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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

It’s party time at the wonderful Swiss Cottage Library celebrating the library’s 60th birthday on World Book Day! What a beautiful children’s library. Come and see it and the brilliant ‘Swiss at Sixty’ exhibition detailing the history of the library.

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Engaging, informative, moving, thought provoking and at times hard to hear but necessary presentation about representation and diversity (or lack of) in children’s literature by @darrenchetty.bsky.social thanks for sharing and speaking so passionately at @librariesconnected.bsky.social

Audience watching a speaker on stage standing in front of a slide show.

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

More brilliant flash talks about brilliant projects happening across libraries in the North East of England. Zine libraries, big community reads, green libraries and brilliant tech filled libraries. Great day at Newcastle City Library. Thanks everyone for sharing! @librariesconnected.bsky.social

A crowd watch a presenter in a stage with a slide show projected behind them.

A crowd watching a speaker on stage in front of a slide show projected behind them.

An audience watching a presenter on stage with a slide show projected behind. The slide reads ‘I hadn’t read a book in years then I got caught up in the excitement of Wallsend Reads. It’s got me back into reading and now I read a book every week.

An audience watching a presenter on stage in front of a slide show. The slide says “Colours of Courage: Building an Inclusive Teen Zine Sanctuary.”

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Great keynote by @edjewell.bsky.social to open the @librariesconnected.bsky.social North East Conference. Followed by brilliant lighting talks from colleagues delivering pop up libraries, dementia support, death cafes and STEAM projects in/with/for communities. Really inspiring!

Speaker on a brown stage in front of a screen.

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

It’s a full house for the @librariesconnected.bsky.social North East Libraries Conference. It’s shaping up to be an inspiring and fun filled day with a quiz or two as well!

Speaker on a stage in front of a screen. Standing in front of a black lecture.

A room full of people sitting at white tables in a large room.

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Love to see a queue outside a library waiting for it to open. And what a library! Looking good today @britishlibrary.bsky.social!

Exterior of the British Library with long queue of people waiting to get in.

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Inspiring day at brilliant Green Libraries Conference yesterday great work by all at @cilip.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social and for managing the (irony not being lost on anyone) weather disruptions. Overriding sense from the day… Hope! Back to British Library today for more library goodness!

Baroness Natalie Bennett on a stage behind a lectern to the side of a screen with a slide in green to her left (right as you look at the stage). There are four seats arranged in front of the screen for speakers.

Dr Gobinda Chowdhury standing at a white lecture next to a small brown cabinet and blue chair. There is a screen with black text on a white background to his left (right as you look at picture) and a small table with glasses and water on it.

Presentation on a big screen showing a copy of The Wild Before by Piers Torday being held by someone’s left hand. The book has a purple cover with a white circle with the title in the centre. There is the black outline of a hare in front of the circle. There is blue text to the right of the book cover that says: “The Wild Before, vegetable inks on cover, recycled paper, recycled wibalin, no varnishes or finishes, no plastic packaging.”

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Great start to what is shaping up to be a brilliant ASCEL conference. Darren Henley sharing his and Arts Council England’s commitment to and passion for #Libraries and how they can support children and young people. #LetsCreate

Conference room with an audience and two people sitting at a table speaking.

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

This job is great. I get to work with committed, empathetic knowledgeable people who are doing their (big) bit to support communities. I also get to travel lots. This week I gave a keynote in Liverpool, visited their amazing Central Library and today off to Derby for the ASCEL Conference. Hooray!

Entrance to Liverpool Central Library showing names of books carved into paving leading to the front door.

View up from the entrance of Liverpool Central Library looking up past staircases and showing glass ceiling.

Reading Room at Liverpool Central Library

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

You too could see this message! Don’t miss out on your chance to share your experience and ideas on AI adoption in your library service with @cilip.bsky.social An open access report will follow to provide insights & benchmarking for your service. CILIP.org.uk/ai-survey #AiSurvey

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

There are many great things about being Director, Libraries at Arts Council England. Getting to see the joyful Plyground programme in action at Kent’s Ashford Library then visiting the beautiful Amelia Scott is pretty high on that list! Great to share the day with @tabisw.bsky.social too!

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

A fun time was had by all at Stellar Projects’ Happy Rooms in #Middlesbrough. Confetti, colouring in, silent disco, digital painting and ice cream, what’s not to love! Great work by everyone involved! #LetsCreate

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Political literacy, yes! Great to hear about Greenwich Libraries’ work on supporting people to vote. Part of the Arts Council England supported programme of community projects delivered by The European Cultural Foundation. Would be great to discuss next steps more!

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Gamers assemble! Great to hear about @Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s inclusive work in providing board games and gaming activity. Loving the London Libraries Conference!

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Not to be a massive data nerd but ⁦‪The Reading Agency are brilliant at building a case and telling stories with the data they collect. Great day so far at the ⁦‪London Libraries‬⁩ conference. ⁦#LoveLibraries

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Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

Great to have been to the Summer Fun Day at North Tyneside Libraries’ newly refurbished Forest Hall #Library with the family. Really fun afternoon and absolutely packed library! You could smell the popcorn as you walked down the street!🍿😋 #ACEsupported

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