Don't miss this online e-portfolio workshop from @laicdgroup.bsky.social on Tuesday 14th October @ 6.30pm!

Watch the inspiring talks from our #ASL2025 keynote speakers Helen Rimmer @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social and Claire McGuinness @clairemcguin.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social. Up on YouTube now and lovingly captioned by us so that you catch everyone important word! tinyurl.com/459c8vkj

Unlike the current Irish weather our link-out is always reliable, bringing you the latest library & info news each month! Get up to date on the wicked scholarly publishing system, the endurance of libraries & the war on knowledge, AI & Open Access, the Google Graveyard and more at www.libfocus.com

Calling all library assistants in CONUL Libraries - have you submitted to the @conultraindev.bsky.social Library Assistant Blog awards yet? Only 3 days to go to be in with a chance to win 1 of 3 prizes including the top prize of €200 AND be published in @libfocus.bsky.social conul.ie/library-assi...

Members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social committee met for our annual planning meeting in Griffith College today. Huge thanks to @dimphne.bsky.social for hosting us and for showing us around the sun-dappled library!

Audiobooks and the accessibility revolution #PBS 📚 youtu.be/C-rKFOyOKN8?...

"This corresponds to a male being 28.6%–185.5% more likely to be director." (Depending on the type of library). 📚 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Lavonnia Moore, the librarian fired for including one of my books on a display after a child requested it, sounds incredible and what happened to her should be a crime. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/05/l...

Always on the lookout for the latest info and #library news? In our July link-out you'll learn about language bias in scholarly publishing, essential skills for library staff, AI & technology in #libraries, the pioneering Irish project recovering lost historical records and more at www.libfocus.com

Why @libfocus.bsky.social - with these @conulconference.bsky.social reviews you're really spoiling us! Three reviews from the #Conul25 bursary winners were posted on the libfocus blog this week - read all about it over at www.libfocus.com

How brilliant that the Writing Skills for LIS Professionals webinar inspired Isabell Seeger to write this article. The event was jointly hosted by @laicdgroup.bsky.social and @aslibraries.bsky.social in May and presented by A&SL committee members @martinoconnor.bsky.social and Marta Bustillo.

It's always a pleasure to have our Summer networking evening with @aslibraries.bsky.social, a great time was had by all! Thanks to our wonderful speaker @aphrak.bsky.social for her insights on AI literacy and check out algowatch.eu for more info.

Niamh Lucey chair of @healthlibraries.bsky.social and Fiona Logan chair of @aslibraries.bsky.social start off proceedings at the Summer Celebration networking evening in The Mansion House

The Summer Celebration networking evening has moved a few doors up from @ria.ie to the Oak Room in The Mansion House. Another beautiful space for current @healthlibraries.bsky.social‬ and @aslibraries.bsky.social members to catch up with colleagues and enjoy Prof. Aphra Kerr's talk!

Only 5 days to go to this Summer networking evening in @ria.ie. If you're a current @healthlibraries.bsky.social or @aslibraries.bsky.social member register for your free ticket today!

📢 Check out this review of the #ASL2025 Conference! 📢 Our LLL & Research Support Assistant Librarian, Kirsteen Walters, delivered an insightful presentation on "Empowering Library Users with AI Literacy: Developing High-Quality Resources to Foster Knowledge Growth" at the #MOLImuseum 27th March.

Don't miss Ann Marie Barrett's review of #ASL2025 in @laibluesky.bsky.social's An Leabharlann! Read about the brilliant talks from our speakers including the powerful speeches from @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social Helen Rimmer and @clairemcguin.bsky.social www.libraryassociation.ie/an-leabharla...

We hope all our library colleagues heading to Tullamore today have a great time at the @CONULconf. We'll be keeping up to date with proceedings on #CONUL25!

Our latest guest post is by Kevin Tuohy who writes about his archival and cataloguing project for the Cape Clear Heritage Centre in West Cork. The materials in the collection offer a rich insight into 20th century cultural, linguistic, and political life in Ireland. This and more at www.libfocus.com

Join us for our joint Summer Celebration networking evening on 17 June in The Royal Irish Academy! Current @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social members are invited to book their free tickets to catch up with library colleagues & enjoy a talk by Prof. Aphra Kerr tinyurl.com/mve6k6h3

Starting soon! Our sold out joint event with @aslibraries.bsky.social: Writing Skills for LIS Professionals with @martinoconnor.bsky.social and Marta Bustillo. Hashtag for tonight is #CDGASLWriting2025

Always a pleasure to hear fellow @ucclibrary.bsky.social colleague @martinoconnor.bsky.social speak! Tonight, he's talking all things library blogging for @laicdgroup.bsky.social & @aslibraries.bsky.social event on writing for LIS professionals #CDGASLWriting2025

Up now for @laicdgroup.bsky.social & @aslibraries.bsky.social event is another great speaker, Marta Bustillo from @ucdlibrary.bsky.social who will be giving an introduction to grant writing for librarians #CDGASLWriting2025

Great session yesterday evening by @laicdgroup.bsky.social & @aslibraries.bsky.social "Writing Skills for LIS Professionals" Thanks to Marta & Martin for their great tips & advice 👏👏#CDGASLWriting2025

There are less than 10 places left for this @laicdgroup.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social online event on 20th March at 6.30 pm. Reserve your free place on eventbrite now to improve your LIS writing skills with the brilliant Martin O'Connor and Marta Bustillo!

