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.

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

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

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!

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!

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

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!

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

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!

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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!

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

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!

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!

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

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