Liz McGettigan
@lizmcgettigan.bsky.social
Libraries - Strategy, Technology, People, Community
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Read Daniela Hislop CEO of @designconceptuk.bsky.social captivating global perspective on library design @lizmcgettigan.bsky.social designinglibraries.org.uk/news/a-globa...
Daniela Hislop CEO of the Design Concept's global perspective on library design
"The future of libraries is already happening. It’s bold, inclusive and beautiful - and it’s time to pay attention.”
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September 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Read Daniela Hislop CEO of @designconceptuk.bsky.social captivating global perspective on library design @lizmcgettigan.bsky.social designinglibraries.org.uk/news/a-globa...
THE LIBRARY NOT JUST A BUILDING BUT A MOVEMENT
This is a call to every visionary librarian, regeneration team, cultural programmer, and community-builder who knows their library is more than just a place to borrow books. Let's chat! www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel...
This is a call to every visionary librarian, regeneration team, cultural programmer, and community-builder who knows their library is more than just a place to borrow books. Let's chat! www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel...
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THE LIBRARY NOT JUST A BUILDING BUT A MOVEMENT
This is a call to every visionary librarian, regeneration team,cultural programmer, and community-builder who knows their library is more than just a pla...
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August 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
THE LIBRARY NOT JUST A BUILDING BUT A MOVEMENT
This is a call to every visionary librarian, regeneration team, cultural programmer, and community-builder who knows their library is more than just a place to borrow books. Let's chat! www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel...
This is a call to every visionary librarian, regeneration team, cultural programmer, and community-builder who knows their library is more than just a place to borrow books. Let's chat! www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel...
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DESIGNING THE LIBRARIES OF THE FUTURE
Investing in innovative library design is an investment in the future of your library service, your users, and your community. You know your users best, and we bring the design expertise! Read more bit.ly/4kskSN5 #librarydesign
Investing in innovative library design is an investment in the future of your library service, your users, and your community. You know your users best, and we bring the design expertise! Read more bit.ly/4kskSN5 #librarydesign
May 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
DESIGNING THE LIBRARIES OF THE FUTURE
Investing in innovative library design is an investment in the future of your library service, your users, and your community. You know your users best, and we bring the design expertise! Read more bit.ly/4kskSN5 #librarydesign
Investing in innovative library design is an investment in the future of your library service, your users, and your community. You know your users best, and we bring the design expertise! Read more bit.ly/4kskSN5 #librarydesign
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THINKSPACES! RETHINKING THE 9 to 5 Working from home sounds great until the dog barks, the kids yell, and the doorbell rings. #libraries Enter #ThinkSpaces #librarydesign #incomegeneration Let's chat!
August 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM
THINKSPACES! RETHINKING THE 9 to 5 Working from home sounds great until the dog barks, the kids yell, and the doorbell rings. #libraries Enter #ThinkSpaces #librarydesign #incomegeneration Let's chat!
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RESILIENCE! Through a deep understanding of how environments influence behavior, we build resilient spaces that foster creativity, collaboration, and growth. This is design with purpose. This is design for the future. #LCSeminar25 #librarydesign #designinglibraries
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Holborn library
YouTube video by We Are Library People
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June 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
RESILIENCE! Through a deep understanding of how environments influence behavior, we build resilient spaces that foster creativity, collaboration, and growth. This is design with purpose. This is design for the future. #LCSeminar25 #librarydesign #designinglibraries
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Libraries are civic powerhouses in a world spinning with #AI and nonstop #misinformation. A force for truth and connection, critical thinking and trusted resources, they build real #community in a digital age. #citizenliteracy #communityhubs #democracy Let's chat #librarydesign
July 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Libraries are civic powerhouses in a world spinning with #AI and nonstop #misinformation. A force for truth and connection, critical thinking and trusted resources, they build real #community in a digital age. #citizenliteracy #communityhubs #democracy Let's chat #librarydesign
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THE WELLNESS HACK HIDING IN YOUR WALLET
At @designconceptuk we're always exploring how #libraries and their #design can shape and support the #wellbeing of their communities. Read a bit more here tinyurl.com/4dfcrkvn @Radebe84 #libraries #librarydesign #wellbeing @librariesconnected.bsky.social
At @designconceptuk we're always exploring how #libraries and their #design can shape and support the #wellbeing of their communities. Read a bit more here tinyurl.com/4dfcrkvn @Radebe84 #libraries #librarydesign #wellbeing @librariesconnected.bsky.social
THE WELLNESS HACK HIDING IN YOUR WALLET | Daniela Hislop
THE WELLNESS HACK HIDING IN YOUR WALLET
At thedesignconcept, we're always exploring how libraries shape and support the wellbeing of their communities.
