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This is the account for the CILIP School Libraries Group, the professional association for school librarians. linktr.ee/CILIPSLGUK

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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
From the latest issue of Information Professional magazine: Negotiating a ceasefire with the bots. John Sheridan (The National Archives) explores why blocking bots isn’t enough—and what better solutions are emerging. Read the full article: ow.ly/s1R450ZRl2a
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📚 Nominations are OPEN for the UK Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award 2027! 🏆 For more info go to: libpupilaward.wixsite.com/home A special thank you to our partner @authorsalouduk.bsky.social and our sponsor Pearson UK for their support in making the award possible. @cilip.bsky.social
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
📚🎨 Celebrating 90 years of the Carnegie Medals! We’re delighted that CILIP SLG is one of the external organisations able to submit group nominations for both Medals. Here are our suggested titles, selected collectively by the SLG Committee. @cilip.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What happens when AI meets archives, libraries and knowledge management? The new issue of #CILIP’s Information Professional magazine explores AI-ready collections, legal KM and Norway’s Future Library PLUS news and insight from across the profession. ow.ly/7sbc50ZMztS
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🍂 Autumn's set in - the ideal time to reflect on your career. Whether you're aiming for Certification, Chartership, or Fellowship, earning your post-nominals provides a globally recognised stamp of excellence. Start your #ProfessionalRegistration journey: ow.ly/Agwc50ZLbvI
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📚 Be part of Carnegie history! We’re recruiting 2028–29 judges from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, East Midlands & Eastern regions. 🗓️ Apply by 9 October: informationprofessionaljobs.com/job…
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
📚 Nominations are open for the 90th Carnegies! CILIP members can nominate one outstanding title for each Medal by 25 September. Help us find the books that will make their mark on our 90th anniversary year. 🏅 carnegies.co.uk/nominations #Carnegies2027 #Carnegies90th
Announcement for the 90th Carnegies with nominations now open and a link to carnegie.co.uk/nominations.
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Facet Publishing @facetpublishing.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
With the academic year starting again, ensure you and your library are prepared with our back to school sale! We’re offering 50% OFF ALL TITLES - use code SCHOOL50 on our website to redeem: ow.ly/n6rw50ZLZ9T Valid until 25th September #backtoschool #librarian #schoollibrary
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📚 CILIP School Libraries Group Autumn Events Programme Three important online sessions for school librarians and teachers: navigating censorship, AI-generated content and the changing information landscape. 📅 Save the dates and book your places! cilipslg.com/upcoming-tra... @cilip.bsky.social
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
One week left to apply to join our fantastic CILIP SLG Committee!!! @cilip.bsky.social
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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@literacytrust.org.uk has published its latest report on young people's, parents' and teachers' use of generative AI, with much to be learnt from the research. Some conclusions are encouraging, but others are more worrying and a serious cause for concern. literacytrust.org.uk/research-ser...
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Young people, teachers' and parents' use of AI to support literacy in 2026 | National Literacy Trust
In 2026, we combined surveys, focus groups and interviews to explore changing use of, and attitudes to, generative AI among young people, teachers and parents.
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Deeply saddened by the passing of Dolly Parton. Through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, she gave millions of children access to books and love of reading. CILIP Honorary Fellow in 2024, Dolly leaves an enduring legacy in children’s literacy and reading. @cilip.bsky.social
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
📚 Passionate about school libraries? Join the CILIP School Libraries Group (SLG) Committee! We’re looking for 3 volunteers from across the UK to help shape SLG. For more information go to: cilipslg.com/2026/08/23/s... @cilip.bsky.social
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Jonathan Emmett @jonathanemmett.com · 24/08/2026
@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social @cilipslg.bsky.social @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social @sla.org.uk @hullsls.bsky.social @thsls.bsky.social @wakefield-sls.bsky.social @cheshireels.bsky.social @hounslowsls.bsky.social 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
🍂 Autumn is here, and there’s lots happening at CILIP School Libraries Group! In our latest blog: join the SLG committee, celebrate World Kid Lit Month, get involved in Banned Books Week UK, and find out about upcoming events. Read the update: cilipslg.com/2026/08/23/s... @cilip.bsky.social
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🎉 #Carnegies2026 Shadowers' Choice Medal for Illustration winner Aimée de Jongh has chosen the Graphic Novel Reading Room to receive a £500 donation, generously funded by CLPE's Power of Reading programme! 📚💚 The funding will help expand its comics library with more original art.
Aimee de Jongh holding her winning graphic novel Lord of the Flies and her Carnegie Medal, smiling on stage at the awards ceremony.Four people seated in a cozy room reading graphic novels surrounded by shelves filled with books and board games.Boy in hat relaxing on yellow deck chair reading a book inside a large tent with other seated people in the background.Two young people reading graphic novels while sitting on the floor.