We love this post from Jorden McMenamin @atu-ie.bsky.social Library about presenting at #ASL2025. She describes her experience as a first-time speaker and attendee of the annual @aslibraries.bsky.social conference, capturing the atmosphere of camaraderie and connection present on the day.

We're delighted to be joining forces with @laicdgroup.bsky.social to bring you this brilliant Writing Skills for LIS Professionals session with @martinoconnor.bsky.social and Marta Bustillo. Taking place on Zoom at 6.30pm on 20th May - register for your free spot today!

Our April link-out has arrived! Get up to date on the latest library and info news with articles covering the Big publishers vs digital preservation, the secret history of the ENIAC women, threats and developments in open access, book bans, Brian Eno and more libfocus.com

A brilliant post about the appearance of libraries and librarians in songs. Who better to write it than @aslibraries.bsky.social committee member and melophile Martin O'Connor!

We're seeking an Interim Head of UCD Special Collections to lead this important repository of rare books & journals, archival/manuscript materials through a transformational period. If you are a dynamic leader with expertise in these areas apply by Mon, 5 May. universityvacancies.com/university-c...

This is brilliant, great to see that the initiatives shared at #ASL2025 are having an effect already!

We hoped you enjoyed yesterday’s #ASL2025 conference as much as we did - here is a thread of our favourite pictures from the day. Thanks again to our speakers, poster presenters, sponsors and hosts @molimuseum.bsky.social, we're already looking forward to #ASL2026!

GLS member Amy Bond from Bord Bia presenting at #ASL2025 today. An incredibly informative and inspirational day!

Thanks to @aslibraries.bsky.social for an inspiring and thought-provoking conference – Maith sibh! 👏 #ASL2024

Thank you so much for your excellent and moving presentation @clairemcguin.bsky.social - everyone should read your team's important report about how Irish public library staff have withstood reactionary challenges to LGBTQ+ materials bit.ly/4j13DSi

Wonderful 2nd keynote of the day from Claire McGuinness highlighting the disruptive impact of 'agitators' on library staff and library practice with regard to LGBTQ+ resources. Hugely important & timely research @ucdischool.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social

Claire Mason shared findings from her excellent research on academic library supports for student well-being @aslibraries.bsky.social

Amy Bond of Bord Bia discussed the value of building connections with client companies to provide quality market insight reports. Really interesting insight into a special library's practice @aslibraries.bsky.social

So excited to hear about this AI Literacy OER from Kirsteen Walters of SETU. Interested to consider how we might draw upon this OER to inform the next phase of development of our own Digital Literacy OER at Hibernia College @aslibraries.bsky.social

We hope you got to chat to #ASL2025 poster presenters Anne O'Callaghan @ucclibrary.bsky.social and Aislinn Shanahan Daly @marinoinstitute.bsky.social Library yesterday about the ways their libraries are supporting students and making connections with them. More info at aslibraries.ie/keynotes-spe...

Thanks to everyone who attended #ASL2025 today, to our wonderful speakers, to our sponsors @ucdischool.bsky.social @informedlearning.bsky.social DBS who supported the conference and to the staff in @molimuseum.bsky.social Here's to the post-conference discussion!

Now, my lovely colleague Kirsteen Walters (SETU Libraries) speaks about the development of an OER designed to support students’ attainment of AI literacy. The resource is available here: library.setu.ie/files/OER/in... #ASL2025

An excellent talk! Fascinated by this OER resource developed for students to support them with #AILiteracy. Very much needed across all educational sectors! #AI #ASL2025

Blown away by the work of @clairemcguin.bsky.social and the rest of the Team on their project/research on "the role of public libraries in defending LGBTQIA+ resources amidst rising disruption" - Emotional, shocking, thought-provoking, but also empowering & uplifting! 🙌🏻 #ASL2025

Our final case study of the day – Nuala Murray & Aoife Murphy on the Learning & Development Working Group @dculibrary.bsky.social. The group promotes a culture of continuous learning in the library and provides an opportunity for staff to share knowledge and enhance their skills. #ASL2025

Last but not least are #ASL2025 speakers Aoife Murphy and Nuala Murray. They are showcasing @dculibrary.bsky.social's Learning and Development group which supports continuous professional development for staff

At #ASL2025 Amy Bond discusses how the Bord Bia library team updated key company templates as part of a project that helped them to build relationships with colleagues

On to our last panel of case studies now – Claire Mason from MU on how academic libraries in Ireland are supporting student wellbeing through their spaces, collections & activities. 87% of libraries surveyed place a greater priority on supporting student wellbeing since the pandemic. #ASL2025

Another warm #ASL2025 welcome to Lucy from @ucdischool.bsky.social who is charming our conference attendees in @molimuseum.bsky.social today

Claire Mason @mulibrary.bsky.social investigates how academic libraries are supporting student wellbeing in Ireland at #ASL2025