brien, with a braille copy of Wolf Siren! Congratulations to Beth! @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #BookSky

Lynne Livingstone, in the Library Collections Team, was thrilled to attend the 2026 Carnegie Awards Ceremony. Author Beth O'Brien won both the 2026 Carnegie Medal and the Shadower's Choice Medal for Writing. @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #Carnegies2026 #BookSky

That's just so beautiful! x

The Carnegies@carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🎉 We’re delighted to announce the ALCS Poster Competition winners! 👏 We were blown away by every entry! 🏆 Congratulations to The Silver Tongues from Poplar Primary School, winning £1000 for their school library, with their poster showcased at the #Carnegies2026 ceremony!

It's the last weekend of the #HiVis Fortnight, a celebration of accessible library services for blind and partially sighted patrons. So many libraries are doing great things! #LoveLibraries #BookSky

You can always tell when A-ha have been in to return their books

It's been fantastic to see all the great things going on in #libraries for the #HiVis Fortnight. #BookSky

Wakefield Libraries@wflibraries.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Did you know it is HiVis Fortnight? Our libraries proudly have dyslexia friendly editions of books! Our full list of adult titles is here: https://wakefield.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=dyslexic+friendly&rw=24&isd=true #HiVisFortnight #BookSky #Dyslexia

Useful information about Borrow Box from @cornwalllibraries.bsky.social for #HiVis Fortnight.

Cornwall Libraries@cornwalllibraries.bsky.social · 2mo ago

💚 Borrow Box Screen Reader Support 💚 Did you know? Borrow Box supports screen readers for visually impaired users.

We're heading into the final few days of the #HiVis Fortnight, a celebration of accessible library services for blind and partially sighted patrons. Libraries are for everyone. #LoveLibraries #BookSky

With your library card, Borrowbox gives you access to: FREE eBooks FREE eAudiobooks FREE eMagazines #HiVisFortnight2026 #HiVis @isightcornwall.bsky.social #BorrowBox #eBooks #eAudiobooks

We hear from many blind and partially sighted people who find online banking inaccessible, or simply prefer in-person banking. But as more branches close, there isn't always an option to manage finances in any other way. 💸

Find out more about #Lego Braille Bricks at braillebricks.com and you can read more out our services for people living with visual impairment at orkneylibrary.org.uk/services-for...

Every #LEGO Braille brick has a braille character on it and with more than 100 activities available, this set means that visually impaired children have the opportunity to learn braille through play. The set will be available to borrow from Orkney Library & Archive shortly.

#HiVis fortnight highlights support for those with a vision impairment. Please contact the Knowledge Service to find out about the tools that make the eBooks and databases available to @penninecarenhs.bsky.social staff more accessible. @rmcnallynhs.bsky.social @laurajeffreys.bsky.social

It's #HiVis fortnight; an annual campaign to promote library services and technologies that assist people living with visual impairment. The latest newest addition to our collection of assistive items is this brand new set of #LEGO Braille Bricks, sent from our friends at @rnib.bsky.social ❤️

If you're joining in with the #ReadChristie2026 challenge then the theme for June is the Best Agatha Christie story to Read in One Sitting! The chosen title for this month is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd which is also being celebrated because it was first published 100 YEARS AGO!

What a brilliant list of books for the #HiVis Fortnight. 💙

Wakefield Libraries@wflibraries.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Did you know it is HiVis Fortnight? Our libraries proudly have dyslexia friendly editions of books! Our full list of adult titles is here: https://wakefield.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/default/search/results?qu=dyslexic+friendly&rw=24&isd=true #HiVisFortnight #BookSky #Dyslexia

Mae bron i ddwy filiwn o bobl ddall a rhannol olwg yn y DU. Mae #HiVis yn ymgyrch flynyddol sy'n annog llyfrgelloedd i hyrwyddo argaeledd fformatau darllen hygyrch i bobl â nam ar y golwg. Cliciwch yma i ddarganfod mwy: readingsight.org.uk/accessible-l...

There are around two million blind and partially sighted people in the UK. #HiVis is an annual campaign encouraging libraries to promote the availability of accessible reading formats for people with vision impairment. Click here to find out more: readingsight.org.uk/accessible-l...

Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay so we're taking back all the books that people have read, putting them onto shelves for people to look at, then giving them out again to other people who haven't read them yet. For free. What a system. ❤️ #LoveLibraries #GreenLibraries ♻️

Driverless taxis are no longer just for science-fiction. 🤖 Self-driving taxis are coming to London this year in a public pilot. If you’re blind or partially sighted, tell RNIB what would make them feel safe, accessible and inclusive. Take our short survey: rnib.in/sdv-survey

It is so lovely to see #libraries posting about #HiVisFortnight sharing links to large print & #Dyslexia friendly font versions of books. 📚🥰 👁️‍🗨️1-14th June marks an annual UK campaign to promote library services for the visually impaired. #skybrarian #accessibility #BookSky #LibrarySky #HiVis

If you or someone you know could benefit from our services for people living with visual impairment, you can find out more about them at: orkneylibrary.org.uk/services-for... #HiVis #HiVis2026 #Libraries

Services for the Visually Impaired

At Orkney Library & Archive we want to give everyone the opportunity to access our services, to participate in the social activities and groups that go on in the library, and to enjoy reading at every...

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The 1st - 14th June is #HiVis fortnight; an annual campaign all across the UK which aims to promote library services that assist people living with visual impairment - every hour another person in the UK goes blind and around 2 million people in the UK are living with sight loss.

I have taken up knitting again! A shout out to my tribe: where are the #knitters and #booklovers (and #travellers of course). Say hello! #amreading @tombenjamin.bsky.social Old Bones in Puglia set in, well, #Puglia

Our Senior Engagement Manager spoke to BBC Look North about floating bus stops and safety for blind & partially sighted people. Designs risk becoming “an accident waiting to happen” without proper engagement. Read: https://bit.ly/3RLc1wO Listen: https://bit.ly/3PYOLuP Watch: BBC Look North tonight

Floating bus stops will cause accidents, say campaigners

Sight loss groups are concerned about new-style bus stops in places including Leeds and Cleckheaton.

bbc.co.uk

We're so excited the HiVis fortnight has started. For 2 weeks, we celebrate all that libraries do to make their collections and services accessible to blind and partially sighted people and people with a print disability. Check out the hashtag #HiVis across BlueSky to find out more! #BookSky #A11y