Volunteering as one opportunity to use your librarian skills in retirement, and promote library skills as lifelong learning skills
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Our afternoon kicks off with Helen Fallon speaking about “Opening New Windows of Opportunity: Using your library skills in retirement”
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The Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of @peninternational.bsky.social host the 6th Annual Poetry Marathon, amplifying voices from diverse linguistic communities. I listened to a moving poem from Julia Pars in Kalaallisut. Listen:https://youtu.be/j-ga-bzVz8I?si=_qJElyrbuhxbh8mu
An Autumn day I can get on board with. Lovely to see the lighter sky and stunning colours on campus @maynoothuniversity.ie
MU Library is the first library in Ireland to achieve the Athena Swan Ireland Bronze Award 👏 It highlights our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. Read more here: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
New on Libfocus: @helenfallon.bsky.social writes about her current project supporting prison libraries in Malawi.
A powerful reminder of how libraries transform lives.
www.libfocus.com/2025/09/pris...
I'll be at the International Literature Festival in Dublin this Saturday 24th May doing a Memoir Workshop in the afternoon and talking about my new novel in the evening. Come along, I'd love to see you there :)
Details in link.
Our colleague @oonaf.bsky.social's new book has been published with @lilliputpress.bsky.social and an extract was in this weekend's Irish Times ⬇️😊