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🎉 #Carnegies2026 Shadowers' Choice Medal for Writing winner Beth O'Brien has chosen Oxted Library to receive a £500 donation from CILIP 📚 The donation will help Surrey Libraries continue inspiring young people to discover libraries as welcoming, accessible and free spaces to read. 💚
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
What a day. 💚 The #Carnegies2026 brought together authors, illustrators, librarians, teachers, publishers and, most importantly, young readers to celebrate outstanding children's books. Relive the highlights from this year's ceremony! 🎥
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The #GreenLibraries map is taking shape. Get ahead - add your events. Looking for examples and inspiration? Check out the 2025 map. Use our lovely resources to start promoting your activities - get the balling rolling before summer ends. Green inspo here: ow.ly/c4et50ZwT93
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
☀️Discover their favourite new reads this summer!☀️Read the new issue of #CILIP’s Pen&inc. mag with fresh insights & features from the world of representative & inclusive children’s book titles. Free to access this National Year of Reading. Read & share: ow.ly/ofb350ZuEP8
Cover of Pen & inc. magazine promoting diversity and inclusion in children's books for National Year of Reading 2026.
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
📚Facet Publishing's summer sale is now on! Use the discount code SUMMER40 on their website to find the next non-fiction summer read to unlock your professional development. Expires 15 August. Shop here: www.facetpublishing.co.uk
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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 29/07/2026
Calling all UK librarians 📚 Join the nationwide #BannedBooksRelay2026. On 7 October, we are inviting UK libraries to spotlight books that have been banned, challenged or removed from shelves. Learn more and register your interest: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/bann... #BannedBooksRelay2026
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
When did you last check your #CILIP member benefits? Whether you're in a public library, school, hospital, university, corporate or somewhere else entirely, we're THE professional home for people like you who make information & data work for everyone else. www.cilip.org.uk/membership
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Read our response to the House of Commons Education Cttee’s Reading for Pleasure report. It’s clear: school and public libraries run by trained library staff are essential to build a reading nation. CILIP is ready to work with Govt to turn these recommendations into action. ow.ly/Bpif50ZpWx9
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
📢CILIP members, explore the latest Information Professional issue packed with insights on intellectual freedom, AI, and open access. Essential reading for everyone working across libraries, information and knowledge management. Read the new edition ow.ly/Rgkq50ZqFPl
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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 15/07/2026
Worldwide, books are being removed from libraries, schools and bookshops. In the UK, our investigation uncovered a school that targeted more than 200 titles. Become a member and support our work defending access to literature and the freedom to read.⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/memberships/
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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 15/07/2026
Banned Books Week UK is back! Join us in celebrating the freedom to read from 4-10 October. Get involved: 📚Read a banned book 📖Visit your local library or bookshop 🎙️Host an event 📱Share on social media Find out more ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/bannedbooksw...
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
📚 Discover their favourite new reads. The latest issue of #CILIP’s Pen&inc. magazine is out now - fresh insights & features from the world of representative & inclusive children’s book publishing. Free to access in the National Year of Reading. Read & share: ow.ly/WIyP50ZiySZ
Cover of Pen & inc. magazine promoting diversity and inclusion in children's books for National Year of Reading 2026.
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Read Andrew Shenton discuss the challenges young people face when trying to understand library classifications, and explore some innovative methods to familiarise these classifications at a young age. Available here: www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/arti…
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Andrew Shenton Blog Start Them Young
Andrew Shenton discusses methods to teach young children how to use library services, and compares finding books in a library to other primary school activities.
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Have you started planning for #GreenLibraries Week yet? Now's the time to get the ball rolling and think about what you want to run this October. Our case studies can help inspire you if you're stuck on where to start! www.cilip.org.uk/page/GreenLibrarie…
Green Libraries Week poster with a woman and child planting. CILIP and Green Libraries campaing logo, #GreenLibraries, small text in a circle reads - download your 2026 resources and get planning, url at the bottom
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📚 New guest blog from Rachel Glibbery of St Bede's Inter-Church School, Cambridge. Rachel shares how the school's Carnegie Shadowing Group, the Narrative Navigators, engaged with the Carnegie Awards 2026. 🔗 cilipslg.com/2026/07/14/t... @carnegiemedals.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social
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ylglondon.bsky.social @ylglondon.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
SAVE THE DATE! YLG London: The Carnegie Awards 2027 Nomination Evening Wednesday 2nd September 2026 6.30pm to 8.00pm London (Venue:TBC) Join committee members as they champion their favourite books for nomination for the Carnegie Awards 2027. Book your place at www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
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Matt @mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 25/06/2026
Hey UK-based Teachers and School Librarians Check out this offer from @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social 📚📜 FAO: @cilipslg.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social @ylglondon.bsky.social @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social teenlibrarian.co.uk/2026/06/25/p...
