Bringing together all the Trades Councils of Greater Manchester
I read the network news on 40 BBC radio stations from MediaCityUK in sunny Salford.
Bewhiskered historian, folkie & morris dancer.
Former academic but still a geek.
Husband of @davespenceruk.bsky.social.
Trustee of @baysar.bsky.social.
Lancaster, UK.
Vancouver librarian, writer, music and radio type (etc.), often worrying about mis/disinformation and AI. I block profiles that give a weird vibe -- sorry if this leads to some errors. (Opinions are my own.)
Green Party activist, volunteer archivist and retired librarian in Portsmouth/Southsea. Also occasional driver of a mobile library. Linux fan. #RefugeesWelcome
Leadership coach with a dozen years experience as an academic librarian.
I help library leaders confidently manage change and conflict, so that you can feel good about going to work.
https://angelapashia.com
https://leadwithcuriosity.org/
Associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia. Stumbling my way through the AI revolution at https://brendanbartanen.substack.com/
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries. A project of @NYUEngelberg.
Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities & Social Sciences.
Research project funded by AHRC, Wellcome Trust & Research England.
Co-delivered by Cambridge, Sheffield, Coventry & Southampton universities.
https://morphss.hcommons.org/
School Librarian in Scotland (He/Him)
Read for Empathy judge.
Opinions my own.
This is my personal account for personal thoughts. School Libraries are the cure for what ails education! | M.Ed., Ed.D., M.I. | 25 yr vet Tchr | he/him | Lots o' SLMS stuff @ http://SchoolLibLearning.net
#2 Most Followed Library in the USA!
Current Challenge, Peeps!!:
https://summitco.librarycalendar.com/event/peeps-diorama-contest-15460
Poet. Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makar. My debut collection, Nettles, is out now! 🇪🇸🏴
nazaretranea.com | https://www.instagram.com/nazareterreese?igsh=MWdyNmNpNHcxcjVwNg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
PKP, a Core Facility of SFU, is a community-governed organization dedicated to increasing the quality, access, and reach of non-commercial #ScholarlyPublishing — the trusted and original home of #OpenJournalSystems (#OJS), OMP, and OPS: https://pkp.sfu.ca
zine maker. zine collector. zine advocate. (also loves Baywatch Nights, don't hate)
Gavin McCann, UNISON E Mids & formerly ISTC (now Community). Hopefully a book will emerge to provide a history of TU education for its members and I will post my findings on here as I go.
Resilience, independent of industry. www.criticalinternet.org
Academic Librarian and Skills Tutor at University of Staffordshire.
They/them, she/her.
Advocating for a 21st century copyright and open access environment across Europe in the area of education and research. Arcadia funded NGO. https://www.knowledgerights21.org
Dr. Jo, Pākehā, Academic Librarian in Aotearoa NZ, Plant enthusiast, fibre crafter, hoarder of pens, herder of children and cats
Working with Digital Library team at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, opinions mine not my employers
CILIP London Member Network is the representative body for library and information professionals living or working in London.
https://tinyurl.com/CILIPLondon
| Volunteers manage this account. Communications from it are not CILIP policy. |
Mama, comics librarian, educator, writer, entrepreneur.
Past President, ALA Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @libcomix
Co-Founder, Creators Assemble @creatorsassemble
2023 Eisner Award judge
Debut book out 2026.
Monibarrette.com
Early modern book provenance, libraries, ethics of ownership, names, &c.
Volunteer for Abortion Support Network.
Book: Hans Sloane’s Library Collection and the Production of Knowledge (CUP)
Global non-profit organization for health information professionals. #medlibs
Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Theology, philosophy, ethics, politics, environmental humanities
Associate Director @LSRIOxford
Anglican Priest
https://www.theology.ox.ac.uk/people/revd-dr-timothy-howles
We believe in books that promote positive change and enrich culture.
Sign up to the MUP newsletter & receive 30% off all orders.
https://linktr.ee/ManchesterUniversityPress
She/Her. Teacher, learner, rabble rouser. Part-time zombie slayer. 🏳️🌈 Ally.
Co Author: Fact VS Fiction (2018 ) Developing Digital Detectives (2021). My posts. My rules. 💙
Contact: librarygirl.net
Sociologist, Gadfly, Radical, tree-hugger, cat parent, Queer as Hell (they/them or xe/xir)
Dreaming of a world without money…
Free Palestine! Free Turtle Island!
