A&SL
@aslibraries.bsky.social
Academic & Special Libraries Section of @laibluesky.bsky.social. No shushing around here! We do networking and events including the #ASL2026 conference in March. More details at https://aslibraries.ie/
Join us for our AGM on 3rd February at 7pm!
This free online event features a talk from @poetryireland.bsky.social Librarian Dr. Orla Fitzpatrick. Get updates on our #ASL2026 conference and learn more about what we've been up to.
More info and registration: aslibraries.ie/2026/01/15/a...
This free online event features a talk from @poetryireland.bsky.social Librarian Dr. Orla Fitzpatrick. Get updates on our #ASL2026 conference and learn more about what we've been up to.
More info and registration: aslibraries.ie/2026/01/15/a...
January 16, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Join us for our AGM on 3rd February at 7pm!
This free online event features a talk from @poetryireland.bsky.social Librarian Dr. Orla Fitzpatrick. Get updates on our #ASL2026 conference and learn more about what we've been up to.
More info and registration: aslibraries.ie/2026/01/15/a...
This free online event features a talk from @poetryireland.bsky.social Librarian Dr. Orla Fitzpatrick. Get updates on our #ASL2026 conference and learn more about what we've been up to.
More info and registration: aslibraries.ie/2026/01/15/a...
Want to attend #ASL2026 for FREE? There are 2 bursaries available - one for a LIS student and another for a library sector worker. The winners' conference reviews will also be published online. Apply by 24th February to join us in @ria.ie on 24th March. More details at aslibraries.ie/asl-2026-bur...
January 15, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Want to attend #ASL2026 for FREE? There are 2 bursaries available - one for a LIS student and another for a library sector worker. The winners' conference reviews will also be published online. Apply by 24th February to join us in @ria.ie on 24th March. More details at aslibraries.ie/asl-2026-bur...
Send your abstracts in by 19th January for #ASL2026 on the theme 'Reimagining Librarianship: Purpose, Practice, and Possibility' to join us on 24th March in @ria.ie - see aslibraries.ie. Be inspired by Jorden McMenamin's post about her #ASL2025 presenting experience www.libfocus.com/2025/04/murd...
January 12, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Send your abstracts in by 19th January for #ASL2026 on the theme 'Reimagining Librarianship: Purpose, Practice, and Possibility' to join us on 24th March in @ria.ie - see aslibraries.ie. Be inspired by Jorden McMenamin's post about her #ASL2025 presenting experience www.libfocus.com/2025/04/murd...
Calling all LIS students and unemployed library sector workers! Don't miss out on our discounted €50 tickets for #ASL2026 on 24th March in @ria.ie, Dublin. Join us for networking opportunities, insights into library innovations and best practices and more. Register at aslibraries.ie/asl-conferen...
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Calling all LIS students and unemployed library sector workers! Don't miss out on our discounted €50 tickets for #ASL2026 on 24th March in @ria.ie, Dublin. Join us for networking opportunities, insights into library innovations and best practices and more. Register at aslibraries.ie/asl-conferen...
Submit your abstract for #ASL2026 by 19th January and tick off the first of your New Year's Resolutions! Don't miss the chance to present on the theme 'Reimagining librarianship: Purpose, practice, possibility' on 24th March 2026 in @ria.ie in Dublin. More info: aslibraries.ie/asl-conferen...
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Submit your abstract for #ASL2026 by 19th January and tick off the first of your New Year's Resolutions! Don't miss the chance to present on the theme 'Reimagining librarianship: Purpose, practice, possibility' on 24th March 2026 in @ria.ie in Dublin. More info: aslibraries.ie/asl-conferen...
That feeling when you've submitted your abstract for #ASL2026! Submit by 19th January and join the celebrations - details on aslibraries.ie
December 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
That feeling when you've submitted your abstract for #ASL2026! Submit by 19th January and join the celebrations - details on aslibraries.ie
Tickets are now on sale for #ASL2026! We can't wait to see you in @ria.ie in Dublin on 24 March 2026. With @niamhtumelty.bsky.social and @lizjolly.bsky.social as our keynote speakers, this is an event you don't want to miss. Registration and conference information at tinyurl.com/8s2kfz62
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Tickets are now on sale for #ASL2026! We can't wait to see you in @ria.ie in Dublin on 24 March 2026. With @niamhtumelty.bsky.social and @lizjolly.bsky.social as our keynote speakers, this is an event you don't want to miss. Registration and conference information at tinyurl.com/8s2kfz62
The call for papers for #ASL2026 is now open! Submit your abstracts by 19th January on the theme 'Reimagining librarianship: Purpose, practice, possibility' to join us as a presenter on 24th March 2026 in @ria.ie. For conference info & submission details visit aslibraries.ie/asl-conferen...
