Libby Tilley

Freelancer, Retiree, Granny

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

London hosts the World Library & Information Congress in 2027. We need:
✅Venue for cultural reception for 2,500 international delegates - standing
✅London/nearby
✅Showcase UK culture & heritage
💡Ideas or offers? Contact us: https://t.co/JzXJRE66FT by 14 Oct #WLIC2027 #IFLA

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

🥈 We're proud that the @CarnegieMedals, delivered by CILIP, have won Silver for Best Longstanding Awards Event at the 2026 Awards Awards!

A fantastic recognition of almost 90 years of championing children's books, librarians and reading for pleasure.

https://t.co/xbVWe9UVpT

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

#ProfessionalRegistration candidates, you're invited to "Shut up and write”!
Need headspace to write? Join us to focus and feel a sense of achievement. You choose what to work on and body-double with other candidates. Open to all types of registration. https://t.co/EMH5Lt5KGG

[Jack Dart @JackWDart]

If people genuinely believe Burnham won’t receive the exact same media onslaught, they’ve not been paying attention.

Starmer is not, objectively, bad. This idea that he is somehow the worst PM in British history is frankly laughable.

Liz truss lasted 49 days, crashed the pound and was laughed out of Downing Street.

Since Labour took office, Keir Starmer’s government has:

• Scrapped the two-child benefit limit, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and putting money back into some of the hardest-pressed households in the country.

• Expanded free school meals, cutting costs for families and making sure more children get a proper meal during the school day.

• Expanded funded childcare, reducing one of the biggest monthly costs facing working parents and making it easier for people to stay in work.

• Raised the National Living Wage, increasing pay for millions of low-paid workers.

• Strengthened workers’ rights, giving people greater protection against insecure work and bad employers.

• Introduced statutory sick pay from the first day of illness, so workers are less likely to choose between their health and their wages.

• Ended no-fault evictions, giving renters more security in their homes.

• Brought rail operators back into public ownership, taking key services out of failed private hands and giving the public a stronger stake in how they are run.

• Cut NHS waiting lists from their post-pandemic peak, meaning more patients are being seen sooner.

• Raised the state pension through the triple lock, protecting pensioners’ incomes against rising costs.

• Scrapped the old non-dom tax regime, making some of the wealthiest people in the country pay more fairly.

• Added VAT to private school fees, raising money from those most able to contribute.

• Removed business rates relief from private schools, ending an unjustified tax break.

• Increased neighbourhood policing, putting more officers and PCSOs back into communities.

• Helped bring knife crime down, meaning fewer families face the devastation of serious violence.

• Recorded the lowest homicide rate since the 1970s, a material improvement in public safety.

• Created Great British Energy, giving Britain a publicly owned clean energy company.

• Created the National Wealth Fund, backing investment in industry, infrastructure and clean energy.

• Passed planning reforms aimed at getting homes and major projects built faster.

• Improved relations with the EU, reducing diplomatic hostility and rebuilding practical cooperation.

• Agreed a UK-EU security partnership, strengthening cooperation on defence and European security.

• Signed a long-term partnership with Ukraine, reinforcing Britain’s support against Putin’s invasion.

• Secured new trade agreements, opening up markets for British businesses.

• Helped restore seriousness to government after years of scandal, chaos and decline.

People do not have to like Starmer. They do not have to vote Labour. But pretending this is the record of the worst Prime Minister in British history is absurd.

[Peter J. Williams @DrPJWilliams]

I was in the @britishmuseum today looking at an object from *Sudan* which is archaeological evidence for a king mentioned in the Bible.

This is a monument of Cushite king Tirhakah mentioned in 2 Kings 19:9 and Isaiah 37:9. Name is in the cartouche on the side.