Aī is theft, ecocide, fascīst, and shit
Welcome to the Miniverse 🛸 I'm Steve, a freelance creative / photographer based in the UK sharing my love of cinema by creating practically shot miniature scenes from my living room using figures, sets & practical FX. No green screen or CGI
🚫 Ai
Poet, novelist, Reviewer, published in over one hundred and fifty journals magazines, including Wild Court, The York Literary Review, Aesthetica Magazine . Husband, father, hankering after peace in a protected planet www.abookatberntime.uk
School librarian and cat lover with a serious time- management problem
UK Secondary school librarian. Always on the lookout for books my students might enjoy. When I'm not reading MG/YA, I like trying to make my garden productive, listening to funny/educational podcasts and reading fantasy.
History and Politics teacher in Sussex, just starting out on an awfully big adventure in academia. Welsh vegan, paid up member of the Brighton Taffia.
NHS Librarian passionate about reliable information. 🏳🌈
Manager of #EarlyLiteracy Programs & Special Initiatives @ Brooklyn Public Library | #KidLit Writer @ RISE X Penguin Workshop | LJ Mover and Shaker 2020 |
Libraries, heritage, dogs, design, crumble, cats, books, art, architecture in reverse alphabetical order.
Breaking news, campaigns and advice from unions and the labour movement. https://tuc.org.uk
ope we wrote a book: https://alastore.ala.org/oryrlib
Scholcomm consultant, world traveler, dog mom, human mom, Nima, karaoke singer!
The official account for the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. Fighting book bans and censorship in libraries since 1967. ala.org/bbooks
I make comics: Fall Through/ Come Again/ Save It For Later/ March/ Lies My Teacher Told Me/ Swallow Me Whole. DIANA out 10/6/26.
orders/info: linktr.ee/natepowell
Public Historian, Librarian, TCAF Director
Former NYorker🗽Current Canadian 🇨🇦
she/her // opinions all me
Writing my PhD on comic book censorship
Probably drinking coffee ☕️ and rewatching #SlowHorses
https://carleton.ca/history/cu-people/amie-wright/
Supporting the interests of business librarians and information professionals.
https://www.blalib.org/
Sort-of librarian, cat butler, average gardener, massive gay, he/him, opinions are mine.
NOLA. SFFH/crime/journalist. BASFF & Locus notable stories ‘23.
Contributor to Antigravity Magazine
Stories in: Buzzfeed News, Politico, Apex Mag, Fiyah, +more.
ORDER MY DEBUT CRIME NOVEL, “The Pike Boys”, NOW books2read.com/thepikeboys
Yorkshire lass. Librarian by profession liberal lefty by nature. Dachshund mum to Petey Yule Log and Pepperoni. Massive gamer geek. Lapsed larper. Late diagnosed autism and ADHD.
Public library worker, interested in multilingual libraries. Suffolk. she/her
Open Book Publishers • ScholarLed • Copim • Open Access Books Network • All things open access books • Also on Mastodon (@alittleroad@hcommons.social) & LinkedIn (lucy-barnes-01670473) • She/her
The Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design @citystgeorges.bsky.social, University of London conducts leading user-centred research. Home of the MSc HCID. https://hcid.city/ #HCID2025: https://hcidopenday.co.uk/
A one-day multidisciplinary conference on the future of comics, technology, and creativity. 4 September 2025, City St George's, University of London. https://comicsandai.org/. Reposts are not endorsements.
Cataloging/Metadata Librarian at Texas A&M University
Global Services Manager @ Hyland | Passionate about services, healthcare, digital health, AI & cloud | BSc, PRINCE2, MSP, L6σ Green Belt | Opinions are my own | https://linktr.ee/paulcochrane
vision, strategy, planning, evaluation, quality, service, innovation, learning, research, libraries, education, health, consulting
Mother, lover, librarian ♥️ Una canadese in Italia. ♥️ Our love is all we have. ♥️ I’m: a PhD student at @RMIT, and the coordinator & an EAP teacher at the CALL @eui-eu.bsky.social. ♥️ A critical librarian in my heart.♥️
Assessment & UX at Princeton University Library| Bay Area expat, found in museums, between trees, and thinking about how to make libraries a place for everyone.
Op-eds my own.
sociolinguist 🗣💬 (senior lecturer #English language; PhD applied linguistics): #multilingualism | transnational & multilingual identities | discourse | space & place | multilingual #picturebooks -> @multilinglibrary.bsky.social 💙📚
A library of multilingual #picturebooks! 💙📚
Promoting #languages, #cultures, & #multilingual #literacy in #London schools & beyond: @hmking-linguist.bsky.social & Dr Gonzalo Pérez Andrade
How to Create a Multilingual Library of Picture Books t.ly/V8MZO
Been working in academic libraries since 2017. My masters in English literature is confused as to how I ended up a systems librarian. Co-editor of NAG journal Taking Stock. Neurodivergent.
Daniel Rolph grew up in the UK foster care system, experiencing firsthand the challenges that come with it. Now, he's channelling those experiences into his debut novel, Shattered Paths
Buy Now: https://geni.us/OEi75Gh
Library Assistant MIC Thurles working with our students in the library & on miclibraries social media team.
