Seasons greetings, love and peace 🌊 🎄

It doesn’t take long to gather lots of beach litter, plastics and ghost gear. #Rathlin #BeachClean #Take3ForTheSea

Good morning from Rathlin

We don't need an elf on the shelf because we've got a

Today is International Migrants Day, which is an opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions of migrants to our society. The theme for 2025 is: My Great Story: Cultures and Development. Read more about this day here: www.un.org/en/observanc...

www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll... Funded PhD opportunity. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #Libraries #Children #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Research #PhD

Great end to yr for yr1 class on the PG Library & Info Mgmt course this eve. Huge thanks to guest speakers from CILIP Ireland who spoke about getting involved with CILIP & careers and job applications advice. Good luck to students for final portfolio submissions tomorrow! #OnlineLearning #Libraries

Super last class of the yr for the leadership in libraries module yesterday. Fantastic to see the group blogs, what students had learned from the guest speaker series & how they were applying this to their own contexts. #LibraryLeadership #OnlineLearning #LibraryQualification @ulsteruni.bsky.social

*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 www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll...

Curious about how #libraries are shaping the future of #AI learning? Our latest report is out—explore the insights and download it from our repository! https://bit.ly/4pos7YS

Winter berries & winter sun #RathlinIsland

Always great to meet your students IRL when you teach fully online courses :) Met Liam today at Waterstones, Belfast. #OnlineLearning #Librarianship #Books #WeAreUU

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

Born #Onthisday 1905 Mabel Colhoun, educationalist, photographer & archaeologist. This is one of her photos of Rathlin Island in 1939 towermuseumcollections.com/mabelcolhoun... #XXmas

Late posting this but could have listened to our two guest speakers all evening this week. Thanks to Monica Crump, University Librarian @universityofgalway.bsky.social and Tim Pye, National Curator @nationaltrust.org.uk #LibraryLeadership #EngagingUsers #TheLibraryIsAGrowingOrganism #OnlineLearning

Always good to celebrate student/graduate success. Well done to Shauna Clarke, this year’s recipient of the A&O Shearman award for best overall performance in our PG Diploma in Library & Information Mgmt @ulsteruni.bsky.social #LibrarianshipEducation www.independent.ie/regionals/mo...

'The library is an important part of my week'. Book Week NI: Authors take centre stage at libraries across Northern Ireland. @librariesni.bsky.social @cilipireland.bsky.social share.google/WONvd5Am5ZNd...

Branch Manager & Library Assistant posts for Ballycastle Library, Co Antrim careers.librariesni.org.uk/vacancies/va...

Happy Book Week NI! www.librariesni.org.uk/browse-read/... Share any activities you are part of! What’s everyone currently reading? Check out the Book Week NI events and the Bookcited Podcast @librariesni.bsky.social

Two great guest speakers this evening on our #LibraryLeadership module @ulsteruni.bsky.social. Thank you @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social and @vikkerr.bsky.social @orkneylibrary.bsky.social. Really valuable insights into the work you both do #Advocacy #Inclusion #Trust #Leadership

Great to see colleagues Beverley McCormick & Dr Adrian Boyd @ulsteruni.bsky.social bring their STEM lego workshops to #Rathlin today to work with the School and run an intergenerational session with the island’s seniors group & primary pupils as part of the #ESRC Festival. #LearningWithLego

A beautiful sea of mists this morning on Rathlin #speirgorm

#JerusalemCafeDerry 🇵🇸

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with @jennyboylan.bsky.social, president of PEN America, to discuss our new report showing there are more banned books than any living American has seen in their lifetime. abcnews.go.com/US/video/rep... #BannedBooksWeek

Californian Morning' (mid 20thc) by US artist and printmaker Emmy Lou Packard (1914-1998) #WomensArt

Sunlight on the sea today #Rathlin #SeaSwim

'Halcyon Days' by Anna Pugh, contemporary British folk artist #womensart

🎓Join us for our Careers Open Day - a chance to explore exciting roles, meet the team and discover how to enter these professions. 📅What's on📅 👤Chat with staff! 📚Book a Library tour! 🕰Enjoy our collections! 🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector! 🎶Explore our current exhibition

Really pleased to see my & @benjaminredding.bsky.social article on the much beloved BBC Shipping Forecast is getting some traction - we loved writing it! Read it @uk.theconversation.com here: theconversation.com/why-the-bbcs...

