Congratulations to last night's winners and all finalists shortlisted for these prestigious awards - much-deserved recognition of the creative, crucial and tireless work school librarians put in throughout the year!

#NonFiction November is the perfect opportunity to promote your library's factual texts 📚 For librarians creating displays, Accessit's 'On Display' function helpfully fact-checks when it's time to put books back on the shelves! ✨

Happy Halloween to librarians who spend all year treating their borrowers to tricks of the book trade 📚🍬 For those on half-term, indulge yourself in some literary goodies - and baddies - on the spookiest night of the year! 👻

Thinking about genrefying your library? 📚 In this guest blog, Carole Gardiner shares her genrefication journey, her practical approach, key learnings, and the positive impact on students ✨ Read the full story 👉 https://accessitlibrary.com/project/genrefication/

With Halloween just a few days away, what better way to get into the spooky spirit than with some frightening reads! 👻 Bev Humphrey’s list of 10 scary books for young adult readers is now live on our website – head to the link below… if you dare 😈 https://ow.ly/uoOR50XiHno

Join librarian Katrina Piggott for a special session on building a reading culture that embraces inclusion and diversity in your library 📚 🌏 Don’t miss session two of our International Schools Webinar Series! ✨ 👉 Register now: https://ow.ly/RkC250XgANp

On #EverybodyWritesDay, encourage your students to leave creative and evocative reviews on books they've recently finished ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ They can even do it anonymously, if they want to keep their writing talent a secret! ✍️

Still unsure about genrefication in your library? 🤔 Our next webinar for US customers will focus on exactly that! 🎉 We’ll be joined by a panel of Accessit customers who’ve already made the switch - sharing their insights and experiences. Check your inbox or in-app announcements for your invite 📧

Studies show large print books can greatly benefit dyslexic readers! ❤️ Are they making a difference in your library? We’d love to hear your thoughts 💬 We covered this & more in our recent UK webinar on making libraries dyslexia-friendly 👇 https://ow.ly/QFN850Xcay9

📣 Attention Queenslanders! We’re proud sponsors of the QSLA Future Libraries Conference on Fri 31 Oct at the State Library of QLD! Visit support superstar Trudi at our stand to see how Accessit is shaping the future of libraries. 🎟️ Tickets: https://www.qsla.org.au/qsla-future-libraries-conference

What languages do your students speak? 🌏 Support your multilingual learners with smarter searches! Accessit makes library discovery more intuitive for ESL students by recognising and filtering language preferences 🔍 Find out more: https://accessitlibrary.com/project/accessit-language-update/

Join Sarah Pavey for an inspiring webinar on how language can transform inclusion in your school library 📚✨ Perfect for international school librarians looking to create welcoming multilingual spaces ❤️ Register now: https://follettlearning.wistia.com/live/events/cdzj48irns?utm_medium=Social

📣 Reminder: Check the News section of your Web App for special announcements – like our first UK webinar of the year! 🎉 Learn how Accessit can make your catalogue & library dyslexia-friendly and accessible. Sign up via the management app!

UK Librarians! 📣 Know a student who goes above and beyond to support, inspire & champion reading? Nominate them for the Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award 2025 🏆 Nominations now open 👇 https://libpupilaward.wixsite.com/home/copy-of-plaa-2025 CILIP School Libraries Group

The #EuropeanDayofLanguages is the perfect time for Accessit librarians to explore our latest language innovations - helping you showcase the multilingual diversity of your catalogue! 🌍✨ Read our blog for the highlights 👇 https://accessitlibrary.com/project/accessit-language-update/

Accessit's Wellbeing and Health dashboard could be the perfect companion for #YouthMentalHealthDay ❤️ Featuring exercises, advice and practical solutions - download from ALeC to offer your Web App browsers some online peace of mind 🖥️ 🌱

📢 Accessit 9.3.6 is here! This release is all about expanding the world of language in your library. 🌍✨ Here are some highlights 👇

This year's #InternationalLiteracyDay theme is 'Promoting literacy in the digital era'. 📱 Use your Accessit Library Web App and Phone App to engage those students who love exploring your library online! 📚🖥️✨

Middle Grade Must-Reads 📚 Discover books that bridge the gap between Middle Grade and YA. Featuring expert recommendations and a live demo from our friends at Peters! 💙 Perfect for all UK librarians ✨ 👉 Don’t miss out – follettlearning.wistia.com/live/events/...

On #InternationalDayOfFriendship, a reminder that Accessit librarians can join Community, our online forum created to help connections and bonds between librarians ❤️ Find your Community through ALeC! 🤝 learn.accessit.online

On World Listening Day, encourage your borrowers to lend an ear to the power of the spoken word by promoting your audiobook collections! 🎧📚 #WorldListeningDay

Ever walked into chaos after a break? 😱 Taking a simple photo of your space can help maintain order in your library! 📸 Discover more expert tips for surviving the school break from Sarah Pavey in our full webinar... Watch Now: follettlearning.wistia.com/medias/l5usq...

Huge congratulations to all librarians whose exceptional work has been recognised in the Honours List for the 2025 SLA Awards. Wishing all nominees the best of luck ahead of November's announcement ceremony! #schoollibrarians

Get Your Library Summer Ready with Sarah Pavey! 🌞 Join librarian and educator Sarah Pavey for a special webinar designed to help you wrap up the school year, prep for summer, and get ahead for the new academic year. 📚 Register now: follettlearning.wistia.com/live/events/...

Accessit librarians can now show off their library's usage with our brand-new end-of-year report template! Search for 'End of year report' on the Customer Portal to download your template and dazzle with your stats.

