THE LIBRARY NOT JUST A BUILDING BUT A MOVEMENT This is a call to every visionary librarian, regeneration team, cultural programmer, and community-builder who knows their library is more than just a place to borrow books. Let's chat! www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel...

DESIGNING THE LIBRARIES OF THE FUTURE Investing in innovative library design is an investment in the future of your library service, your users, and your community. You know your users best, and we bring the design expertise! Read more bit.ly/4kskSN5 #librarydesign

THINKSPACES! RETHINKING THE 9 to 5 Working from home sounds great until the dog barks, the kids yell, and the doorbell rings. #libraries Enter #ThinkSpaces #librarydesign #incomegeneration Let's chat!

RESILIENCE! Through a deep understanding of how environments influence behavior, we build resilient spaces that foster creativity, collaboration, and growth. This is design with purpose. This is design for the future. #LCSeminar25 #librarydesign #designinglibraries youtu.be/Ma_kEXjD4qI

Libraries are civic powerhouses in a world spinning with #AI and nonstop #misinformation. A force for truth and connection, critical thinking and trusted resources, they build real #community in a digital age. #citizenliteracy #communityhubs #democracy Let's chat #librarydesign

THE WELLNESS HACK HIDING IN YOUR WALLET At @designconceptuk we're always exploring how #libraries and their #design can shape and support the #wellbeing of their communities. Read a bit more here tinyurl.com/4dfcrkvn @Radebe84 #libraries #librarydesign #wellbeing @librariesconnected.bsky.social

Yes, libraries are dangerous! They are equalisers, streetcorner universities for the common man. They play a vital role in learning, offering free resources to all equally, from early literacy to citizenship, #democracy, digital skills, and careers...... @amlibraries.bsky.social #libraries

LIBRARIES ARE ENGINES OF SOCIAL CHANGE Wow! the impact that investment in #libraries brings to communities and the potential for societal change is huge. Key to our #librarydesign process is understanding library strategy Read more in my latest article bit.ly/4o2OWBB

COUNTERING ONLINE CONSPIRACIES IN SCHOOLS Concern and debate about the impact of online #misinformation and #disinformation on both individual lives and public discourse are widespread, and rightly so. Public #libraries and #schoollibraries can help! pearsfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/u...

AI LIBRARY POLICY - Dave's been doing some research on AI policies for public libraries, because at some point, all libraries will probably discuss whether or not to have an AI policy. Have a read! davidleeking.com/ai-policies-... @davidleeking #AI #libraries

It was an absolute privilege to be involved in the redesign of #ChorltonLibrary, working in close collaboration with Neil MacInnes OBE and his fantastic team in Manchester Libraries. A truly inspiring experience for our team. #librarydesign

Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden???? Carla is a global icon in the world of libraries. @LibnOfCongress @LibOfCongress apnews.com/article/dona...

Watch the video! Where history meets magic! Chorlton Library is simply fabulous! #librarydesign youtube.com/watch?v=GcLq...

Who needs fiction when we now have the real thing? 😡😮😞

"In today’s society, libraries stand out as among the last truly public institutions. Providing access to resources without financial, social, or physical barriers, public libraries make a unique contribution to promoting individual and collective flourishing throughout the communities they serve."

Deep Dive: The Right-Wing Whitewash of American Libraries A recent PEN America report finds that many of the talking points in favor of book banning don't apply to most banned titles. #libraries #censorship #democracy inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-th...

WHERE HISTORY MEETS MAGIC! The fantastic reinvention of the historic Chorlton Library. manclibraries.blog/2025/04/02/t... #librarydesign @designconceptuk.bsky.social

Libraries are essential for many communities. But funding for them is constantly being reduced, and we are losing these places of knowledge.

“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.” - Justice Louis Brandeis

Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny. That’s what’s really driving Trump’s attack on education and public knowledge.

on.ft.com/4aLgR2y Ephemeral messages remove scrutiny from government (unless you inadvertently bring the editor of @theatlantic.com into your group chat). I did warn about the use of these messaging systems in transacting government business in @ft.com.web.brid.gy some years ago!