December 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The call for papers for #ASL2026 is now open! Submit your abstracts by 19th January on the theme 'Reimagining librarianship: Purpose, practice, possibility' to join us as a presenter on 24th March 2026 in @ria.ie. For conference info & submission details visit aslibraries.ie/asl-conferen...
Save The Date! We are excited to announce that the Academic & Special Libraries Section Conference will take place on Tuesday 24th March 2026 in @ria.ie in Dublin. The #ASL2026 conference theme is Reimagining Librarianship: Purpose, Practice and Possibility - call for papers coming soon...
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Huge thanks to Chester Beatty Library and our tour guide Mary who introduced us to the history and fascinating collections of @chesterbeatty.bsky.social last night. It was great to catch up with our A&SL members too - thanks for joining us!
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Huge thanks to Chester Beatty Library and our tour guide Mary who introduced us to the history and fascinating collections of @chesterbeatty.bsky.social last night. It was great to catch up with our A&SL members too - thanks for joining us!
Join us for an exclusive tour of Chester Beatty Library from 6.30-7.30 pm on Wed 5th November! The tickets are FREE and available to current members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social group. Places are limited so reserve your ticket now at tinyurl.com/v4vrx9fy
October 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Join us for an exclusive tour of Chester Beatty Library from 6.30-7.30 pm on Wed 5th November! The tickets are FREE and available to current members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social group. Places are limited so reserve your ticket now at tinyurl.com/v4vrx9fy
Watch the inspiring talks from our #ASL2025 keynote speakers Helen Rimmer @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social and Claire McGuinness @clairemcguin.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social. Up on YouTube now and lovingly captioned by us so that you catch everyone important word! tinyurl.com/459c8vkj
September 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Watch the inspiring talks from our #ASL2025 keynote speakers Helen Rimmer @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social and Claire McGuinness @clairemcguin.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social. Up on YouTube now and lovingly captioned by us so that you catch everyone important word! tinyurl.com/459c8vkj
Members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social committee met for our annual planning meeting in Griffith College today. Huge thanks to @dimphne.bsky.social for hosting us and for showing us around the sun-dappled library!
July 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Members of the @aslibraries.bsky.social committee met for our annual planning meeting in Griffith College today. Huge thanks to @dimphne.bsky.social for hosting us and for showing us around the sun-dappled library!
Why @libfocus.bsky.social - with these @conulconference.bsky.social reviews you're really spoiling us! Three reviews from the #Conul25 bursary winners were posted on the libfocus blog this week - read all about it over at www.libfocus.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Why @libfocus.bsky.social - with these @conulconference.bsky.social reviews you're really spoiling us! Three reviews from the #Conul25 bursary winners were posted on the libfocus blog this week - read all about it over at www.libfocus.com
What a great evening for our joint networking event with @healthlibraries.bsky.social Thank you to everyone who joined us today, to Dr Aphra Kerr @ucdischool.bsky.social for her fascinating talk and to The Mansion House for hosting us.
June 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What a great evening for our joint networking event with @healthlibraries.bsky.social Thank you to everyone who joined us today, to Dr Aphra Kerr @ucdischool.bsky.social for her fascinating talk and to The Mansion House for hosting us.
Huge thanks to guest speaker Dr @aphrak.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social who is joining this @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social event to talk about the role of librarians in algorithmic and AI literacy
June 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Huge thanks to guest speaker Dr @aphrak.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social who is joining this @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social event to talk about the role of librarians in algorithmic and AI literacy
Niamh Lucey chair of @healthlibraries.bsky.social and Fiona Logan chair of @aslibraries.bsky.social start off proceedings at the Summer Celebration networking evening in The Mansion House
June 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Niamh Lucey chair of @healthlibraries.bsky.social and Fiona Logan chair of @aslibraries.bsky.social start off proceedings at the Summer Celebration networking evening in The Mansion House
Don't miss Ann Marie Barrett's review of #ASL2025 in @laibluesky.bsky.social's An Leabharlann! Read about the brilliant talks from our speakers including the powerful speeches from @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social Helen Rimmer and @clairemcguin.bsky.social www.libraryassociation.ie/an-leabharla...
