Kate Lomax
@katelomax.bsky.social
Founder artefacto.org.uk, building digital things for libraries • creative technologist • coder • ex- librarian
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Vendor-led librarianshit, innit
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Vendor-led librarianshit, innit
So exited to see this come to fruition!
Just launched! @cilip.bsky.social's new professional development programme: New Skills for the Future Library Leader. A short course designed to empower the next generation of leaders in England’s public libraries. Funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
Find out more: https://ow.ly/OGN750XqCUi
Find out more: https://ow.ly/OGN750XqCUi
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
So exited to see this come to fruition!
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One day to go before we go LIVE with our new professional development training programme: New Skills for the Future Library Leader. The self-paced training focuses on key topics: Digital Skills & Futures Literacy. Watch our intro video & module info: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/futurelibraryleader
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
One day to go before we go LIVE with our new professional development training programme: New Skills for the Future Library Leader. The self-paced training focuses on key topics: Digital Skills & Futures Literacy. Watch our intro video & module info: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/futurelibraryleader
Don't know that it's an anti or pro kind of thing but definitely think a healthy scepticism should be a requirement for teaching AI right now
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Teaching AI as an Anti-AI Librarian - ACRLog
Editor’s Note: Please join us in welcoming Eleanor Ball, Information Literacy & Liaison Librarian and Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of Northern Iowa, as a new First Year Academi...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Don't know that it's an anti or pro kind of thing but definitely think a healthy scepticism should be a requirement for teaching AI right now
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Ahead of the November launch of our new training programme: New Skills for the Future Library Leader we're inviting you to register your interest. Open to emerging leaders in England public libraries. Register your interest today! www.cilip.org.uk/futurelibraryleader
October 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Ahead of the November launch of our new training programme: New Skills for the Future Library Leader we're inviting you to register your interest. Open to emerging leaders in England public libraries. Register your interest today! www.cilip.org.uk/futurelibraryleader
Sad to see that Public Libraries News has come to an end, Ian has been an amazing source of info about public libraries in the UK over the past 15 (!) years www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2025/09/afte...
After 15 years, it’s time to do something else
Editorial I started Public Libraries News back in 2010, when the word “austerity” was being used for the first time and eBooks were just coming in. My daughters were 3 and 6 years old. …
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October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Sad to see that Public Libraries News has come to an end, Ian has been an amazing source of info about public libraries in the UK over the past 15 (!) years www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2025/09/afte...
Monday read: The strange death of east London’s most radical bookshop www.the-londoner.co.uk/scarlett-let...
The strange death of east London’s most radical bookshop
Clogged toilets, trade unions and Google researchers: this is the saga of the Scarlett Letters
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September 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Monday read: The strange death of east London’s most radical bookshop www.the-londoner.co.uk/scarlett-let...
Metroteka opened this week in the Kondratowicza M2 line metro station in the Warsaw, with two reading areas for adults and children as well as a space for public readings and events.
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Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones
Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in country that lost majority of libraries in second world war
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September 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Metroteka opened this week in the Kondratowicza M2 line metro station in the Warsaw, with two reading areas for adults and children as well as a space for public readings and events.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
So far resisted this game because it sounds a bit too much like work. Or at least what people assume library work looks like anyway 🙃 theconversation.com/tiny-booksho...
Tiny Bookshop: why gamers are choosing to spend their free time simulating work – according to philosophy
Philosophers have been trying to explain for decades why people like to simulate work in their free time.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
So far resisted this game because it sounds a bit too much like work. Or at least what people assume library work looks like anyway 🙃 theconversation.com/tiny-booksho...
Not just because our blog post is in this edition, your regular reminder how amazing Public Libraries News and Ian Anstice's work on this resource is
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The most busy time
Editorial Here’s bumper edition of the Public Libraries News, being a summary of the last few weeks rather than just one. This is due to me taking a couple of Sunday mornings off and an unfor…
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August 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Not just because our blog post is in this edition, your regular reminder how amazing Public Libraries News and Ian Anstice's work on this resource is
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www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2025/08/the-...
Moomintroll at the library! Tove Jansson and the Moomins: The Door Is Always Open exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library
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How the Moomins Showed Us a More Compassionate World
At the Brooklyn Public Library, an exhibition on queer Finnish artist Tove Jansson's beloved characters reminds visitors of all ages that justice and joy are within our grasp.
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August 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Moomintroll at the library! Tove Jansson and the Moomins: The Door Is Always Open exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library
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hyperallergic.com/1030064/tove...