Yes, libraries are dangerous! They are equalisers, streetcorner universities for the common man. They play a vital role in learning, offering free resources to all equally, from early literacy to citizenship, #democracy, digital skills, and careers...... @amlibraries.bsky.social #libraries

We promote good mental health in libraries through innovative interior #librarydesign. In today's fast-paced world, mental health has emerged as a crucial concern across all sectors of society. Let's talk ! #mentalhealth #libraries #health #wellbeing #edge2025

Discover more about our commitment to #biophilicdesign within #libraries to further enhance #mentalhealth outcomes. #librarydesign #EDGE2025 Let's have a chat!

The little-known Gullah Geechee politician who pushed for the 14th amendment As #Trump tries to revoke birthright citizenship, a civic group looks to the Black lawmaker who helped establish it. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...

It was a great event! We loved showcasing our beautiful libraries and innovative ideas for the future of libraries! #librarydesign #libraries

Designing the library for mental health and wellbeing! If you missed the webinar, why not give us a call! #librarydesign #Designinglibraries #libraries #mentalhealth #Wellbeing #HealthyLiving

Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜 The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization. Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵

The perfect modern classic - in Darlington. Suzy Hill, Darlington Library Manager, proudly enthuses about how the old building in Crown Street was later restored, revamped and reimagined as a library for the 21st Century @designconceptuk.bsky.social designinglibraries.org.uk/news/the-per...

There is still beauty in this world

It's #NationalStorytellingWeek. Want to create an enchanting space? Here's some inspiration! #storytelling #librarydesign #designinglibraries #libraries thedesignconcept.co.uk/project/unit...

Revitalising Paisley: Award-Winning Library Project Breathes New Life into Town Centre. #librarydesign #libraries #designinglibraries thedesignconcept.co.uk/project/unit...

A DEDICATED, PASSIONATE, CREATIVE TEAM - We are library people! Partner with us to bring your dream library to life! We make your vision a reality. Need inspiration? Want a chat? Where to start? #libraries #librarydesign #designinglibraries thedesignconcept.co.uk/projects/

You might expect that one of the world's biggest media organisations admitting to illegal practices in accessing private information about a member of the royal family and a government minister would be front page news across the board, but apparently not.

This is written by the bishop who stood up to Orange Voldemort. Everyone should be buying this. It's available on Amazon for $14. I'm an atheist and I'm buying it. #booksky

Libraries are crucial to communities! Check out Ed's article @edjewell.bsky.social #librarydesign #wellbeing www.linkedin.com/posts/eejewe...

Nailed it

A COUNTRY CRYING OUT FOR AN ANTIDOTE TO FAKE NEWS AND MISINFORMATION. We have failed to sell the public library network's huge potential as an untapped goldmine in the battle for truth and trust! #libraries #digitalinclusion #librarydesign #democracy www.linkedin.com/posts/lizmcg...

We need a new information literacy. An information literacy that is no longer about generating skepticism with methods of interrogating information sources, but instead about coping with a world where ALL information is seen as suspect.

My grandson Ted overexcited to pick up this book in the library today! #libraries @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social

2024 YEAR IN REVIEW. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. A look back at news that affected libraries and the profession. #libraries americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/01/02/2...

Designing Libraries quarterly newsletter - all things library design. Sign up here designinglibraries.org.uk/contact-us/d... or checkout the website here designinglibraries.org.uk #librarydesign #designinglibraries @designconceptuk.bsky.social

Happy birthday to singer, songwriter, guitarist & original member / co-founder of The Rolling Stones. #botd Dec. 18, 1943. 🎸 Wait! What?!?! He’s only 81? 😂

Dublin City libraries first in Ireland to introduce communication boards The boards are used by children with speech and language needs and adults with communication difficulties #libraries @LibrariesIreland dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-ne…

Meeting in the library anyone? What that old place? #librarydesign #designinglibraries #libraries #meetingspaces Call me!

Baby it's cold outside! Bring the outside in with this fantastic accoustic table. An oasis in your library. #biophilicdesign #librarydesign #accoustics #libraries Let's have a chat? thedesignconcept.co.uk/project/unit...