I recently came across Cory Greenwood’s fant...
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July 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
THE WELLNESS HACK HIDING IN YOUR WALLET
At @designconceptuk we're always exploring how #libraries and their #design can shape and support the #wellbeing of their communities. Read a bit more here tinyurl.com/4dfcrkvn @Radebe84 #libraries #librarydesign #wellbeing @librariesconnected.bsky.social
At @designconceptuk we're always exploring how #libraries and their #design can shape and support the #wellbeing of their communities. Read a bit more here tinyurl.com/4dfcrkvn @Radebe84 #libraries #librarydesign #wellbeing @librariesconnected.bsky.social
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Yes, libraries are dangerous! They are equalisers, streetcorner universities for the common man. They play a vital role in learning, offering free resources to all equally, from early literacy to citizenship, #democracy, digital skills, and careers...... @amlibraries.bsky.social #libraries
March 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Yes, libraries are dangerous! They are equalisers, streetcorner universities for the common man. They play a vital role in learning, offering free resources to all equally, from early literacy to citizenship, #democracy, digital skills, and careers...... @amlibraries.bsky.social #libraries
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LIBRARIES ARE ENGINES OF SOCIAL CHANGE
Wow! the impact that investment in #libraries brings to communities and the potential for societal change is huge. Key to our #librarydesign process is understanding library strategy Read more in my latest article bit.ly/4o2OWBB
Wow! the impact that investment in #libraries brings to communities and the potential for societal change is huge. Key to our #librarydesign process is understanding library strategy Read more in my latest article bit.ly/4o2OWBB
LIBRARIES - ENGINES OF SOCIAL CHANGE
I work with libraries of all shapes and sizes everyday so I see what they deliver and I know their potential for societal change is huge. A large part of our design planning means studying library str...
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July 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
LIBRARIES ARE ENGINES OF SOCIAL CHANGE
Wow! the impact that investment in #libraries brings to communities and the potential for societal change is huge. Key to our #librarydesign process is understanding library strategy Read more in my latest article bit.ly/4o2OWBB
Wow! the impact that investment in #libraries brings to communities and the potential for societal change is huge. Key to our #librarydesign process is understanding library strategy Read more in my latest article bit.ly/4o2OWBB
COUNTERING ONLINE CONSPIRACIES IN SCHOOLS Concern and debate about the impact of online #misinformation and #disinformation on both individual lives and public discourse are widespread, and rightly so. Public #libraries and #schoollibraries can help! pearsfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/u...
July 3, 2025 at 8:58 AM
COUNTERING ONLINE CONSPIRACIES IN SCHOOLS Concern and debate about the impact of online #misinformation and #disinformation on both individual lives and public discourse are widespread, and rightly so. Public #libraries and #schoollibraries can help! pearsfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/u...
AI LIBRARY POLICY - Dave's been doing some research on AI policies for public libraries, because at some point, all libraries will probably discuss whether or not to have an AI policy. Have a read! davidleeking.com/ai-policies-... @davidleeking #AI #libraries
June 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
AI LIBRARY POLICY - Dave's been doing some research on AI policies for public libraries, because at some point, all libraries will probably discuss whether or not to have an AI policy. Have a read! davidleeking.com/ai-policies-... @davidleeking #AI #libraries
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It was an absolute privilege to be involved in the redesign of #ChorltonLibrary, working in close collaboration with Neil MacInnes OBE and his fantastic team in Manchester Libraries. A truly inspiring experience for our team. #librarydesign
@designconceptuk.bsky.social @lizmcgettigan.bsky.social @ayubkhan786.bsky.social Experience the grand reopening of Chorlton Library, a historic Grade II-listed landmark in Manchester, meticulously refurbished to blend heritage with innovation. designinglibraries.org.uk/case-studies...
Chorlton Library, Manchester
Chorlton Library, a historic Grade II-listed landmark in Manchester has been meticulously refurbished to blend heritage with innovation.
designinglibraries.org.uk
May 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It was an absolute privilege to be involved in the redesign of #ChorltonLibrary, working in close collaboration with Neil MacInnes OBE and his fantastic team in Manchester Libraries. A truly inspiring experience for our team. #librarydesign
Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden???? Carla is a global icon in the world of libraries. @LibnOfCongress @LibOfCongress apnews.com/article/dona...
May 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden???? Carla is a global icon in the world of libraries. @LibnOfCongress @LibOfCongress apnews.com/article/dona...