Have just completed a Koha upgrade for a library. This is something that I've done sporadically over the years so feeling particularly grateful atm for all those kind folks who contribute to open source documentation in any way 🙏
July 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Have just completed a Koha upgrade for a library. This is something that I've done sporadically over the years so feeling particularly grateful atm for all those kind folks who contribute to open source documentation in any way 🙏
issue 159 of Artefacto's #libraries newsletter is now out. Sharing all the latest from the library sector, incl. the end of Open Access Button and InstantILL, a new value proposition for academic libraries, how to promote library databases & more
Visit libraries.newslet.org for this issue & more
Visit libraries.newslet.org for this issue & more
June 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
issue 159 of Artefacto's #libraries newsletter is now out. Sharing all the latest from the library sector, incl. the end of Open Access Button and InstantILL, a new value proposition for academic libraries, how to promote library databases & more
Visit libraries.newslet.org for this issue & more
Visit libraries.newslet.org for this issue & more
Nice! a new, terminal cheat sheet by @b0rk.jvns.ca. the debugging manifest is still one of my favourite things wizardzines.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Nice! a new, terminal cheat sheet by @b0rk.jvns.ca. the debugging manifest is still one of my favourite things wizardzines.com
Photos of some different kinds of tiny libraries to enjoy on a dreary monday, Indonesion microlibraries and some community libraries in rural Australia
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How libraries are 'the glitter glue' binding communities together
Offering millions of books, free internet access and everything from craft clubs to storytelling dogs, libraries are an essential public space — particularly in regional and remote Australia.
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June 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Photos of some different kinds of tiny libraries to enjoy on a dreary monday, Indonesion microlibraries and some community libraries in rural Australia
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"Library branches not only create important community spaces.
They can help reclaim and create new places from community".
Great new post from @copystar.bsky.social
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They can help reclaim and create new places from community".
Great new post from @copystar.bsky.social
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The Bureau of Library Tourism
I just walked back from the lovely Cookie Bar in Ford City, Ontario, where I was one of the six “fun” speakers at the Bike Windsor Essex AGM. The theme was transportation and the format…
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May 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
"Library branches not only create important community spaces.
They can help reclaim and create new places from community".
Great new post from @copystar.bsky.social
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/05/28/t...
They can help reclaim and create new places from community".
Great new post from @copystar.bsky.social
librarian.aedileworks.com/2025/05/28/t...
I mean it's definitely not what it used to be but this is still sad news. Was still my default read it later app and I know a lot of people use Pocket with Kobo eReaders support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fut...
Pocket is Saying Goodbye: What You Need to Know | Pocket Help
More information about the end of support for Pocket.
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May 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I mean it's definitely not what it used to be but this is still sad news. Was still my default read it later app and I know a lot of people use Pocket with Kobo eReaders support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fut...
Helsinki University Library managed to get 3,536 (!) responses to the library’s customer survey
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"It’s easy to visit the library – and everything works smoothly!” – Library services developed through feedback | Helsinki University Library | University of Helsinki
An impressive 3,536 customers responded to the library’s customer survey conducted in November. The results show a high level of satisfaction, while also highlighting areas for improvement.
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May 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Helsinki University Library managed to get 3,536 (!) responses to the library’s customer survey
www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
Art pieces integrated throughout the library space include the Underwater Mural - huge octopus arms emerging from a bookshelf & holding water-related books written by local authors www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
This Seattle library is a showcase of art, architecture and community
With its asymmetrical angles and glass windows stretching across the metal bones of the building, Central Library is an iconic feature of Seattle’s downtown streets.
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May 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Art pieces integrated throughout the library space include the Underwater Mural - huge octopus arms emerging from a bookshelf & holding water-related books written by local authors www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
This investigation into the ‘crime against ornithology’ in Charlie’s Angels is the best kind of random deep dive slate.com/culture/2025...
It’s One of the Weirdest Mistakes in Movie History. I Spent Months Investigating How It All Went Wrong.
The story behind cinema’s most mysterious bird.
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May 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
This investigation into the ‘crime against ornithology’ in Charlie’s Angels is the best kind of random deep dive slate.com/culture/2025...
Always an interesting read. And always disconcerting how few vendors there are in libraries operating under a confusing array of names americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/2...
2025 Library Systems Report | American Libraries Magazine
In the 2025 Library Systems Report, technology consultant Marshall Breeding covers recent platform upgrades, leadership changes, and AI enhancements in library tech.
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May 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Always an interesting read. And always disconcerting how few vendors there are in libraries operating under a confusing array of names americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/2...
This exhibit @euilibrary.bsky.social is produced by Tactical Tech and DensityDesign Lab at Politecnico di Milano, in collaboration with IFLA
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‘’Supercharged by AI ‘’exhibition in the Library - The EUI Library Blog
The EUI Library is delighted to host “Supercharged by AI”, a new creative interactive exhibition about the effects of AI on our online lives. “Supercharged by AI” is a new creative intervention produc...
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April 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This exhibit @euilibrary.bsky.social is produced by Tactical Tech and DensityDesign Lab at Politecnico di Milano, in collaboration with IFLA
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blogs.eui.eu/library/supe...
Our newsletter has been a bit sporadic lately but issue #255 is now out, bringing together lots of interesting & useful things from across the library sector(s)
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April 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Our newsletter has been a bit sporadic lately but issue #255 is now out, bringing together lots of interesting & useful things from across the library sector(s)
libraries.newslet.org
libraries.newslet.org
There's still time to apply for the Next Library Changemaker Award
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Next Library Pilot Projects - The Changemaker Award 2025 - Next Library
We are very excited to announce the first ever Next Library Pilot Projects: a funded opportunity for library changemakers to advance initiatives related to Next Library’s themes of sustainability, dem...
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February 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
There's still time to apply for the Next Library Changemaker Award
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