(EA1779)

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

Shakespeare’s Globe seeks a Librarian to catalogue and develop the library collections with proactive outreach to position the Library & Archive as a community resource to reflect & serve the full spectrum of voices engaging with Shakespeare's work. https://t.co/wwbKvDFK5b

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

This National Year of Reading, we’re putting libraries right at the heart of the celebration!
📚 Discover how #LibrariesChangeLives through literacy and reading, and download our editable resources to promote your own events.
📅Monday 1 to Sunday 7 Jun: https://t.co/aM8W3Mittb

[Cambridge University @Cambridge_Uni]

Cambridge rises to morning melodies 🎶

Early this morning, over 100 people gathered to hear the Choir of @Christs_College sing from the rooftops for Ascension Day.

Ascension Day is a long-standing Christian tradition celebrating the ascension of Christ into heaven, 40 days after Easter.

[LoveReading @LoveReadinguk]

The #LibrariesAlliance - Bringing together libraries of all kinds to speak with a single, stronger voice.

Because libraries are not a “nice to have” - they are a vital national infrastructure.

Click to read more:
https://t.co/TF2R8F7UE8

@uksla @CILIPinfo

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

Volunteers wanted for #ProfessionalRegistration assessors, examiners and support officers! These roles are a great opportunity to share your time, skills, and expertise to make a meaningful impact within our industry. To learn more and apply: https://t.co/psnAmCDzeH

[Glen Scrivener @glenscrivener]

Christianity is “the most disruptive, the most influential, the most enduring revolution in history.” @holland_tom

Learn about the “Easter Uprising” that changed the world.

[Tim Farron @timfarron]

This always brings me to tears. Grace is utterly amazing, and Alistair illustrates it beautifully. I’d love it if you gave this a few moments of your time…

[Louis Coiffait-Gunn @LouisMMCoiffait]

A hugely important role as CEO at the British Library, which is a key partner for CILIP on many levels. Leading a team of c.1,600 & caring for over 170m items. Deadline 13 Apr, up to £174k https://t.co/DdksXyjEyV #libraryjobs #vacancy #job #infoprojobs

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

CILIP members & subscribers - have you explored the current issue of Information Professional? This weekend why not check out all the sector insights, interviews & our regular mix of industry news & in-depth articles to keep you informed and inspired: https://t.co/bp5iaPU1xv

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

🗓️Hold the date! Our CEO @LouisMMCoiffait has just announced that this year’s Libraries Change Lives Week will take place 1-6 June. We’re supporting the National Year of Reading. More details to follow.
#LibrariesChangeLives #GoAllIn

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

Volunteers Wanted for Professional Registration! These roles are a great opportunity for anyone motivated to share their time, skills & expertise to make a meaningful impact within our industry.
Apply here: https://t.co/Bvpeqz3vD6 https://t.co/zIrmjPIbJ4
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[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

#CILIP Employers’ Forum 2026 - We're delighted to announce our panel of speakers on Intellectual Freedom: @DrDMcMenemy, University of Glasgow, Kirsten Macquarrie, CILIP Scotland and Dr Leo Appleton, University of Sheffield. @GGallerina

Register - https://t.co/fGwP5htoEK

[CILIP @CILIPinfo]

We're "Celebrating Trusted Professionals" this #CharteredWeek! 40+ chartered organisations shine a light on chartership. Elevate your career, gain strategic influence & show your commitment to excellence via Professional Registration: https://t.co/lObyCkRvZ7
#ProudToBeChartered

[Louis Coiffait-Gunn @LouisMMCoiffait]

Lovely two days hosting IFLA President Leslie Weir & DG Sharon Memis, with key meetings across the UK library, knowledge & information sector and with partners, on the build up to #WLIC27 #IFLA100 #CILIP150 https://t.co/nXxbaSmxIk

[Louis Coiffait-Gunn @LouisMMCoiffait]

In Aug 2027, >4k library & info professionals are coming to the UK. Join the National Committee that'll make the most of the opportunity, for the UK, the UK profession, professionals around the world - & all the users we serve https://t.co/VI4i2P1TAd #WLIC #CILIP150 #IFLA100