Iain Moore
@iainmoore.bsky.social
Interested in libraries, charities and the social sector and how together they can fix everything.
Once & future ultra runner. Macclesfield. Gay adopter. 🏳️🌈
Commercial Director, Libraries Connected
www.librariesconnected.org.uk
He/him
Once & future ultra runner. Macclesfield. Gay adopter. 🏳️🌈
Commercial Director, Libraries Connected
www.librariesconnected.org.uk
He/him
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Iain Moore
@iainmoore.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Another big influx - so again here's a starter pack of people working in & with UK public libraries.
So if you're interested in:
• communities
• digital inclusion
• economic growth
• social infrastructure
• loneliness
• health & wellbeing
• culture
• environment
etc etc etc...
go.bsky.app/FBd1DrV
So if you're interested in:
• communities
• digital inclusion
• economic growth
• social infrastructure
• loneliness
• health & wellbeing
• culture
• environment
etc etc etc...
go.bsky.app/FBd1DrV
Lovely to see Macclesfield Silk museum reminding us of gay & trans stories from the mid 1800s.
We went with our 8 year old’s class last year and they were fascinated by how sexuality was criminalised in the past.
Inclusive history so important in helping us learn from - and not repeat - the past.
We went with our 8 year old’s class last year and they were fascinated by how sexuality was criminalised in the past.
Inclusive history so important in helping us learn from - and not repeat - the past.
February 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Lovely to see Macclesfield Silk museum reminding us of gay & trans stories from the mid 1800s.
We went with our 8 year old’s class last year and they were fascinated by how sexuality was criminalised in the past.
Inclusive history so important in helping us learn from - and not repeat - the past.
We went with our 8 year old’s class last year and they were fascinated by how sexuality was criminalised in the past.
Inclusive history so important in helping us learn from - and not repeat - the past.
Libraries aren’t a panacea for early years, but they form a core part of an integrated approach - and one that greatly extends the reach of support.
Great to see this from @local.gov.uk
Great to see this from @local.gov.uk
!["Baby groups, such as bounce and rhyme, stay and play sessions held by the local community, TikTok advice videos and creators like Ms Rachel, having a lot of family support, the local library services [all helped me to develop my child]."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cathfjizujcqtvx4xowmfscg/bafkreid6pdlg6g7yqd2yw7rb2jir3gqq2ou434dwlpn7hccnlbecsdjlzy@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Libraries aren’t a panacea for early years, but they form a core part of an integrated approach - and one that greatly extends the reach of support.
Great to see this from @local.gov.uk
Great to see this from @local.gov.uk
This 👇
Authors get paid each time you borrow their books - so you’re still supporting your favourite authors directly by using the library.
For some this can be similar or even more than they get from sales.
So obviously do buy books but do borrow too and know that makes a difference for authors.
Authors get paid each time you borrow their books - so you’re still supporting your favourite authors directly by using the library.
For some this can be similar or even more than they get from sales.
So obviously do buy books but do borrow too and know that makes a difference for authors.
It’s UK Public Lending Right time again which means it’s time for my semi-regular reminder that spending your money on books is NOT the only way to support your favourite authors. We DO get paid when you take books out of the library. It’s free for you and good for authors and readers everywhere! 📚
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 AM
This 👇
Authors get paid each time you borrow their books - so you’re still supporting your favourite authors directly by using the library.
For some this can be similar or even more than they get from sales.
So obviously do buy books but do borrow too and know that makes a difference for authors.
Authors get paid each time you borrow their books - so you’re still supporting your favourite authors directly by using the library.
For some this can be similar or even more than they get from sales.
So obviously do buy books but do borrow too and know that makes a difference for authors.
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Tomorrow is Holocaust Memorial Day.
As guardians of truth and centres of their diverse communities, public #Libraries have a vital role to play in helping us continue to remember and learn from the atrocities of history.
Here is how libraries can get involved.
hmd.org.uk/resource/you...
