Our 2025 #GreatReadsAward shortlist has just been launched. From #PictureBooks to #YA, there's something for all ages. Full details at bit.ly/Greatreadsaw... - where schools (Primary & PP) can register (& maybe win a set of the shortlisted books!)

Ten years of DLR LexIcon in Dún Laoghaire: ‘People thought it was a vanity project and too much money’ "She says libraries are of the few non-religious buildings open to the community that people can just come into and sit down." www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

There’s still time to apply to join this great team. Don’t miss out! #LISjobs #JobFairy #LibraryJobs #SchoolLibrarians #LibraryJobsIE

JCSP Libraries are hiring. Full and part-time positions available in Dublin, Dungarvan and Enniscorthy. Don't miss this opportunity to join a great team. Full details at: cityofdublinetb.ie/about-us/hr/... #LISjobs #LibraryJobs #JobFairy

This is a thread for #Speirgorm and anyone Irish / Ireland-based who is interested in the arts

Victoria Amelina who was killed in Ukraine has posthumously won The Orwell Prize for Political Writing. Donal Ryan spoke on RTÉ 1 about how moving the prize-giving was, & with humility about Heart, Be at Peace, which won the award for political fiction. booksirelandmagazine.com/unfinished-b...

Check out the winning entries in our SNAP Photography Challenge. Well done to the winners from Coláiste Chiaráin, Coláiste Chill Mhantáin & Coláiste na Ríochta & to the Runners-Up and Commended entries. @artscouncilireland.bsky.social Full details at jcsplibraries.com/2025/06/03/j...

Ireland is data centre capital of the world with 89 data centres storing your Instagram reels, TikTok dances and endless folders of photos. Why should you care? Because data centres have a major environmental cost. Brilliant journalism by the @investigates.thejournal.ie crew!

What have we done? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

JCSP Libraries SNAP Photography Challenge Winners 2025 With over 150 entries for our SNAP Photography Challenge this year, our judges had a hard job selecting winners. But they have managed to do so and below are the winning entries in all three competition categories. Junior Category:

Librarian // Poetry Ireland (Dublin 1) @poetryireland.bsky.social #LISjobsIE #libraryjobs #jobfairy libraryjobs.ie/item/librari...

Sora Sweet Reads is now live on Sora! Over 200 ebooks & audiobooks for students across all levels. These simultaneous-use titles are available for free now to 25 August. Check out the Sweet Reads collection on your Explore tab. Free membership for JCSP/DEIS schools. #SummerReading

Don't miss our May 15th conference on the power of play. Speakers include psychotherapist Dr Joanna Fortune, Lego Serious Play facilitators How Might We, & inputs from practicing school librarians. Don't miss it! Check out Eventbrite for tickets. www.eventbrite.com/e/fun-dament...

JCSP Libraries Academy Film Awards 2025 Celebrating Student Film-Makers: Highlights from the JAFAs After a long hiatus, the JCSP Libraries Academy Film Awards (JAFAs) made a welcome return recently in the Light House Cinema. It was a much-anticipated event that allowed our talented young…

Our @CityofDublinETB @jcsplibraries & @cdetbscc ‘We Write What We Like’ Writer-in-Residence 2025 showcase about to kick off in the beautiful @NLIreland. Exciting! @nlireland.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social

Fabulous to see a replica of EIRSAT-1 (Ireland's First Satellite) here in the Explorium, with our Space Poem "All Ways Home" @jcsplibraries.bsky.social www.eirsat1.ie/space-poetry

Today sales for all events for the 2025 Dalkey Book Festival are open and I'll be a part of a few things this year... www.dalkeybookfestival.org 🧵

Major Job Klaxon! A really important role in our @ucclibrary.bsky.social library opened for applications today. Come join our team as Head of Content Services to lead our teams on collections. More details and apply at: andersonquigley.com/ucc-library/ #lisjobsie

Great post from @diversityfellow.bsky.social. This was much my experience in the early days of Twitter. I found so much community there diversityfellow.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/l...

I haven’t heard a librarian say shush in 20 years t.co/VjrZUb6042

I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social

Sign the petition and help protect Irish writers and artists against AI copyright infringement ‼️ my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...