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Watch the video! Where history meets magic! Chorlton Library is simply fabulous! #librarydesign
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Chorlton Library, Manchester, United Kingdom
YouTube video by We Are Library People
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May 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Watch the video! Where history meets magic! Chorlton Library is simply fabulous! #librarydesign
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Who needs fiction when we now have the real thing? 😡😮😞
Dystopian books fly off the shelves following Trump's reelection
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Dystopian books fly off the shelves following Trump's re-election
The prospect of four more years of Trump has sent readers back to their bookshelves to reacquaint themselves with the bleak futures depicted in works by Margaret Atwood and George Orwell.
www.euronews.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Who needs fiction when we now have the real thing? 😡😮😞
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"In today’s society, libraries stand out as among the last truly public institutions. Providing access to resources without financial, social, or physical barriers, public libraries make a unique contribution to promoting individual and collective flourishing throughout the communities they serve."
LIBRARIES & WELL-BEING: A CASE STUDY FROM THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. "This report helps us see and relate to libraries as important resources for, and centres of, flourishing.” Read it here bit.ly/4gcF0Rx #libraries #health #wellbeing
December 10, 2024 at 7:50 PM
"In today’s society, libraries stand out as among the last truly public institutions. Providing access to resources without financial, social, or physical barriers, public libraries make a unique contribution to promoting individual and collective flourishing throughout the communities they serve."
Deep Dive: The Right-Wing Whitewash of American Libraries
A recent PEN America report finds that many of the talking points in favor of book banning don't apply to most banned titles. #libraries #censorship #democracy
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A recent PEN America report finds that many of the talking points in favor of book banning don't apply to most banned titles. #libraries #censorship #democracy
inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-th...
Deep Dive: The Right-Wing Whitewash of American Libraries
A recent PEN America report finds that many of the talking points in favor of book banning don't apply to most banned titles.
inkstickmedia.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Deep Dive: The Right-Wing Whitewash of American Libraries
A recent PEN America report finds that many of the talking points in favor of book banning don't apply to most banned titles. #libraries #censorship #democracy
inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-th...
A recent PEN America report finds that many of the talking points in favor of book banning don't apply to most banned titles. #libraries #censorship #democracy
inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-th...
WHERE HISTORY MEETS MAGIC! The fantastic reinvention of the historic Chorlton Library.
manclibraries.blog/2025/04/02/t...
#librarydesign @designconceptuk.bsky.social
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#librarydesign @designconceptuk.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
WHERE HISTORY MEETS MAGIC! The fantastic reinvention of the historic Chorlton Library.
manclibraries.blog/2025/04/02/t...
#librarydesign @designconceptuk.bsky.social
manclibraries.blog/2025/04/02/t...
#librarydesign @designconceptuk.bsky.social
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Libraries are essential for many communities. But funding for them is constantly being reduced, and we are losing these places of knowledge.
Our libraries are under threat
Libraries are essential for many communities. But funding for them is constantly being reduced, and we are losing these places of knowledge
northwestbylines.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Libraries are essential for many communities. But funding for them is constantly being reduced, and we are losing these places of knowledge.
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“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.” - Justice Louis Brandeis
March 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.” - Justice Louis Brandeis
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Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny. That’s what’s really driving Trump’s attack on education and public knowledge.
The One Tool Every Dictator Uses
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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March 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny. That’s what’s really driving Trump’s attack on education and public knowledge.
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on.ft.com/4aLgR2y Ephemeral messages remove scrutiny from government (unless you inadvertently bring the editor of @theatlantic.com into your group chat). I did warn about the use of these messaging systems in transacting government business in @ft.com.web.brid.gy some years ago!
Ephemeral messages remove scrutiny from government
The lack of record in affairs of state is a concern both for now and future historians
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March 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
on.ft.com/4aLgR2y Ephemeral messages remove scrutiny from government (unless you inadvertently bring the editor of @theatlantic.com into your group chat). I did warn about the use of these messaging systems in transacting government business in @ft.com.web.brid.gy some years ago!
Yes, libraries are dangerous! They are equalisers, streetcorner universities for the common man. They play a vital role in learning, offering free resources to all equally, from early literacy to citizenship, #democracy, digital skills, and careers...... @amlibraries.bsky.social #libraries
March 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Yes, libraries are dangerous! They are equalisers, streetcorner universities for the common man. They play a vital role in learning, offering free resources to all equally, from early literacy to citizenship, #democracy, digital skills, and careers...... @amlibraries.bsky.social #libraries