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This afternoon we’re visiting a specialist library for blind & visually impaired citizens of Astana. #WLIC2025 We’ve been shown equipment for creating braille & other alternative formats plus a brand new prestigious collection of items from Kazakh poet Abai Qunanbaiuly. @ifla.org @cilip.bsky.social

Friday is tours day at #WLIC2025 First stop is Maqsut Narikbayev University Library. It’s housed in a building affectionately known by students as the “banana building” owing to its bright yellow exterior. The library itself was recently refurbished & looks stunning 🤩 @ifla.org @cilip.bsky.social

The top 🔟 countries by numbers of delegates at #WLIC2025 ⬇️ 🇰🇿 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇰🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇲🇾🇶🇦🇦🇪🇯🇵 @ifla.org @cilip.bsky.social @cilip-ilig.bsky.social

It's the closing ceremony of #WLIC2025 (😢) 🇰🇿 You can follow along live on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/live/hVCC3YN... @ifla.org @cilip.bsky.social

A privilege to hear diverse perspectives from some of the library world’s emerging leaders at this morning’s #WLIC2025 session. You can find out more about them and about the @ifla.org Emerging Leaders Scheme here: www.ifla.org/news/meet-ou...

#WLIC2025 Jelena Glisovic presents a spirited and successful campaign by Serbian librarians to prevent a tax on book lending. No decisions on #Libraries without #librarians

Fascinating hearing examples of how libraries are responding to challenges to democracy at #WLIC2025 today. These range from a censorship case in Germany, to provision of prison libraries in Canada, to encouraging digital literacy for combating misinformation in India. @ifla.org @cilip.bsky.social

There's a buzz in the main Astana auditorium as the Opening Ceremony is due to start soon... 🇰🇿 #WLIC2025 @ifla.org

👋 Sälem / Hello from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 Very excited to be here for #WLIC2025! Great to meet up with fellow volunteers, including some familiar faces 😊 Looking forward to the @ifla.org World Library & Information Congress which officially gets started from Monday. Enjoying exploring Astana so far too!

The latest issue of CILIP ILIG Focus is now available! 🙌 This includes a tribute to Ian Stringer, our fondly remembered colleague and expert on all things mobile libraries. You can download this for free here: bit.ly/44XjFr3 Thanks to Focus Editor @jofitz.bsky.social & all who contributed to this

Here at #DigAcc25 @ City St George’s University this morning 🙌 Lots of useful tips on how to improve accessibility of digital content + some interesting discussion so far too. Currently hearing from Jade @openuniversity.bsky.social about staying positive when thinking about accessibility & change.

Here's video from our latest event where Sue Lacey Bryant came to talk to us about her fascinating and varied career, as well as her term as CILIP President so far: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM5-... Thanks once again @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social for joining us for this one 👏 #CILIP @cilip.bsky.social

We're delighted that @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social will be joining us for our next CILIP ILIG event 🙌 🟧 Meet the CILIP President: Sue Lacey Bryant 🕔 Tues 13 May - 6pm (UK time) 🌐 Online via Zoom Tune in to hear about Sue's varied career and to give your views about CILIP. Book here: bit.ly/3ED0f1k

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Fantastic to be here at today’s #EUROLIS Seminar at Europe House 🇪🇺🙌 The theme of this year’s event is the important topic of challenging gender roles & stereotypes. John Lake from the EUROLIS Committee introduced the Seminar, including a fitting tribute to Ian Stringer - former Chair of CILIP ILIG

Obviously had to go check out the cat café at Birmingham New Street after the #Sconul conference today 😸

There's still time to sign up for our event this week ⬇️ 🗣️ Reflections & impacts of my attendance at IFLA Conference 2023 📅 Thu 5 Sept 1pm (UK time) 🎟️ Free 🌐 Online Huzefa Ghadiali will be talking about attending IFLA’s World Library & Information Congress as a 1st timer. Book here: bit.ly/3YTX4tR

Brill that the Reading Room at the British Museum is now available to visit (and take photos of) again - such an amazing space. Will be popping down there on a lunch break soon, no doubt as am just next door! 👇 via @Ianvisits.bsky.social www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bri...

Great to see @cilip-ilig.bsky.social here! Do follow if you are interested in librarianship around the world.

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