Happy new term everyone! I will be sharing my latest reads from picture books to adult in my next Lit Link Up webinar on the 12th September. I have some fab giveaways for attendees on the night too 😊 You can see the previous webinar and sign up for this one here: www.bevhumphrey.com/lit-link-up....

This was a fantastic webinar today led by the sensational @brynolf.bsky.social and chaired by the incomparable @drbeth.bsky.social for the @ciliplgbtq.bsky.social yesterday. It's essential to be the best ally you can be especially in current times - I learnt so much in such a short time!

New YA books by for Summer term 2025 with titles by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid, Nathanael Lessore, Elle McNicoll, Geraldine McCaughrean, Kenechi Udogu, Alexia Casale, Alex Wheatle, Leah Osakwe, Calum McSwiggan & Josh Silver. #KidLit #TeachersofX schoolreadinglist.co.uk/new-book-rel...

schoolreadinglist.co.uk/new-book-rel... New children’s poetry and drama for Summer term 2025 with titles by Michael Rosen, James Carter, Dom Conlon, John Agard, Matt Goodfellow, Benjamin Zephaniah, A.F. Harrold, Gaby Morgan, Grainne O’Brien & more. #KidLit #TeachersofX

It was a huge honour to be involved in two stellar events yesterday. Firstly, I got the opportunity to showcase how our University, specifically the Library + Digital Skills Teams at UWTSD Birmingham are supporting students + staff with AI as part of the @whelfed.bsky.social Summer Webinar series.

THIS! But may I add ... It's not just kids who we should help find books they love - it's every age!! Even if you work with older learners, reading for pleasure is for everyone and cannot only bring joy but truly open doors and help break down barriers. #readingforpleasure #lifelonglearning

My 1st ever #LILAC25 was all kinds of extraordinary Met some amazing people (@annahhackett.bsky.social, Gillian, Charity, Amelia, Nuala, Jess). Attended some phenomenal talks - stands out being Punk Pedagogy, The Great Puzzle Quest, supporting international students and autism in the workplace ...

@lilacconf.bsky.social Keynote 1: Academics have feelings too. Keynote 2: Dr Feelgood AKA @jsecker.bsky.social heroically flies the #InformationLiteracy flag. Keynote 3: At the end of the world, it’s #Librarians who will help you feel fine, from @elinorcarmi.bsky.social #LILAC25 #DataLiteracy

And so the quest begins to see if I can get to Sheffield in about 12 months time! #imgoingonanadventure

What a fascinating presentation to end #LILAC25 with. The Libfest idea and stretching beyond the typical boundaries of the Library is one I am so keen to explore, especially as we don't have a Library space at our campus. I also loved the cross collaboration with the Student Union too.

I've had the utter joy of getting to know Gillian over the last few days, and to see what a fantastic speaker she is just left me in awe. The parallels between our university campuses were also scarily similar and I'm really looking forward to talking more about this research's potential. #LILAC25

Love the idea of networks of literacies - Elinor Carmi - working with the communities around you to show there are other ways of thinking - micro changes are important #lilac25

Elinor recommending the work of the Data Rescue Project @datarescueproject.org - leaving this here as a reminder to myself to check them out! #lilac25

The power of data security in context is so strong when it is brought to the masses in formats like TV series - mentions for the Post Office scandal and Netflix's Adolescence. #LILAC25

What mobilises people to go against big tech openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/31... #lilac25

Such a powerful visual - it's not often you see all of these national and local newspapers come together in this way. #LILAC25

I could have listened to @elinorcarmi.bsky.social talk all day! Such power and passion in everything she said, especially in relation to data literacy and 'educating' those who may not understand. I came out feeling so inspired and have so many ideas to share with our Digital Skills Team! #LILAC25

Great to hear #BBCR4 Today prog praise the value of libraries. Librarian Jennifer Horan & library volunteer Jenny Barrie explain the great ways they encourage reading outside school term. Loans are up & lots of creative activity for all ages. #LibrariesChangeLives www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 2:53

@annahhackett.bsky.social What an absolute and utter joy to spend the evening with you my dear! I look forward to so many more chats and ideas sharing in the future 🩵🩵

When you consider even some of the most powerful and knowledgeable people in the land are also learning and taking notice of Information Literacy, it really makes you reflect on your own practice. A fascinating session from Anne-Lise that covered both her work and the wider sector issues. #LILAC25

