Jess Bates
@jessicabates.bsky.social
Research on education, libraries & information. Course Director, Library & Information Mgmt at Ulster (online course). Rathlin Island resident. Coastguard volunteer. Wife and mum.
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Jess Bates
@jessicabates.bsky.social
· Dec 2
How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers?
How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers?
www.ulster.ac.uk
*Funded Phd Opportunity* Ulster University - How can public libraries in NI support children with SEN & their families? Please share with anyone who might be interested in applying. #PhDResearch #PublicLibraries #SEN @ulsteruni.bsky.social @librariesni.bsky.social
www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll...
www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll...
Seasons greetings, love and peace 🌊 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Seasons greetings, love and peace 🌊 🎄
It doesn’t take long to gather lots of beach litter, plastics and ghost gear. #Rathlin #BeachClean #Take3ForTheSea
December 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It doesn’t take long to gather lots of beach litter, plastics and ghost gear. #Rathlin #BeachClean #Take3ForTheSea
Good morning from Rathlin
December 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Good morning from Rathlin
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We don't need an elf on the shelf because we've got a
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We don't need an elf on the shelf because we've got a
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Today is International Migrants Day, which is an opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions of migrants to our society. The theme for 2025 is: My Great Story: Cultures and Development.
Read more about this day here: www.un.org/en/observanc...
Read more about this day here: www.un.org/en/observanc...
December 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Today is International Migrants Day, which is an opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions of migrants to our society. The theme for 2025 is: My Great Story: Cultures and Development.
Read more about this day here: www.un.org/en/observanc...
Read more about this day here: www.un.org/en/observanc...
www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll... Funded PhD opportunity. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #Libraries #Children #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Research #PhD
How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers?
How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers?
www.ulster.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll... Funded PhD opportunity. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #Libraries #Children #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Research #PhD
Great end to yr for yr1 class on the PG Library & Info Mgmt course this eve. Huge thanks to guest speakers from CILIP Ireland who spoke about getting involved with CILIP & careers and job applications advice. Good luck to students for final portfolio submissions tomorrow! #OnlineLearning #Libraries
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Great end to yr for yr1 class on the PG Library & Info Mgmt course this eve. Huge thanks to guest speakers from CILIP Ireland who spoke about getting involved with CILIP & careers and job applications advice. Good luck to students for final portfolio submissions tomorrow! #OnlineLearning #Libraries
Super last class of the yr for the leadership in libraries module yesterday. Fantastic to see the group blogs, what students had learned from the guest speaker series & how they were applying this to their own contexts. #LibraryLeadership #OnlineLearning #LibraryQualification @ulsteruni.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Super last class of the yr for the leadership in libraries module yesterday. Fantastic to see the group blogs, what students had learned from the guest speaker series & how they were applying this to their own contexts. #LibraryLeadership #OnlineLearning #LibraryQualification @ulsteruni.bsky.social
*Funded Phd Opportunity* Ulster University - How can public libraries in NI support children with SEN & their families? Please share with anyone who might be interested in applying. #PhDResearch #PublicLibraries #SEN @ulsteruni.bsky.social @librariesni.bsky.social
www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll...
www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll...
How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers?
How can public libraries in Northern Ireland support children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and their parents/carers?
www.ulster.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
*Funded Phd Opportunity* Ulster University - How can public libraries in NI support children with SEN & their families? Please share with anyone who might be interested in applying. #PhDResearch #PublicLibraries #SEN @ulsteruni.bsky.social @librariesni.bsky.social
www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll...
www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcoll...
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Curious about how #libraries are shaping the future of #AI learning?
Our latest report is out—explore the insights and download it from our repository! https://bit.ly/4pos7YS
Our latest report is out—explore the insights and download it from our repository! https://bit.ly/4pos7YS
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Curious about how #libraries are shaping the future of #AI learning?