As guardians of truth and centres of their diverse communities, public #Libraries have a vital role to play in helping us continue to remember and learn from the atrocities of history.
Here is how libraries can get involved.
hmd.org.uk/resource/you...
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust | Your library and Holocaust Memorial Day
Libraries play a key role in communities by providing a cultural hub for everyone to enjoy and a space to ask questions, learn and explore. They are unique in the variety of different people they brin...
hmd.org.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Tomorrow is Holocaust Memorial Day.
As guardians of truth and centres of their diverse communities, public #Libraries have a vital role to play in helping us continue to remember and learn from the atrocities of history.
Here is how libraries can get involved.
hmd.org.uk/resource/you...
As guardians of truth and centres of their diverse communities, public #Libraries have a vital role to play in helping us continue to remember and learn from the atrocities of history.
Here is how libraries can get involved.
hmd.org.uk/resource/you...
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They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
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The New Year is a good time for making changes, and we’ve decided the time is right to use BlueSky and LinkedIn as our main social media platforms, and to no longer post on X.
Do give us a follow and please do share this post.
Do give us a follow and please do share this post.
January 5, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The New Year is a good time for making changes, and we’ve decided the time is right to use BlueSky and LinkedIn as our main social media platforms, and to no longer post on X.
Do give us a follow and please do share this post.
Do give us a follow and please do share this post.
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As a journalist you’re always looking for ways to sum up the now, but the story is really often more incremental. This is from a Derbyshire county council paper. I was, inevitably, looking for “library to close” or “doge identified £Xm”, but the starting point is at least as important
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
As a journalist you’re always looking for ways to sum up the now, but the story is really often more incremental. This is from a Derbyshire county council paper. I was, inevitably, looking for “library to close” or “doge identified £Xm”, but the starting point is at least as important
This is great - only 2/3 thru but this lost 93 yr old novel has more to say about AI than recent fiction.
A tale of an ape raised as human shows we just can’t translate meaning and motive across such different beings - even (especially) when outward expectations appear to align
@neglectedbooks.com
A tale of an ape raised as human shows we just can’t translate meaning and motive across such different beings - even (especially) when outward expectations appear to align
@neglectedbooks.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is great - only 2/3 thru but this lost 93 yr old novel has more to say about AI than recent fiction.
A tale of an ape raised as human shows we just can’t translate meaning and motive across such different beings - even (especially) when outward expectations appear to align
@neglectedbooks.com
A tale of an ape raised as human shows we just can’t translate meaning and motive across such different beings - even (especially) when outward expectations appear to align
@neglectedbooks.com
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Big run done for the week! I'm running the Athens Marathon this year to raise money to support LGBTQIA+ youth.
If you can help, every pound can make a world of difference: www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
If you can help, every pound can make a world of difference: www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
Jack's fundraiser for Freedom Youth at OTR Bristol
Help Jack Shoulder raise money to support OTR Bristol
www.justgiving.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Big run done for the week! I'm running the Athens Marathon this year to raise money to support LGBTQIA+ youth.
If you can help, every pound can make a world of difference: www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
If you can help, every pound can make a world of difference: www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
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At London libraries conference - hearing from @lewisham.gov.uk libraries about the impact of one of @librariesconnected.bsky.social and @artscouncilengland.bsky.social microgrants.
Great initiative to develop reading for pleasure through screen free audio readers - really child first approach.
Great initiative to develop reading for pleasure through screen free audio readers - really child first approach.
September 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
At London libraries conference - hearing from @lewisham.gov.uk libraries about the impact of one of @librariesconnected.bsky.social and @artscouncilengland.bsky.social microgrants.
Great initiative to develop reading for pleasure through screen free audio readers - really child first approach.
Great initiative to develop reading for pleasure through screen free audio readers - really child first approach.
this is just fab - the power of archives!
September 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
this is just fab - the power of archives!
This from @cwarzel.bsky.social is one of the best articles I’ve read on AI since the bullshit machine one link.springer.com/article/10.1...