Mon 5th May is the deadline to apply for our Interim Head of UCD #SpecialCollections position! Lead this important repository of rare books, journals & archival materials through an exciting transformational period. Apply by 12 noon: universityvacancies.com/university-c... #LISjobsIE #JobFairy

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Full details of our Drop Everything and Read Challenge at dropeverythingandread.ie

The countdown is on… in just 20 minutes Ireland will be dropping everything and reading. Exciting! What will you read? Share using the hashtag #LetsGetIrelandReading

Fab talk from Joseph Peelo about his work with the JCSP LIbrary project and School Completion Project in creating a Comic book club. I love hearing about programmes centring Reading for Enjoyment #LAICILIPIRE25 @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services. The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)

ICYMI this morning: Here are the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 with links to their book résumés to help people understand why they matter. www.ala.org/bbooks/frequ... 📚 #UniteAgainstBookBans #NationalLibraryWeek

Check out our Digital Library circulation stats below. 930 checkouts so far today. Our library is open 24/7 - so no doubt there will be more checkouts - #eBooks, #Audiobooks & #DigitalMagazines - before midnight. Demand is ever increasing for this valuable service

Some great new #Readalong titles just added to our Digital Library on #Sora. Check them out. Membership is free for JCSP/DEIS schools. #LoveReading #SchoolLibrariesMatter #eBooks #Audiobooks

DEAR 2025 Ambassador Patricia Forde reminds everyone to Drop Everything and Read at 12 noon on Friday April 11th. Full details on dropeverythingandread.ie Register your support at t.co/KVTts9HPfH youtu.be/ett92v2XNnk

Happy National School Librarian Day! We ❤️ school librarians! Sending heartfelt thanks today and every day for inspiring kiddos to be readers, thinkers, and dreamers! 📚 #NationalSchoolLibrarianDay #kidlit #EduSky #Skybrarian

🎺The Charts are in!🎺 Check out our most borrowed #eBooks, #Audiobooks & #DigitalMagazines in March. Library membership is free for JCSP/DEIS schools. Full details at jcsplibraries.com @singmecreation.bsky.social @slglai.bsky.social @inotenews.bsky.social #LoveReading #SchoolLibraries

We're also looking for Expert Adult judges to help form next years panel. Have your say on the best of Irish children's books! Details below ⬇️

‪Kathleen Moran‬ ‪@kittymo1.bsky.social‬ Dublin Literary Award 2025 shortlist revealed: Irish Booker winner Paul Lynch makes the cut From irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Shocking! I did not give permission.

Our annual DEAR Challenge, with DEAR Ambassador @pforde123.bsky.social takes place at 12noon on Friday April 10 2025. Open to all. Get involved! Read all about it on our website dropeverythingandread.ie Register your support at bit.ly/DEAR25 #DEARIrl #LetsGetIrelandReading @pforde123.bsky.social

Chess in JCSP Libraries Another reason why every school should have a library is that they are the ideal venues for chess clubs! The cognitive and social benefits of chess are well known, and the ancient game is becoming ever more popular in the age of apps and social media. A lot of students have…

📸Calling all schools 📸 Tomorrow is the closing date for entries for our SNAP Photography Challenge. Schools can submit up to 5 entries in each of the Junior, Senior & Special Needs categories. Don't miss out! #edchatie Full details & entry form: jcsplibraries.com/2025/01/24/j...

Librarian criminalization bills are growing in numbers across the US, but they're not new. Get to know what they are, how they began, what they mean, and what states are proposing them in 2025. That, plus this week's book censorship news: bookriot.com/librarian-cr...

For #InternationalWomensDay we put together a collection of over 300 titles about strong women and/or with strong female main characters. Check them out on #Sora ods.overdrive.com/v2/jcsp #eBooks #Audiobooks #eMagazines #WomensDay2025

School Librarian // Gonzaga College SJ (Dublin 6) @gonzagadublin.bsky.social #LISjobsIE #libraryjobs #jobfairy libraryjobs.ie/item/school-...

Getting ready to distribute all the wonderful notes to friends, colleagues, teachers, tutors, coaches & SNAs this morning as part of #InternationalWomensDay2025 organised by student council @jcsplibraries.bsky.social

Still plenty of time to read one, some, all of the wonderful debut Irish children’s books on the #GreatReadsAward shortlist. Vote online before 14th March for your favourites! Link in bio. This one will make your life better! #MightyMindsets Niamh Doyle www.instagram.com/schoollibrar...

#GreatReadsAward. Meet the authors on the shortlist. Vote online before 14th March for your favourites! Link in bio. This one is really funny! #dinosaurpie by Jen Wallace www.instagram.com/schoollibrar...

Have you voted yet for your #GreatReadsAward favourites? Vote online before 14th March. Link in bio. This one will send shivers down your spine! #WelcomeToDeadTownRavenMcKay @eibhliscarcione.bsky.social www.instagram.com/schoollibrar...