Our librarians have been the beating heart of each of our Roadshows. A warm thank you (very warm indeed today!) to attendees from RGS Guildford, Sarah Bonnell School, the Saint John Henry Newman School and Lingfield College, for bringing life and laughter to this week's panels! #librarystories

Meeting librarians has been our favourite part of the Roadshows by far! Keeping with that theme, Accessit's UK Customer Success Manager, Jen, has loved mingling with and hearing from our librarians at today's mega-event in London! #schoollibrarians

Our 'Advocating for your library' Roadshow session is designed to help librarians use @AccessitLib to show the impact of all their hard work. It's so pleasing to see attendees making lots of notes to do exactly that back at their schools and colleges! #lovelibraries

Thrilled to be back on the road meeting Accessit librarians for coffees, conversations and catalogue-related ideas! Tunbridge Wells looks glorious - inspiration always flows better when it's sunny! #CPD #perfectbookweather

Ahead of the last two UK Roadshows, a stunning slice of Web App delight inspired by our Manchester visit: Stonyhurst College have their Visual Search into a creative hub for students. For anyone coming to Tunbridge Wells (places still available) and London... what will you do with yours?! #CPD

We loved hearing Gabrielle Mace talk at the #WorldLiteracySummit about a school using @accessit.bsky.social dashboards for a Murder Mystery Game! The twist in the tale? An increase in teen boys reading murder mysteries for pleasure! #WLS2025 #LiteracyMatters

School librarians are the heart and soul of a young person's literacy journey. On National School Librarian Day, we celebrate those who work every day to find the perfect book for each of their students. This day is for you!

We've loved hearing your Roadshow feedback - it really helps shape our remaining events and topics for next year! Each week, attendees who have sent feedback are placed into a draw, and we're delighted that book vouchers are heading to Week 2 winners at Bramcote School and Matthew Moss High School!

A jam-packed end to our day at #BrownsBFS, with sessions on reports, dashboards and another session browsing their amazing collection of fiction and non-fiction books. Thank you to everyone there for being such wonderful hosts!

A day of true collaboration in Yorkshire - @renlearnuk.bsky.social, another of our Roadshow partners, have been showing attendees how Accelerated Reader can improve students' confidence when reading. #librarians #Accessit #Skillsforlife

Such a thrill and privilege to bring our latest Roadshow event to the Browns BFS book showroom. A glorious setting - can we keep our concentration whilst surrounded by these stunning shelves? #Accessit #librarians #newbooks

Our Adelaide event has SOLD OUT! 🎉 You can still head to the website and join the waitlist. Tickets for our other events are also selling fast, so book your spot while you still can! ✨ We can't wait to have you join us ❤️ ow.ly/HJsv50VqbQe

How can a librarian engage with students in the increasingly busy educational arena? Just one of the many questions Accessit librarians have been debating in the North-East this morning. Many thanks to our panellists from Conyers School and Thorp Academy for their ideas! #busylibrarians

Congratulations to our librarians from The Dorcan Academy, The Arnewood School and St Peters C of E Aided School - who have been selected from all those who returned feedback forms following Roadshow events! Book vouchers will be making their way to you shortly. accessitlibrary.com/roadshow-uk/

A huge thank you to Stewart's Melville College for hosting the Scottish leg of our Roadshow! It was lovely to talk libraries and hear so many brilliant ideas from panellists at St Leonards and Bearsden Academy. #AccessitLib #UKRoadshow

We've headed north of the border to the stunning Stewart's Melville College in Edinburgh. Today's attendees are enjoying a journey through Visual Search courtesy of #AccessitLib's knowledgeable tour guide, Sarah. #librarylife

We're delighted to welcome @accessit.bsky.social to #SupplierShowcase25! 🎉 Discover how their library management system supports your curriculum, engages students & streamlines your workflow. Plus - get a demo from former #SLA Librarian of the Year Duncan Wright. www.cilip.org.uk/page/Supplie...

"The Roadshow was fantastic! I found my tribe..." Thinking about genrefying? Seeking dashboard ideas? Or are you looking to chat with members of your Accessit 'tribe', as one of our previous attendees so eloquently put it. Find yours at our upcoming venues! accessitlibrary.com/roadshow-uk/

Bristol ✅ Fareham ✅ Exeter ✅ Nottingham ✅ Manchester ✅ Next week, we head further north on our wonderful tour of meeting #AccessitLib librarians. Tickets are still available - it would be lovely to see you too! Edinburgh 🎟️ Newcastle 🎟️ Hull 🎟️ accessitlibrary.com/roadshow-uk/

Manchester librarians have spent the morning excitedly scribbling down ideas from other #AccessitLib users. Massive thanks to our inspirational content providers at #Dauntsey'sSchool #KingswayParkHighSchool #WellingtonSchoolTimperley The socks are well deserved!

It's goodbye from Nottingham as our Roadshow moves north to Manchester. Thanks to all our librarians in the area for making today as bright and sunny as the weather. Lots of fantastic library-related #ideas and #inspiration. #learningfromeachother

We've been delighted to provide multiple sessions, offering a variety of presentations throughout the day. Our Roadshow partners from @renlearnuk.bsky.social and #BrownBFS explained how their integrations can work for #AccessitLib librarians. Even more choices available right now with lunch!

Week 2 of the UK Roadshow in beautifully bright Nottingham. We've just heard from panellists at Ashfield School and John Taylor High School, and are looking forward to sessions from our friends at Browns and @renlearnuk.bsky.social. #CPD #lifelonglearning

A fitting venue to finish a glorious week of learning with librarians. Thank you to @exeterschool.bsky.social for hosting today's last leg of our South West tour. Nottingham and Manchester up next - there's still time to sign up here! accessitlibrary.com/roadshow-uk/

One of the main themes of the Roadshow is Collaboration. Librarians at all venues this week have loved hearing from our guest speaker from Browns Books about the role they can play in #readingforpleasure.