200 books in an alcove under a stairwell do not a Library make. School librarians equip children with the literacy skills to learn, relax & find information we need for fulfilled lives & to be informed citizens. Every child deserves a Great School Library. @cilip.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5y67h3yt

They tried to silence these stories, but they live on. Banned Books Week is almost here! Join us October 5-11 to celebrate the freedom to read and discover books that sparked debate and change. Stay tuned for events and reading lists! #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead #aasl https://bit.ly/3XXdrFi

A lovely sunny Sunday swim (& also trying to help a frozen shoulder by freezing it some more) 🥶☀️🌊 #Rathlin

Speaking today at the @futureislandisland.bsky.social Rathlin Wool event which is showcasing all the ongoing work with Rathlin wool & creating a sustainable circular economy. I’ll be talking about wool, weaving & needlework on the island in oral stories & learning from past community resilience.

A big welcome to all our new and returning students on the PG Dip & MSc in Library & Information Management #NewYear #NewSemester #DigitalLearning #Librarianship #LibraryResearch #InformationOrganisations #ProfessionalFutures #Education #WelcomeToUU @ulsteruni.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social

Minister Kimmins chaired the Rathlin Ministerial Forum on the island today. The Forum ensures the Rathlin Island Policy is implemented on a cross-Executive basis providing a valuable means to engage with the Rathlin community and share information on key projects and future plans for the island.

Well done Nina, Meabh, all the young people and everyone involved in bringing the Imaginarium exhibition to W5! Superb work #SustainableFutures #YoungPeople #Education #Rathlin @futureislandisland.bsky.social

A stunning double rainbow on #Rathlin this morning before we head to W5 for the Imaginarium exhibition celebrating a partnership between @futureislandisland.bsky.social with The Big Idea and EA Youth Services to capture young people’s ideas for a more sustainable future.

Was great to see the UK APA Conference in Belfast last week. Here’s our panel on Community Conversations and how they can bridge community and policy in a range of sensitive areas #CommunityConversations #Education #Policy @ulsteruni-edi.bsky.social

Getting a community update this evening on the #Rathlin LIFE Raft eradication project

Working on the Belfast campus today, but I got to pop out to my pal, artist Claire Ritchie’s, solo exhibition at QSS Studios #WhereThePavementEnds #ClaireRitchieArtist www.queenstreetstudios.net/events/where...

It’s #RathlinRun day. Good luck Brian Morgan @futureislandisland.bsky.social

Programme now confirmed. @thinkuhi.bsky.social Interdisciplinary Online Symposium: The Future of Northern and Arctic Islands: 2050 & Beyond is now open for registration on our webpage. 19/09/25 1pm - 5pm #research #islands @adammarkham.bsky.social www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...

Do you have a creative child who loves to imagine and play? 🎲 Sign them up for a FREE board game design workshop where kids explore environmental themes and create their own board game! 🔔Fri 15 August | Ulster Museum | Ages 9–11 ▶️Get your game on: bit.ly/4fsNpAM

Misinformation often appears in disguise when we're looking for health information. Take a close look at Misinformation UnMASKED an animation from @england.nhs.uk Make sure you are only using trustworthy information. @cilip.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dTL...

Speaking at the start of the #RathlinLifeRAFT & @futureislandisland.bsky.social ‘Making it on Rathlin’ residential and series of workshops. #OralHistories #IslandStories #Design #WorkingWithWool #Sustainability #GreenTransition

Georgia O'Keeffe, Sunflower New Mexico, 1935 #WomensArt In folklore the sunflower is considered a flower of loyalty because each day it turns its head to loyally follow the sun, from east to west 🌞 #FolkloreThursday

We're celebrating the wonder of Rathlin wool with a workshop where you will: 🪡 discover traditional crafting techniques 🐑 explore locally sourced island wool 🌿 take home a handcrafted piece inspired by Rathlin’s landscape Part of an overnight craft package (7-8 Aug). Book now: bit.ly/45fJCDf