June 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Don't miss Ann Marie Barrett's review of #ASL2025 in @laibluesky.bsky.social's An Leabharlann! Read about the brilliant talks from our speakers including the powerful speeches from @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social Helen Rimmer and @clairemcguin.bsky.social www.libraryassociation.ie/an-leabharla...
Join us for our joint Summer Celebration networking evening on 17 June in The Royal Irish Academy! Current @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social members are invited to book their free tickets to catch up with library colleagues & enjoy a talk by Prof. Aphra Kerr tinyurl.com/mve6k6h3
May 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Join us for our joint Summer Celebration networking evening on 17 June in The Royal Irish Academy! Current @healthlibraries.bsky.social @aslibraries.bsky.social members are invited to book their free tickets to catch up with library colleagues & enjoy a talk by Prof. Aphra Kerr tinyurl.com/mve6k6h3
Claire Mason examined the student wellbeing supports in place in Irish academic libraries, Aislinn Shanahan Daly and Anne O'Callaghan were our fantastic poster presenters and Lucy from @ucdischool.bsky.social charmed everyone. All in all #ASL2025 was a brilliant day, see you at #ASL2026!
March 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Claire Mason examined the student wellbeing supports in place in Irish academic libraries, Aislinn Shanahan Daly and Anne O'Callaghan were our fantastic poster presenters and Lucy from @ucdischool.bsky.social charmed everyone. All in all #ASL2025 was a brilliant day, see you at #ASL2026!
Grace O’Connor, Nuala Murray and Aoife Murphy’s #ASL2025 talks focused on @dculib’s supports for students and staff. Jorden McMenamin and Mark Mulholland engaged ATU students with murder mystery and Kirsteen Walters developed a project to develop students' AI literacy.
March 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Grace O’Connor, Nuala Murray and Aoife Murphy’s #ASL2025 talks focused on @dculib’s supports for students and staff. Jorden McMenamin and Mark Mulholland engaged ATU students with murder mystery and Kirsteen Walters developed a project to develop students' AI literacy.
Our #ASL2025 keynote speakers @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social Helen Rimmer and @clairemcguin.bsky.social spoke about kindness, resilience and bravery, while @martinoconnor.bsky.social and Amy Bond demonstrated the power of collaboration to make connections.
March 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Our #ASL2025 keynote speakers @thekindbraveleader.bsky.social Helen Rimmer and @clairemcguin.bsky.social spoke about kindness, resilience and bravery, while @martinoconnor.bsky.social and Amy Bond demonstrated the power of collaboration to make connections.
We hoped you enjoyed yesterday’s #ASL2025 conference as much as we did - here is a thread of our favourite pictures from the day. Thanks again to our speakers, poster presenters, sponsors and hosts @molimuseum.bsky.social, we're already looking forward to #ASL2026!
March 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We hoped you enjoyed yesterday’s #ASL2025 conference as much as we did - here is a thread of our favourite pictures from the day. Thanks again to our speakers, poster presenters, sponsors and hosts @molimuseum.bsky.social, we're already looking forward to #ASL2026!
We hope you got to chat to #ASL2025 poster presenters Anne O'Callaghan @ucclibrary.bsky.social and Aislinn Shanahan Daly @marinoinstitute.bsky.social Library yesterday about the ways their libraries are supporting students and making connections with them. More info at aslibraries.ie/keynotes-spe...
March 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We hope you got to chat to #ASL2025 poster presenters Anne O'Callaghan @ucclibrary.bsky.social and Aislinn Shanahan Daly @marinoinstitute.bsky.social Library yesterday about the ways their libraries are supporting students and making connections with them. More info at aslibraries.ie/keynotes-spe...
Thanks to everyone who attended #ASL2025 today, to our wonderful speakers, to our sponsors @ucdischool.bsky.social @informedlearning.bsky.social DBS who supported the conference and to the staff in @molimuseum.bsky.social Here's to the post-conference discussion!
March 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended #ASL2025 today, to our wonderful speakers, to our sponsors @ucdischool.bsky.social @informedlearning.bsky.social DBS who supported the conference and to the staff in @molimuseum.bsky.social Here's to the post-conference discussion!