Kathleen Moran

Thanks so much to school librarian & researcher Dr Jean Henefer for sharing her knowledge & passion for school libraries this week as part of our Leadership in Libraries module @ulsteruni.bsky.social #OnlineLearning #LibraryLeadership #SchoolLibraries #Reading #Inclusion @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers? How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers?

*Funded Phd Opportunity* Ulster University - How can public libraries in NI support children with SEN & their families? Please share with anyone who might be interested in applying. #PhDResearch #PublicLibraries #SEN @ulsteruni.bsky.social @librariesni.bsky.social
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A brilliant night at the GPO for the 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards Shortlist launch! 💚📚

From powerful debuts to beloved favourites, we’re celebrating Irish writing at its best. Now it’s your turn to choose the winners!

Vote here ➡️ scxo9qtv33a.typeform.com/apiba25-vote

#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs

We are participating in the #GreatReadsAward again this year! Look at all these cool books, something for everyone 🥰 Thanks to @slglai.bsky.social Register your participation with them to be in with a chance of winning a set of the books. #justread
@jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Our 2025 #GreatReadsAward shortlist has just been launched. From #PictureBooks to #YA, there's something for all ages. Full details at bit.ly/Greatreadsaw... - where schools (Primary & PP) can register (& maybe win a set of the shortlisted books!)

Ten years of DLR LexIcon in Dún Laoghaire: ‘People thought it was a vanity project and too much money’ Award-winning but initially controversial building has become Ireland’s busiest public library

Ten years of DLR LexIcon in Dún Laoghaire: ‘People thought it was a vanity project and too much money’

"She says libraries are of the few non-religious buildings open to the community that people can just come into and sit down."

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There’s still time to apply to join this great team. Don’t miss out!
#LISjobs #JobFairy #LibraryJobs #SchoolLibrarians #LibraryJobsIE

JCSP Libraries are hiring. Full and part-time positions available in Dublin, Dungarvan and Enniscorthy. Don't miss this opportunity to join a great team. Full details at:
cityofdublinetb.ie/about-us/hr/...
#LISjobs #LibraryJobs #JobFairy

This is a thread for #Speirgorm and anyone Irish / Ireland-based who is interested in the arts

Unfinished book by Victoria Amelina, killed in Ukraine, wins Orwell Prize - Books Ireland Victoria Amelina wins Orwell Prize for Political Writing & Donal Ryan wins Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.

Victoria Amelina who was killed in Ukraine has posthumously won The Orwell Prize for Political Writing.

Donal Ryan spoke on RTÉ 1 about how moving the prize-giving was, & with humility about Heart, Be at Peace, which won the award for political fiction.

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Check out the winning entries in our SNAP Photography Challenge. Well done to the winners from Coláiste Chiaráin, Coláiste Chill Mhantáin & Coláiste na Ríochta & to the Runners-Up and Commended entries.
@artscouncilireland.bsky.social
Full details at jcsplibraries.com/2025/06/03/j...

The Journal Investigates: Where are all the data centres and why should you care?

Ireland is data centre capital of the world with 89 data centres storing your Instagram reels, TikTok dances and endless folders of photos.

Why should you care?

Because data centres have a major environmental cost.

Brilliant journalism by the @investigates.thejournal.ie crew!

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

What have we done?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

JCSP Libraries SNAP Photography Challenge Winners 2025 With over 150 entries for our SNAP Photography Challenge this year, our judges had a hard job selecting winners. But they have managed to do so and below are the winning entries in all three competition categories. Junior Category:

JCSP Libraries SNAP Photography Challenge Winners 2025

With over 150 entries for our SNAP Photography Challenge this year, our judges had a hard job selecting winners. But they have managed to do so and below are the winning entries in all three competition categories. Junior Category:

Librarian // Poetry Ireland (Dublin 1) @poetryireland.bsky.social #LISjobsIE #libraryjobs #jobfairy
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Sora Sweet Reads is now live on Sora!
Over 200 ebooks & audiobooks for students across all levels. These simultaneous-use titles are available for free now to 25 August.
Check out the Sweet Reads collection on your Explore tab. Free membership for JCSP/DEIS schools.
#SummerReading

Don't miss our May 15th conference on the power of play. Speakers include psychotherapist Dr Joanna Fortune, Lego Serious Play facilitators How Might We, & inputs from practicing school librarians.
Don't miss it!

Check out Eventbrite for tickets.
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Scientists Reveal What Happens in Your Brain When You Read There's nothing quite like getting lost in an excellent book (or an article from your favorite science news site).

www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r...

JCSP Libraries Academy Film Awards 2025 Celebrating Student Film-Makers: Highlights from the JAFAs After a long hiatus, the JCSP Libraries Academy Film Awards (JAFAs) made a welcome return recently in the Light House Cinema. It was a much-anticipated event that allowed our talented young filmmakers to showcase their work on the big screen. Throughout the year our students have been busy creating short films as part of our JCSP film making initiative.

JCSP Libraries Academy Film Awards 2025

Celebrating Student Film-Makers: Highlights from the JAFAs After a long hiatus, the JCSP Libraries Academy Film Awards (JAFAs) made a welcome return recently in the Light House Cinema. It was a much-anticipated event that allowed our talented young…

Our @CityofDublinETB @jcsplibraries & @cdetbscc ‘We Write What We Like’ Writer-in-Residence 2025 showcase about to kick off in the beautiful @NLIreland. Exciting!
@nlireland.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social

Fabulous to see a replica of EIRSAT-1 (Ireland's First Satellite) here in the Explorium, with our Space Poem "All Ways Home" @jcsplibraries.bsky.social
www.eirsat1.ie/space-poetry

HOME | DALKEY BOOK FESTIVAL Dalkey Book Festival 12th - 15th June 2025. A festival that celebrates literary talent and hosts some of the world's leading writers and thinkers since 2010. Global names; Local Vibe.

Today sales for all events for the 2025 Dalkey Book Festival are open and I'll be a part of a few things this year...

www.dalkeybookfestival.org

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University College Cork - Head of Content Services University College Cork - Head of Content Services vacancy represented by Anderson Quigley executive search firm in London, UK.

Major Job Klaxon! A really important role in our @ucclibrary.bsky.social library opened for applications today. Come join our team as Head of Content Services to lead our teams on collections. More details and apply at: andersonquigley.com/ucc-library/ #lisjobsie

Let’s Talk About It:#LibraryTwitter and the Power of Digital Community Let’s Talk About It: #LibraryTwitter and the Power of Digital Community In this Let’s Talk About it blog post, I want to dive into the digital community that I found on #LibraryTwitter and reflect …

Great post from @diversityfellow.bsky.social. This was much my experience in the early days of Twitter. I found so much community there diversityfellow.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/l...

I haven’t heard a librarian say shush in 20 years

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Protest Meta's Theft of Irish Writing I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too?

I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social

Protest Meta's Theft of Irish Writing I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too?

Sign the petition and help protect Irish writers and artists against AI copyright infringement ‼️

my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...

White shelves with labelled cardboard archival boxes. Job opportunity for an Interim Head of UCD Special Collections.

Mon 5th May is the deadline to apply for our Interim Head of UCD #SpecialCollections position!

Lead this important repository of rare books, journals & archival materials through an exciting transformational period.

Apply by 12 noon: universityvacancies.com/university-c...

#LISjobsIE #JobFairy

Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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