We're thrilled that @jsendall.bsky.social is stepping into the role of Acting University Librarian and Keeper of the Brotherton Collection @UniversityLeeds 🎉 His passion for inclusive leadership makes him the perfect fit to carry the Libraries forward. Exciting times ahead! #Libraries #HigherEd

Exhibition preview talks by 3 of our wonderful #FUAM2025 finalists at the exhibition launch @lulgalleries.bsky.social tonight!

Enjoyed the recent launch of 'Fragment and Form' @hmileeds.bsky.social with two young guides, who shared their impressions of art by Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays and Dominique White.

So happy to be celebrating @universityofleeds.bsky.social award of #universityofsanctuary status today - go team!🥳 Moving words from @cara1933.bsky.social and Sanctuary scholars, #LASSN, @retasleeds.bsky.social and @grabill.bsky.social

Today’s keynote is from Thanos Giannakopoulos taking about the roles of libraries in supporting Actions 29-33 relating to Science, Technology, Innovation & Digital Cooperation from the UN Pact for the Future www.un.org/en/summit-of... with examples inspired by the UN Hammarskjöld Library #LIBER2025

Lastly, introducing us (well, me at least) to the UN 5 principles for information integrity www.un.org/en/informati... and the potential role for libraries, researchers and institutions, including in influencing the development of AI #LIBER2025

Thanos Giannakopoulos bringing a global perspective to the role libraries and universities can play to advance open science and @un.org SDGs #LIBER2025

Great collaboration between libraries in Sweden around AI processing of old card catalogues- sharing and learning together! ❤️ #LIBER2025

What a beautiful library at @tudelftlibrary.bsky.social! Fascinating prototype AI fortune teller project to re-engage students with the collection wall space. #LIBER2025

Last Friday, we hosted the Knowledge Futures Symposium 📚 We heard from inspirational speakers who examined how knowledge is created, shared and exploited today, and were challenged to think and discuss our role in creating a more equitable and open knowledge future. #LKFS2025 #Library #LibSky

The celebrations aren't over - we have a bonus porcupine! This woodcut of a Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine can be found in the book 'Historia naturae, maxime peregrinae' by Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, published in 1635. 📷 Baring-Gould Library 0689 Folio #WorldPorcupineDay #PorcupineDay #RareBooks

Finally time to relax! #liber2025 reception remarks

Finally time to relax! #liber2025 reception remarks

Workshopping ideas for collaborative citizen science projects working with different GLAM institutions and research libraries #LIBER2025 and great case studies led by Alisa Martek and Dolores Mumelaš (Zagreb)

Sara Kjellberg(Malmö) sharing useful tips for successful peer mentoring #LIBER2025

Warm and inspiring presentation by @williamjnixon.bsky.social about the importance of informal networks for developing library leaders #liber2025, in the Emerging Leaders Programme cohorts @cgknowles.bsky.social

Rousing call from Frédéric Kaplan #liber2025 for libraries to lead and curate LLM training, away from from commercial interests

#LIBER2025 kicks off, already with calls to confront the great threats to LIBERty and truth in the world today.

Massive congratulations to the legends at @beamishmuseum.bsky.social, winners of Art Fund’s #MuseumOfTheYear award! A moment for the outfits 💯

here's my presentation to the super #LKFS2025; super important conversations. Many thanks to @masudk.com and colleagues for showing the way to knowledge futures. and here's Allan Ginsberg on the library dancefloor! anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/k...

“Data is never neutral” - here is @adamrutherford.bsky.social data checklist #LKFS2025 - a wonderful way to conclude today and the brilliant conversations we had today.

Dr. Adam Rutherford speaking about science misinformation at #lkfs2025

Beautiful intro to international perspectives by @jsendall.bsky.social #lkfs2025

Love the notion of the library as a "transdisciplinary collider space" articluated by Jonathan Bengston in his #LKFS2025 talk on ‪@uvic.ca‬ and the #KULAacademy - some impressive 'Liberating Knowledge Partnerships' going on there.

“The Library is a dance floor, let’s dance” what a wonderful statement by @christophersmith.bsky.social at #LKFS2025

The mandrake is part of the nightshade family – alongside potatoes, tomatoes and chillies. The mandrake plant was thought by many to induce love and good fortune. In reality it acted as a hallucinogen and a powerful laxative

Bodleian job opportunities! Including three vacancies for Security Team members, an Employee Relations Manager, and a full time Library Assistant role working with our Special Collections. For more information on these posts: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs

Beautiful, cathartic installation by Sarah Roberts for 'Sick' exhibition @lulgalleries.bsky.social

We are delighted to be hosting the #IIIF conference in Leeds 2-6 June. Find out more about IIIF and why it is an important standard for images, audio, video and soon 3D in our latest DLIP project blog post. leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/02/10/i...

🗨️ Great people skills? 👥 Proactive team leader? 🌟 Passionate about an outstanding service for our visitors? We want to hear from you! We're looking for a Research Centre & Galleries Supervisor to manage our fantastic Visitor Services & Teaching Support Team Apply jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Do you think rare books, archival material, and visual arts are just the best? Do you have great organisational and people skills, to provide outstanding experiences that encourage others to feel the same? Well... Events & Engagement Assistant vacancy: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... 👀

Goosebumps listening to the Commoners Choir perform at the launch of #AnimatedActivism tonight! @lulgalleries.bsky.social www.commonerschoir.com

Brilliant new @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social exhibition now open: "Animated Activism: Women Empowered" features archives of @leedsanimation.bsky.social and #WomensAid @universityofleeds.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #feministarchives

First look/ listen to Alex de Little's Gair Wood sonic artwork proposal for the Laidlaw Library @universityofleeds.bsky.social !