What a privilege to be part of such a warm, collaborative committee. Thanks to everyone who helped us make #ASL2026 happen - here's to planning #ASL2027 (after a quick lie down)

We're thrilled that @lizjolly.bsky.social and @niamhtumelty.bsky.social will be joining us as keynote speakers at #ASL2026. Niamh Tumelty will be in conversation with @cathalmccauley.bsky.social so there's yet another reason to join us in March!

It's happening...#ASL2026!

Looks brilliant - sorry to be missing it!

We really appreciate the effort everyone made to join us for this tour of @chesterbeatty.bsky.social last night. We know how strong the urge to hibernate is on these dark winter nights. I for one am feeling very cultured indeed this morning!

More titles for the TBR pile!

Brilliant post from @hayleybrabazon.bsky.social about how she's engaging students taking part in the @dculibrary.bsky.social History in Your Hands project.

Don't miss the chance to visit one of Dublin's most beautiful libraries and to meet members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social team (we're awful sound all the same).

Love this blog post from Claire Dunne. Beautiful book covers and social history captured in bookplates.

A balm to the book lover's soul!

3 people enjoying the view from the Cregan Library balcony

Dr. Leeann Lane giving a lecture in front of a screen

A woman standing inf ront of a microphone stand in front of a seated audience

2 parents and 2 children on stationary bikes

Thanks to our library volunteers, Dr. Leeann Lane for her engaging talk, Anne Tannam’s open mic, the Voyage art workshop, the 400+ scavengers racing through the library & the brave riders in our Tour de Library cycling challenge...we had a blast on Culture Night!

@culturenightdub.bsky.social

A picture of a smiling woman. The text on the image reads: Keynote speaker: Helen Rimmer, the Kind Brave Leader. The ripple effect: How kindness transforms libraries and communities. A&SL Conference March 27, 2025, MoLI, Dublin. #ASL2025.

A picture of a smiling woman beside the text: Keynote speaker Claire McGuinness, UCD School of information and communication studies. Standing Firm: The role of public librarians in defending LGBTQ+ resources amidst rising disruption. A&SL Conference, March 27 2025, MoLI, Dublin #ASL2025. A&SL logo.

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

Here are some of the gems I've found in the books donated by John's relatives. Thanks so much to his family for sharing his collection with DCU Library.

Three people in Malawi Prisons uniforms stand in a library. A woman in the foreground reads an open book on a wooden table, while two men stand behind her, smiling and holding books. Shelves filled with books line the background.

A man in a tan uniform stands in front of a chalkboard, smiling and pointing to a physics textbook he is holding. In front of him, a table is stacked with boxes of exercise books and piles of school textbooks, including titles on chemistry, mathematics, geography, and English grammar

Two people stand smiling inside a shop. A woman in a cream and black dress holds a ream of paper, while a man in a tan uniform and cap also holds it. Shelves behind them display stationery, electronics, and office supplies

New on Libfocus: @helenfallon.bsky.social writes about her current project supporting prison libraries in Malawi.

A powerful reminder of how libraries transform lives.

www.libfocus.com/2025/09/pris...

Quilts at the castle. 3-9th August. 9.30-5 daily. Swords castle Swords village free entry. Picture of birds on fabric.

Fabric depiction of two figures relaxing on hay bales

Quilt with a pattern of stones on a beach and crabs

Room with quilts hanging on rails

If you're in Swords village this week drop into the castle and marvel at the artistry that has gone into the quilts in this exhibition. The planning, patience and skill involved in the creation of each piece is astounding.

Two people standing in the Cregan exhibtion space viewing the exhibition Sadako & the Paper Cranes

The title poster for Sadako & Paper Cranes, hope riding on the wings of cranes by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Visit the Sadako and Paper Cranes exhibition in Cregan Library, which marks 80 years since the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima.

Produced by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, exhibited in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Ireland & SALIS

tinyurl.com/4bh7xsv6

@dublincityuni.bsky.social

3 small children leaning on their elbows smiling at the camera

Children with crayons and elephant colouring pages and a laughing woman with a colourful pupper under her arm

2 women sit on low yellow stools with a big colourful book between them They are reading it animatedly to a group of rapt children sitting in a semi circle

a child with a colourful elephant face mask held up over their face

We had so much fun yesterday with Magic Days crèche and DCU School of Psychology! 🐘📚
The kids listened to Elmer the Elephant, explored feelings, and decorated their own colourful Elmers.
Thanks to Lorraine, Marianna & Cutie Pie the puppet for a lovely morning!
@dcupsychology.bsky.social

Graphic of a rectangle with a heart hands and feet and a magic wand with the caption something that you would do differently. A suitcase with the caption one thing you'll take away with you. A thought bubble that reads something you will remember and a bin that reads something you didn't like.

Michelle McMeekin's @conulconference.bsky.social review gives an excellent snapshot of #CONUL25 in Tullamore. It is the first of three conference reports from this year's bursary winners. Read all about the conference talks, trends and tastes at libfocus.com

I love the colour and craic the Joycean Jaunters bring with them every year to @dublincityuni.bsky.social. With the help of the Ulysses Book Club I'll finally get all those Joycean references by #bloomsday 2026!

Bookmarking the @librariesni.bsky.social Bookcited! Podcast this very minute bookcited.podbean.com

Well done to Anne Marie Barrett - her conference review is a great reminder of a fantastic day

I've learned so much about how to make the most of our library spaces, resources and staff expertise at #CONUL25. One of the many highlights was the talk from @mulibrary.bsky.social staff about the bats in The Russell Library. Read more here: mulibrarytreasures.wordpress.com/2024/10/01/h...

This is one of my favourite @dculibrary.bsky.social days of the year. It's a joy to meet the finalists and their tutors and celebrate all the work they do together during the year.

Summer celebration: Joint HSLF and A&SL members networking evening 2025. Tuesday 17th June 2025 from 5pm. Royal Irish academy, Dawson St, Dublin 2. Guest speaker: Professor Aphra Kerr, UCD ischool. Background shows melon sections on sticks below the HSLG and A&SL logos.

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

Aerial view of an island

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

It was exciting to be in Merrion Square today when The Adversary by Michael Crummey was announced as the @dublinlitaward.bsky.social winner. More exciting still the @dublincityuni.bsky.social team met the author - such a great initiative by @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social #DublinLitAward

So proud to be part of the History in Your Hands project team - what a brilliant day. Well done to all the students who took part from Dominican College, Trinity Comprehensive and St Vincent's Secondary School.

Glorious Exploits was one of my favourite books last year and Ferdia Lennon did not disappoint at the @dublincityuni.bsky.social Book Club last night. The audiobook, read by the author, is brilliant too!

I had a lovely week this week where I joined the first meeting of the Ulysses Book Club and the Poetry in Windows trail for Poetry Day Ireland. Both part of the @dublincityuni.bsky.social Arts & Culture Bookmarked initiative. See what's on here: www.dcu.ie/dcuartsandcu...

Don't miss this free event on 20th May - Writing skills for LIS professionals