Our latest report is out—explore the insights and download it from our repository! https://bit.ly/4pos7YS
Our latest report is out—explore the insights and download it from our repository! https://bit.ly/4pos7YS
Winter berries & winter sun #RathlinIsland
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Winter berries & winter sun #RathlinIsland
Always great to meet your students IRL when you teach fully online courses :) Met Liam today at Waterstones, Belfast. #OnlineLearning #Librarianship #Books #WeAreUU
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Always great to meet your students IRL when you teach fully online courses :) Met Liam today at Waterstones, Belfast. #OnlineLearning #Librarianship #Books #WeAreUU
Thanks so much to school librarian & researcher Dr Jean Henefer for sharing her knowledge & passion for school libraries this week as part of our Leadership in Libraries module @ulsteruni.bsky.social #OnlineLearning #LibraryLeadership #SchoolLibraries #Reading #Inclusion @jcsplibraries.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Thanks so much to school librarian & researcher Dr Jean Henefer for sharing her knowledge & passion for school libraries this week as part of our Leadership in Libraries module @ulsteruni.bsky.social #OnlineLearning #LibraryLeadership #SchoolLibraries #Reading #Inclusion @jcsplibraries.bsky.social
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Born #Onthisday 1905 Mabel Colhoun, educationalist, photographer & archaeologist. This is one of her photos of Rathlin Island in 1939 towermuseumcollections.com/mabelcolhoun... #XXmas
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Born #Onthisday 1905 Mabel Colhoun, educationalist, photographer & archaeologist. This is one of her photos of Rathlin Island in 1939 towermuseumcollections.com/mabelcolhoun... #XXmas
Late posting this but could have listened to our two guest speakers all evening this week. Thanks to Monica Crump, University Librarian @universityofgalway.bsky.social and Tim Pye, National Curator @nationaltrust.org.uk
#LibraryLeadership #EngagingUsers #TheLibraryIsAGrowingOrganism #OnlineLearning
#LibraryLeadership #EngagingUsers #TheLibraryIsAGrowingOrganism #OnlineLearning
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Late posting this but could have listened to our two guest speakers all evening this week. Thanks to Monica Crump, University Librarian @universityofgalway.bsky.social and Tim Pye, National Curator @nationaltrust.org.uk
#LibraryLeadership #EngagingUsers #TheLibraryIsAGrowingOrganism #OnlineLearning
#LibraryLeadership #EngagingUsers #TheLibraryIsAGrowingOrganism #OnlineLearning
Always good to celebrate student/graduate success. Well done to Shauna Clarke, this year’s recipient of the A&O Shearman award for best overall performance in our PG Diploma in Library & Information Mgmt @ulsteruni.bsky.social #LibrarianshipEducation www.independent.ie/regionals/mo...
Monaghan library assistant receives prestigious award for ‘best overall performance’
Shauna Clarke, a Senior Library Assistant at Monaghan County Libraries has said being awarded the A&O Shearman award has boosted her confidence and helped her to grow professionally.
www.independent.ie
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Always good to celebrate student/graduate success. Well done to Shauna Clarke, this year’s recipient of the A&O Shearman award for best overall performance in our PG Diploma in Library & Information Mgmt @ulsteruni.bsky.social #LibrarianshipEducation www.independent.ie/regionals/mo...
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'The library is an important part of my week'.
Book Week NI: Authors take centre stage at libraries across Northern Ireland. @librariesni.bsky.social @cilipireland.bsky.social
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Book Week NI: Authors take centre stage at libraries across Northern Ireland. @librariesni.bsky.social @cilipireland.bsky.social
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Book Week: Authors take centre stage at libraries across Northern Ireland
Book Week NI aims to inspire people to pick up a book, discover new authors and share the magic of reading,
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October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
'The library is an important part of my week'.
Book Week NI: Authors take centre stage at libraries across Northern Ireland. @librariesni.bsky.social @cilipireland.bsky.social
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Book Week NI: Authors take centre stage at libraries across Northern Ireland. @librariesni.bsky.social @cilipireland.bsky.social
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Branch Manager & Library Assistant posts for Ballycastle Library, Co Antrim careers.librariesni.org.uk/vacancies/va...
Vacancy Search Results - Libraries NI
View our Latest Vacancies
careers.librariesni.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Branch Manager & Library Assistant posts for Ballycastle Library, Co Antrim careers.librariesni.org.uk/vacancies/va...
Happy Book Week NI! www.librariesni.org.uk/browse-read/... Share any activities you are part of! What’s everyone currently reading? Check out the Book Week NI events and the Bookcited Podcast @librariesni.bsky.social
Book Week NI, October 2025
www.librariesni.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Happy Book Week NI! www.librariesni.org.uk/browse-read/... Share any activities you are part of! What’s everyone currently reading? Check out the Book Week NI events and the Bookcited Podcast @librariesni.bsky.social
Two great guest speakers this evening on our #LibraryLeadership module @ulsteruni.bsky.social. Thank you @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social and @vikkerr.bsky.social @orkneylibrary.bsky.social. Really valuable insights into the work you both do #Advocacy #Inclusion #Trust #Leadership
October 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Two great guest speakers this evening on our #LibraryLeadership module @ulsteruni.bsky.social. Thank you @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social and @vikkerr.bsky.social @orkneylibrary.bsky.social. Really valuable insights into the work you both do #Advocacy #Inclusion #Trust #Leadership
Great to see colleagues Beverley McCormick & Dr Adrian Boyd @ulsteruni.bsky.social bring their STEM lego workshops to #Rathlin today to work with the School and run an intergenerational session with the island’s seniors group & primary pupils as part of the #ESRC Festival. #LearningWithLego
October 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Great to see colleagues Beverley McCormick & Dr Adrian Boyd @ulsteruni.bsky.social bring their STEM lego workshops to #Rathlin today to work with the School and run an intergenerational session with the island’s seniors group & primary pupils as part of the #ESRC Festival. #LearningWithLego
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A beautiful sea of mists this morning on Rathlin #speirgorm
October 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A beautiful sea of mists this morning on Rathlin #speirgorm
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM