🎉 Join us live for the #Carnegies2026 awards ceremony!
Group leaders have shared why the ceremony is such a highlight. Now you can be part of it! Join us on 23 June at 12pm to celebrate this year’s winners!
👉 Find out how to watch: https://carnegies.co.uk/take-part/live-stream-instructions/
📚 What can theatre teach us about book banning?
Dr Alison Hicks reflects on a workshop that used Theatre of the Oppressed techniques to explore censorship, power, and the challenges facing school librarians.
Read more: cilipslg.com/2026/06/15/s...
#BannedBooks #FreedomToRead @cilip.bsky.social
📚 SLG Book of the Week
A powerful collection of personal stories from disabled writers, sharing the realities of growing up disabled with honesty, humour and insight. An inspiring read that promotes empathy, understanding and inclusion through authentic lived experiences.
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Stories help build empathy, understanding and connection. School libraries play a vital role by giving young people access to diverse books that broaden perspectives and inspire compassion.
Find out more about Empathy Day: empathylab.uk/empathy-day/ @cilip.bsky.social @empathylabuk.bsky.social
A Salford school used an AI-generated list to ban 200 books, overriding their own librarian’s expertise. Many were LGBTQ+ titles. This tactic mirrors US campaigns using automated bias to censor LGBTQ+ stories. Read our #InformationProfessional article: https://ow.ly/SkKN50Z6LCn
As #LibrariesChangeLives Week 2026 draws to a close, we hear from Marianna Volioti, Edge Grove School Librarian, about how the school’s library is embracing this year’s theme of Reading and Literacy. https://www.cilip.org.uk/news/728631/Libraries-Change-Lives-Edge-Grove-School.htm
Ready to grow your career this summer? Join CILIP. Connect with a friendly network of peers and mentors, unlock higher-earning roles through Professional Registration and get the support, training and resources you need to build your skills with confidence. https://ow.ly/p1gM50Z8RvS
View the Lollies 2026 shortlist and vote at
shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies?utm_...
Register for the first Green Libraries Week webinar for 2026! Taking place next Weds 17 June via Zoom at 12:30pm. The webinar will cover tips & planning for your 2026 events. #GreenLibraries
https://www.cilip.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2057197&group=
Celebrate Pride Month with this lovely collection of picture books depicting LGBTQ+ families from BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
Written by Dr Alison Hicks (Associate Professor, Department of Information Studies at University College London) What links paper masks, a copy of Making a Baby, and day-glo stickers? No, these ob…