August 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This from @cwarzel.bsky.social is one of the best articles I’ve read on AI since the bullshit machine one link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Please enjoy how hilariously this is not Lionel Shriver: bsky.app/profile/lion...
I usually just block these things but this one is so Not Lionel Shriver that it’s actively comedy.
I usually just block these things but this one is so Not Lionel Shriver that it’s actively comedy.
bsky.app
August 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Please enjoy how hilariously this is not Lionel Shriver: bsky.app/profile/lion...
I usually just block these things but this one is so Not Lionel Shriver that it’s actively comedy.
I usually just block these things but this one is so Not Lionel Shriver that it’s actively comedy.
This morning’s working music is Xenakis - music generated with the help of an 1960s IBM computer.
But the capacity to intrigue and surprise by generating new forms, patterns and sounds sets it miles apart from anything today’s AIs create.
But the capacity to intrigue and surprise by generating new forms, patterns and sounds sets it miles apart from anything today’s AIs create.
July 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This morning’s working music is Xenakis - music generated with the help of an 1960s IBM computer.
But the capacity to intrigue and surprise by generating new forms, patterns and sounds sets it miles apart from anything today’s AIs create.
But the capacity to intrigue and surprise by generating new forms, patterns and sounds sets it miles apart from anything today’s AIs create.
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A Podyssey-themed politics discussion! Do join us. It's online, Thursday 17th July at 6:00 PM, and it's free. But you do need to register. So, do it. x
@radixuk.bsky.social + @sturdyalex.bsky.social to discuss the tragedy of our politics @alexpodyssey.bsky.social stylie.
I literally cannot wait.
Do join us:
www.radixbigtent.org.uk/events/greek...
I literally cannot wait.
Do join us:
www.radixbigtent.org.uk/events/greek...
Greek Tragedy, Or Farce - What Next From Our Political Leaders? Meet the Leaders with with Alex Andreou and Vicky Pryce
www.radixbigtent.org.uk
July 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A Podyssey-themed politics discussion! Do join us. It's online, Thursday 17th July at 6:00 PM, and it's free. But you do need to register. So, do it. x
👀
(very excited)
(very excited)
I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.
July 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
👀
(very excited)
(very excited)
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We are seeking support in developing our skills around tendering and bid writing.
This is part of our mission to create sustainable funding for public #Library services so they can provide for communities long into the future.
Apply before 9 July.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/opportunitie...
This is part of our mission to create sustainable funding for public #Library services so they can provide for communities long into the future.
Apply before 9 July.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/opportunitie...
July 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We are seeking support in developing our skills around tendering and bid writing.
This is part of our mission to create sustainable funding for public #Library services so they can provide for communities long into the future.
Apply before 9 July.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/opportunitie...
This is part of our mission to create sustainable funding for public #Library services so they can provide for communities long into the future.
Apply before 9 July.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/opportunitie...
This whole thread on misinformation from @eliothiggins.bsky.social is brilliant - we all need the skills, structures and situations in which we can evaluate claims together.
This has to start *offline* and to me public libraries are the prime places with the breadth of reach to do this effectively.
This has to start *offline* and to me public libraries are the prime places with the breadth of reach to do this effectively.
We need systems that make debate constructive, that help people evaluate competing claims, and that prevent the most manipulative actors from hijacking public discourse. Not to impose a single truth, but to defend the process by which free societies function.
July 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This whole thread on misinformation from @eliothiggins.bsky.social is brilliant - we all need the skills, structures and situations in which we can evaluate claims together.
This has to start *offline* and to me public libraries are the prime places with the breadth of reach to do this effectively.
This has to start *offline* and to me public libraries are the prime places with the breadth of reach to do this effectively.
Brilliant night at the @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social launch last night.
While I haven’t been able to join any events today I did run over to Howarth
I like to think the Brontes would approve of me running up to Top Withins belting out Femininomenon into the wind.