One of my favourite sessions from the entire #LILAC25 conference so far was the brilliantly named Punk Pedagogy. Maria gave us a whistle stop tour through her own practice and discovery of the concept, where punk values are used in learning design, before we had a chance to become a Punk ourselves 🤘🏼

After meeting the stunningly brilliant @heroicendeavour.bsky.social at #UKSG25, it was time for her NLISN colleague Amelia to take up the baton today. In her 1st ever in person conference talk, Amelia outlined many ideas, both factual and anecdotal, to showcase some powerful findings #LILAC25

@jsecker.bsky.social recommending a revisit to this article Why Information Literacy Is Invisible pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcont... #lilac25

Citing Badke's 2010 paper, "Why information literacy is invisible". Teachers believe IL is something students will just learn automatically, by osmosis - but it does need to be taught! #lilac25

Definitely going to be looking this one up 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 #LILAC25

Next film reference: Dead Poets Society. Robin Williams plays an unconventional teacher, inspiring his students to question and explore. The power of good education: understanding evidence and questioning who is telling you the story #lilac25

@jsecker.bsky.social likening librarians to the rebel alliance #lilac25 - IL as the force that can be put to great good but also has bad uses

Never did I expect to see a presentation about Information Literacy include Star Wars, Bon Jovi, Irene Cara and John Denver. @jsecker.bsky.social, one of the co founders of #LILAC25 is seen as an icon round these parts and I can now totally see why - a true inspiration in every way 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I heard so many amazing things about this session, including from a colleague who attended. Can't wait to dive into this! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #LILAC25

The ever brilliant joy that is Charity Dove lead a really insightful session that would be relevant for students across the spectrum. I especially loved the inclusion of physical library resources! I think this whole session has so much potential to be applied in some form for our students. #LILAC25

Well done Rebecca - I'm so excited to learn more about this project 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #LILAC25

Being a former school librarian, Sarah's work has been such an essential part of my growth as a Librarian so hearing her (and meeting her!) today was an honour!

Konstantina Martzoukou is in CSL Sir Stanley Thomas Lecture Theatre sharing the GenAISiS project, which aims to empower young people’s voice & raise public awareness of GenAI across schools, parents and the library profession. #LILAC25

Join @hopepower.bsky.social in CSL Sir Stanley Thomas Lecture Theatre to discover how to structure & sustain a teaching-focused community of practice within a library organisation to support ongoing collaborative learning for staff from a diverse range of roles & units. #LILAC25

Such a relatable presentation delivered by Katie - we at @uwtsd.bsky.social also have a high number of students returning to education after a long time. Some useful strategies presented + the student feedback was really insightful. It was also great to catch Katie afterwards to talk more! #LILAC25

I must find these tomorrow 😍😍😍 #lilac25

Great quote from the research with PGs: "I always use Wikipedia but never cite it, because my professors don't like it! I find information from Wikipedia and attribute it to a book" #lilac25

So so true!!

Stephen Thornton talking about research conducted into impact on an essay mark by citing certain material. For every textbook citation, the politics student got an extra half mark (0.583). For every journal article they got nearly 1 whole extra mark (0.977) #lilac25

The paradox of IL: "The more specific IL becomes as a concept, the less likely it will be used in the classroom by most academics" (ST) #lilac25

IL promises to empower people, reverse systems of oppression - but is that overblown? How realistic are these claims? And for most teachers and academics, is that really what they wanted - or just to help students become better scholars? #lilac25

Despite being delivered by a subject academic, this keynote really opened my eyes, even more so, for how powerful information literacy is and needs to be for every tier of education. There will be many walls to knock down on the journey but the outcomes have the most spectacular potential!! #LILAC25

Beth gave a really insightful and engaging presentation which shows how impactful AI is in every professional sector. A key point was about how the lack of "steer" via institute policy/guidance can stop you in your tracks and make "imposter syndrome" for those supporting others so real! #LILAC25

We are excited to play host to LILAC: The Information Literacy Conference this week as we welcome over 200 delegates from the UK and around the world, covering all corners of library and information work #Croeso #LILAC25 👋

Spending this beautiful day getting all packed ready to travel to #LILAC25 tomorrow - will I be seeing anyone there?

Here. You need this.

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The list of books removed by the Naval Academy has been released. These books were removed from a library that serves adults. This is not a “culture war.” This is an infringement on our First Amendment rights. media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/...