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Pushkin Supports Primaries Competition
Every child deserves a classroom of books. In celebration of the National Year of Reading 2026, Pushkin Children’s is helping to make that happen.  Pushkin is gifting 500 books – 50 to 10 stat…
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🏆 Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel has won the 2026 Shadower's Choice Medal for Illustration! Congratulations to Aimée de Jongh, Faber Books and Faber Children's! #Carnegies2026
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🥇And the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration goes to Wiggling Words! Congratulations Kate Rolfe and Two Hoots! #Carnegies2026
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🎉Wolf Siren scores a double win, taking both the 2026 Carnegie Medal and the Shadower's Choice Medal for Writing! Congratulations to Beth O' Brien and HarperCollinsUK! #Carnegies2026
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🏆👏 Congratulations to the 2026 Winners of the Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration, and Shadower's Choice Medals: Beth O' Brien, Kate Rolfe and Aimée de Jongh! ‏#Carnegies2026 Read the press release here: carnegies.co.uk/2026-winners-announ…
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We’re hugely grateful to our sponsors for supporting #Carnegies2026! Thank you to our digital sponsor Sora, our awards sponsor ALCS and our book supplier Scholastic UK for making it all possible!
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
✨ Our #Carnegies2026 partners play a vital role in bringing the awards to life. A special thank you to First News , CLPE, English and Media Centre, RNIB, @calibreaudio.bsky.social, Yoto, Matilda the Musical, #NationalYearofReading2026, and Pen and Inc Books!
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
✨ Celebrating the people behind #Carnegies2026 👏 Thank you to the Awards Team, to Youth Libraries Group and to all our 2026 Carnegies judges, led by Stella Hine, for the care, time and dedication they bring 👏
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ylglondon.bsky.social @ylglondon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Carnegie Awards 2026 will be announced TODAY AT 12 NOON! @carnegiemedals.bsky.social They are the only children's book awards judged by UK librarians. Watch the ceremony via the live stream at carnegies.co.uk/take-part/st...
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
SLG Book of the Week 📚 Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms by Yoshino Koyoka A fast-paced, action-packed manga with stunning full-colour illustrations. Set in a world where humans bond with powerful mechanical arms, it’s an exciting four-volume series perfect for engaging readers. #SchoolLibraries #Manga
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The power of school libraries goes beyond books 📚 Staff reading communities help build connection, support wellbeing, and strengthen a whole-school reading culture 💬 Find out how to get involved: ourfp.org/schools-teac... & teachersreadingchallenge.org.uk @cilip.bsky.social
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ylglondon.bsky.social @ylglondon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Carnegie Awards 2026 for Writing and Illustration will be announced in 4 DAYS! @carnegiemedals.bsky.social The Carnegies are the only children’s book awards judged by UK librarians. Read insights into the award from our very own judge, Karerina Karavapori, at: mailchi.mp/1016b7d925b9...
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Blending anecdote, theory and practice in essays by award-winning librarians from across the globe, International School Librarianship's diverse range of perspectives and experience provides a crucial intl contribution to information studies: ow.ly/tPKC50Ze5ZC
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
📚 What can theatre teach us about book banning? Dr Alison Hicks reflects on a workshop that used Theatre of the Oppressed techniques to explore censorship, power, and the challenges facing school librarians. Read more: cilipslg.com/2026/06/15/s... #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead @cilip.bsky.social
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Staging The Silence: A Workshop On Banned Books
Written by Dr Alison Hicks (Associate Professor, Department of Information Studies at University College London) What links paper masks, a copy of Making a Baby, and day-glo stickers?  No, these ob…
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CILIP School Libraries Group @cilipslg.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
📚 SLG Book of the Week A powerful collection of personal stories from disabled writers, sharing the realities of growing up disabled with honesty, humour and insight. An inspiring read that promotes empathy, understanding and inclusion through authentic lived experiences. @cilip.bsky.social
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The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🎉 Join us live for the #Carnegies2026 awards ceremony! Group leaders have shared why the ceremony is such a highlight. Now you can be part of it! Join us on 23 June at 12pm to celebrate this year’s winners! 👉 Find out how to watch: carnegies.co.uk/take-part/live-stre…
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A Salford school used an AI-generated list to ban 200 books, overriding their own librarian’s expertise. Many were LGBTQ+ titles. This tactic mirrors US campaigns using automated bias to censor LGBTQ+ stories. Read our #InformationProfessional article: ow.ly/SkKN50Z6LCn
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
As #LibrariesChangeLives Week 2026 draws to a close, we hear from Marianna Volioti, Edge Grove School Librarian, about how the school’s library is embracing this year’s theme of Reading and Literacy. www.cilip.org.uk/news/728631/Librar…
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