While I haven’t been able to join any events today I did run over to Howarth
I like to think the Brontes would approve of me running up to Top Withins belting out Femininomenon into the wind.
June 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Brilliant night at the @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social launch last night.
While I haven’t been able to join any events today I did run over to Howarth
I like to think the Brontes would approve of me running up to Top Withins belting out Femininomenon into the wind.
While I haven’t been able to join any events today I did run over to Howarth
I like to think the Brontes would approve of me running up to Top Withins belting out Femininomenon into the wind.
Keynote speaker for @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social is only Ben bloomin’ Okri
And he’s incredibly and beautifully inspiring - talking about the current nature of the world:
The wolves have only got worse because the cures have been curses and not acts of love or wisdom
And he’s incredibly and beautifully inspiring - talking about the current nature of the world:
The wolves have only got worse because the cures have been curses and not acts of love or wisdom
June 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Keynote speaker for @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social is only Ben bloomin’ Okri
And he’s incredibly and beautifully inspiring - talking about the current nature of the world:
The wolves have only got worse because the cures have been curses and not acts of love or wisdom
And he’s incredibly and beautifully inspiring - talking about the current nature of the world:
The wolves have only got worse because the cures have been curses and not acts of love or wisdom
Fantastic to be here at @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social opening - it’s in the stunning Bradford Live.
June 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Fantastic to be here at @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social opening - it’s in the stunning Bradford Live.
I'd never thought of indexes like this (tbh hadn't thought much about them!)
But interesting point that indexes are human created directions to what indexer feels is most important & relevant.
Then an AI generated index directs people's reading with a lot of unaccountable & unexplained choices.
But interesting point that indexes are human created directions to what indexer feels is most important & relevant.
Then an AI generated index directs people's reading with a lot of unaccountable & unexplained choices.
An index is a result of complex human labour. So when you turn to an index, you are engaging with HUMAN work, expert human work, that helps you skip to the bits you find most interesting. More than this, though, what I object to in Wasik's description is that it implicitly reduces the ethics of AI -
June 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I'd never thought of indexes like this (tbh hadn't thought much about them!)
But interesting point that indexes are human created directions to what indexer feels is most important & relevant.
Then an AI generated index directs people's reading with a lot of unaccountable & unexplained choices.
But interesting point that indexes are human created directions to what indexer feels is most important & relevant.
Then an AI generated index directs people's reading with a lot of unaccountable & unexplained choices.
Finding this in the way home from #LCSeminar2025 is perfect.
We’ve had 2 days exploring the ways libraries and those working there make a huge impact on creating resilient communities.
So really good to see libraries don’t see their jobs as bullshit, because we know they’re not!
We’ve had 2 days exploring the ways libraries and those working there make a huge impact on creating resilient communities.
So really good to see libraries don’t see their jobs as bullshit, because we know they’re not!
In a world where more people obsess about their work being inherently meaningful, I hope that you see your job relatively close to the left side of the chart...
June 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Finding this in the way home from #LCSeminar2025 is perfect.
We’ve had 2 days exploring the ways libraries and those working there make a huge impact on creating resilient communities.
So really good to see libraries don’t see their jobs as bullshit, because we know they’re not!
We’ve had 2 days exploring the ways libraries and those working there make a huge impact on creating resilient communities.
So really good to see libraries don’t see their jobs as bullshit, because we know they’re not!
Cllr Liz Green talking to Isobel Hunter about how libraries can influence change with current obstacles
She advocates direct engagement with councillors - invite them to events and so working across the structures and silos of local gov.
#LCSeminar2025
She advocates direct engagement with councillors - invite them to events and so working across the structures and silos of local gov.
#LCSeminar2025
June 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Cllr Liz Green talking to Isobel Hunter about how libraries can influence change with current obstacles
She advocates direct engagement with councillors - invite them to events and so working across the structures and silos of local gov.
#LCSeminar2025
She advocates direct engagement with councillors - invite them to events and so working across the structures and silos of local gov.
#LCSeminar2025