Collections Coordinator (Libraries & Collections) at Kings College London. Recent graduate of UCL with a Masters in Library and Information Studies. Also a massive fan of all things books, brutalism, gardening and greyhounds.
librarian, health sciences;
genre fiction & films
I'm on a journey to become a self-sufficient author of trauma-informed STEM scifi by the end of 2026 - hope you can join me. Readers call my stories 'Cory Doctorow meets James S.A. Corey.' SFWA member #scifi #author #MikeSierraEcho #booksforkids #GSBCW
MLIS student and zine enthusiast
Chicago born, Sheffield trained, Oxford living. Librarian, general nerd and cat mum.
All views my own.
She/her
Teaching & Learning Librarian at Maynooth University Library | LAI, Social Media Officer | Tá Gaeilge agam | #freepalestine 🇵🇸
Resource Librarian at SAF Library GCU - interested in EDI, wellbeing and collection development in academic libraries. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🍉 #MCLIP
Teacher, writer, book-lover & feminist. You'll find me in the library 📚
Librarian. Animal fan. I read & write stories. London E17.
http://soniahope.co.uk/
pronouns: https://en.pronouns.page/@rgmalamud.LIS
@thehonestpuck@glammr.us on mastodon
Cataloger and Classifier at Boston Public Library
all opinions are my own
Resources for libraries, librarians, and fans of funky library stuff. Have fun and learn stuff!
librarian, mom, runner, reader of all the 📚.
The BlueSky account for the Library Think Tank, unofficially associated with the American Library Association. Originated on Facebook, now here on BlueSky!
?s to group, use #askLTT
Use #librarythinktank, #ALATT, #skybrary, #librarysky, #skybrarians
A home for working-class readers and writers
https://thebeemagazine.com
The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) photographs, catalogs, & provides access to manuscripts—partnering with more than 1,500 libraries worldwide to preserve & share handwritten history. Learn more: hmml.org
Celebrating UK TV advertisements from 1960s to 2000s
library worker. idk why i'm here either.
“Claire has impairment in multiple domains of functioning.” Wannabe librarian, music listener, pathetic allotmenteer, cynical.
Social science Librarian. LSE.
Libraries. Education. Dogs. Active Transit. Music. Japan.
http://shoulderseasonhfx.bandcamp.com
smallerhearts.bandcamp.com
On Kaurna Land, Adelaide, South Australia. PhD Thesis Editor; Sociologist; Founding Board Member TruthBombSocial: https://www.truthbombsocial.org/; Research on grey zone warfare, democratic & community resilience, disinformation. https://drrobmuller.com
Honorary Ziegfeld Girl
Honorary IATSE Local 1
Old enough to have a caricature by Sam Norkin
banner 📸Christopher Calkins
The Self-Pub Hub (Indie Book Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submit-book/
Book tours:
https://book-shelfie.com/book-tour
Director of Library and Centre for Teaching and Learning at Karlstad University, Sweden. Service researcher at CTF. Co-organizer of www.opennetworkedlearning.se. Husband. Dad. Bonus dad. He/him/his.
Woke Resister. Retired college editor, adjunct prof, admin. 💙 always. 2cats, environment, biodiversity, literature, writing, travel, nature, art, feminist, poet, witchy,Beatles 4ever, occasional mystic, SF teams. 🌏traveler. CA native. 🌦️⛈️🌧️☔️
dear god not another bio statement
but if I have to,
open access, science policy, multilingualism, sociology, futbol y carpinchos
Academic librarian, sometimes researcher. Feminist, vegan, trade unionist, uncompromising leftist. Solidarity, ethics, and the Oxford comma. She/her
Publishes research on library science and information research and practice within the Australian and Southern Asia Pacific regions.
Current issue is here: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ualj21/current
Groundhogs, donkeys, and more. Believer in integrity, 80s new wave music supremacy, and wearing a mask to protect others. Retired academic librarian, researcher, strategist, and editor. #covidisnotover #wearamask
HE Teaching & Learning Librarian, music lover, book lover, art ethusiast, cake baker and hodophile.
Library Metadata & Moves Assistant 📚
LISM Student 2025-2027
22 • London
No DM access - contact via LinkedIn 💌
www.linkedin.com/in/heather-florence-taylor
Sharing, teaching, listening, shaping.
Museum Education Roundtable inspires innovative thinking for the field through engagement with scholarly and practice-based content explored in the Journal of Museum Education.
https://www.museumedu.org/
Publishing Director @ Jessica Kingsley Publishers www.jkp.com - resources spanning health, social justice, mental health & more IG/TikTok/Twitter @Steve_JKPbooks Also love to run & swim