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

Curious about how the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2025 (#WLIC2025) is unfolding in Astana, Kazakhstan? We’ve got you covered with our daily highlights 👉 Day 1 Highlights 2025.ifla.org/day-one-high... 👉 Day 2 Highlights 2025.ifla.org/day-two-high... Stay tuned for more!

Nice to see UK professionals and CILIP members in so many events at #WLIC2025 here in Astana, #WLIC2026 will be in Busan. Lots to learn and share, and people to meet

#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

#IFLA selects #Busan, #Southkorea to host the 2026 World Library and Information Congress. We look forward to welcoming you there! #WLIC2026 Read IFLA's press release: tr.ee/Nnk5ml

We're looking for a new editor for our Focus journal 📰 Find out more, including how to apply, via the link below 👇

An excellent issue covering mobile devices in Nigeria, library marketing from @librarychampion.bsky.social, and @heroicendeavour.bsky.social explaining in detail why the current attacks on US libraries and data services matter so much to us. Highly recommended.

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

📢 New #WLIC2025 grants available❗ IFLA is offering grants for attendance at August's World Library & Information Congress in Astana via it's Emerging Leaders scheme. Application & eligibility info here: 2025.ifla.org/home/ifla-em... ⚠️ Deadline - 4 July 🤞 @iflaglobal.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social

Listen in as I get into my stride covering a wide brief from the International Libraries Group of @cilip.bsky.social - my Why? a little about my career; an update on the work of CILIP, and the theme I'm taking through my year as President, closing with a group discussion about all things CILIP.

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

IFLA FAIFE message on the threats to information freedom in the United States. www.ifla.org/news/ifla-fa...

Great to have CILIP President Sue Lacey Brant with us for this eve's CILIP ILIG event 🙌 Many thanks @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social for coming to speak with us about your fascinating career and the work @cilip.bsky.social does. Cheers to all who attended too. We'll post video from the event here soon

History is going to judge his record dimly, unlike Hayden. President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden apnews.com/article/dona...

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

Our CEO @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social is speaking on intellectual freedom & inclusion at UK premiere of Banned Together, documentary exploring book bans & curriculum censorship in US schools. Mon 24 Mar @cilipslg.bsky.social @bannedtogetherdoc.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...

Just one more day to apply.

Video from our latest event, where Annika Marsh gave an inspiring talk about her adventures working for Estonia's mobile libraries: youtu.be/lcAmHnv8mBY?... @cilip.bsky.social As mentioned in the video, this talk was organised by the late Ian Stringer, our colleague who sadly passed away last year.

Thanks again to Annika Marsh for speaking at our latest CILIP ILIG Informal event 👏 We've been hearing all about Estonia's mobile libraries. We'll put a recording of the event up on our YouTube channel soon. You'll find past events in the meantime here: www.youtube.com/CILIPILIG

Here is some information from IFLA about other grants which are available for this August's World Library & Information Congress event in Astana, Kazakhstan 👇 These are in addition to our own Alan Hopkinson Award, open to @cilip.bsky.social Members - details here: www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...

📢 CILIP members 📢 Thinking of attending this year's @iflaglobal.bsky.social World Library & Information Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan? Applications for our Alan Hopkinson Award remain open until 21 March. You'll find all the info about how to apply here: bit.ly/3qmWvp9 Good luck! 🤞

An important data gathering initiative from @cilip.bsky.social. @cilip-ilig.bsky.social members please share widely.

Just🔟days to go! Apply for a committee or section position at IFLA. Membership of one of @iflaglobal.bsky.social's many diverse groups is a unique opportunity to develop your professional skills, make new contacts and connections, and represent the UK library sector. www.cilip.org.uk/news/693285/...

We're excited to have Annika Marsh joining us at our next ILIG Informal where she'll discuss the fascinating journey of Estonian mobile libraries. 🗣️ "The Estonian Mobile Library: Past, Present and Future" 📅 12 March, 6pm (UK time) 🌐 Online Book here: bit.ly/42xHshC @cilip.bsky.social

Pass the word on please. Bursary for IFLA in Kazakhstan

Applications for the 2025 Alan Hopkinson Award are now open! 🙌 We'll be sponsoring the recipient to attend this year's IFLA World Library & Information Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan 🌏 Find out more and apply here: bit.ly/3qmWvp9 Deadline - 21 March. Good luck 🤞 @iflaglobal.bsky.social

CILIP Conference 2025 tickets are now LIVE! We'll be returning to Hilton Birmingham Metropole, 2-3 July with the UK's leading event for the library, information and knowledge community. Register now: cilipconference.org.uk

The call for volunteers for the IFLA World Library & Information Congress in Astana (18 to 22 August 2025) is now open! 🙌 Find out more about what's involved and how to apply here: 2025.ifla.org/home/become-... #WLIC2025 #IFLAWLIC @iflaglobal.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social

The latest #IFLAJournal is devoted to #library history and will take you on a deep dive into archival practices and institutional memory, international collaboration and the role of libraries in global information systems, and libraries as cultural institutions. Read on: bit.ly/3BAvp7Z

Here's video from our latest CILIP ILIG event where Huzefa Ghadiali (recipient of our Alan Hopkinson's IFLA Conference Award) spoke about his experience of attending the IFLA World Library & Information Congress in Rotterdam as a first timer: t.co/g6PuZld7lu. Enjoy! 🙂

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

Would you be interested in reviewing this book on library marketing for an upcoming issue of Focus, our CILIP International Library & Information Group journal?... bit.ly/418mnaO Do send us a reply if so & we'll be in touch soon! 📖

Pleased to see that the minute’s silence at the @CILIP.bsky.social AGM included Ian Stringer, our friend and colleague on the @CILIP-ILIG.bsky.social Committee, who very sadly died just a few weeks ago. He contributed so much to international librarianship over the years and we miss him very much.

We’ll be at the @cilip.bsky.social Members’ Fest next month! 🙌 You can book to attend our session on Working Internationally here: www.cilip.org.uk/event/member...

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

Hello 👋 Excited to be here! We're a CILIP Special Interest Group devoted to a shared special interest in global librarianship. You'll find more about what we do here: bit.ly/4cROBe2 This includes producing our own Journal - Focus - which you can access FREE here: bit.ly/3X7Teux Do get in touch 🙂