✨ LILAC 2026! @lilacconf.bsky.social
We had a fantastic time in Sheffield connecting with so many of you in person.
If you didn’t get the chance to stop by for a chat, or if you have any follow‑up questions - we’d love to hear from you.
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#LILAC26
Just finished a fabulous few days at #LILAC26! So grateful to have had the opportunity to attend the full conference, plenty of inspiration and food for thought. Thanks to @lilacconf.bsky.social and @sheffielduni.bsky.social, plus the sponsors and anyone else I may have interacted with 😊
My talk about hobbyist mushroom enthusiasts was live blogged by @pammckinney.bsky.social who has done a fanrastic job along with @sheilawebber.bsky.social at documenting #LILAC26 information-literacy.blogspot.com/2026/04/all-...
It was a lovely privilege to have my friend, former colleague and fellow PhD student @woodsiegirl.bsky.social introduce my talk at #LILAC26 Our opportunity to clear up any confusion by our spookily similar names and career paths over whether we are the same person.
That @lilacconf.bsky.social know to run an outstanding conference. I saw so many great presentations but missed so many more, three days just wasn't enough. Great support from @sheffielduni.bsky.social in keeping us fed, watered and going in the right directions. Thanks to the organisers #LILAC26
Standing in front of ‘all mushrooms are edible but some only once’ talk presentation wearing a mushroom print shirt
Presenting in large room
Two #LILAC26 talks delivered and I’ve loved bringing more leisure research and embodied info to the info lit community. Extremely grateful to the School of Information, Journalism and Communication at Sheffield for funding to attend.
Photo of me standing in front of the Weston Museum, a neo classical building, trees and grass
It’s time to say goodbye to Sheffield and #LILAC26 - it’s been a great conference with so many highlights! My fave was probably the zine workshops with Penn State Uni - looking forward to making some zines!
Fabulous three days at the LILAC Conference with lots of networking and an international audience! It was nice to be back in Sheffield again, while the hotel must have known I like football with the view from my room! #LILAC26 #infolit #digilit #usered
Keep the conversation going and share the exciting ideas & innovations you’re going to try out. We’d love to hear about anything you do as a result of coming to #LILAC26
A big thank you to everyone at the @sheffielduni.bsky.social School of Information, Journalism and Communication, The Wave and the Library for looking after us and helping us to make #LILAC26 a great event!
An extra special thank you to our wonderful #LILAC26 volunteers from @sheffielduni.bsky.social and the @infolitgroup.bsky.social for all of your help at the conference. You’ve been amazing and we really couldn't have done it without you!
A special thank you to all of the organisations and companies who have sponsored #LILAC26 this year. buff.ly/awQo7jg
Thank you to all of the #LILAC peer reviewers, both current and former, who shape the conference we all enjoy. Your time and knowledge is always appreciated. #LILAC26
Danielle Daniels, one of the winners from our exhibitors prize draw, with prizes from Anybook.com and CILIP.
A hamper on a table. Within the hamper there is gold tissue paper, it is covered in clear cellophane with a gold bow at the top.
Four paperback books in a fan shape on a purple background. The titles of the first two books on the right are visible. The first book is Information Literacy Through Theory and the second is The Kind Librarian.
Well done to Danielle Daniels, one of the winners from our exhibitors prize draw, with prizes from @anybook.bsky.social and @cilip.bsky.social #LILAC26
Thank you to everyone who has been a part of #LILAC26 by attending, presenting, sponsoring, volunteering, nominating, or following along on BlueSky. The LILAC Committee really appreciate your ongoing support & we can’t wait to see you at #LILAC27
And particular congratulations to @qrielle.bsky.social and @madeleinehw.bsky.social for nailing this first IL conference presentation! #lilac26
The City St George’s, University of London logo features a white background with the university’s crest at the top. The crest is mainly red and includes a shield with an off‑centre cross positioned to the left. Sitting above the shield is a helmet, and above that, a small flame. The whole crest is framed by decorative, leaf‑like shapes you’d typically see on a traditional coats of arms. Just below the crest, there’s a thin red line. Under that, the word CITY appears in large black capital letters. Beneath it, the words ST GEORGE’S are written in black capitals as well, matching the width of “CITY.” Another red line separates this from the final line of text, which reads UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, again in black capitals and the same width as the text above.
We’re so excited to reveal that the location of #LILAC27 will be City St George’s, University of London @citystgeorges.bsky.social We hope to see you all there next year. Thank you to everyone that joined us at #LILAC26 and safe journey home.
Join us in Workroom 1 as we draw #LILAC26 to a close as we consider what's next for Information Literacy? Reflecting on LILAC 2026 and beyond.
We would be very grateful if delegates could return their badges to the registration desk before you leave #LILAC26 today.
Join @ljwilliams.bsky.social in Seminar Room 5 making a case for turning attention
to #infolit practices in risky leisure activities through the provocation of ‘all mushrooms are edible but some only once’. #LILAC26
Romel Espinel is in Workroom 2 introducing an activity that reframes search instruction as a process of meaning-making rather than task completion. Shifting keyword searching from a solitary to a communal act. #LILAC26
Adair Harper & Ashley Edwards are in Workroom 1 introducing the context for decolonial instruction at @sfu.ca Library, outlining the First Peoples Principles of Learning, & providing initial reflections on incorporating Indigenous-informed pedagogy into #infolit instruction. #LILAC26
Abby Waterhouse is in Lecture Theatre 1 sharing a #infolit module designed for year 7 & 8 students to develop skills such as finding, evaluating & citing sources, and then produce a game to teach these skills to others. #LILAC26
We had a great panel discussion about copyright anxiety, legal chill, copyright literacy and legal advice at this year's LILAC conference in Sheffield. Huge thanks to our panel and to the #lilac26 organisers for having us back.
A short write up on the panel we ran at #lilac26 on Monday on teaching copyright as part of information literacy - it's not legal advice... but is it IL? copyrightliteracy.org/2026/03/31/c...
If you’ve been inspired by #LILAC26 & you’re planning your own project or research, or if you’re one of our amazing presenters, you should also think about writing for publication. Take a look at the @jinfolit.bsky.social for advice & information.
Hearing about the experiences of a dyslexic student taking an information literacy module. Reflecting on how dyslexia shapes information seeking and use of university systems. As a fellow dyslexic student I’m familiar with these institutional issues! #LILAC26
presentation slide on “reflections from the next generation of IL educators” by Dr Pam McKinney, Sheila Webber and Pete Holdridge, also with me (Heather Taylor)
Photograph of the UKSG auditorium
My ability to be in two places at once impresses even myself sometimes #LILAC26 #UKSG2026
Join @pammckinney.bsky.social, Sheila Webber & Pete Holdridge in Workroom 2 as @sheffielduni.bsky.social tutors outline #infolit (IL) teaching activities and assessments, while students reflect on developing as IL instructors & how they plan to apply IL teaching in their future careers. #LILAC26
