Darren Edwards
@darrendeadwood.bsky.social
Public librarian interested in library data, games in libraries, radical librarianship
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'Library work puts the librarian in touch with every human interest ... the profession on which all other professions and occupations depend' Love this old ALA graphic spotted on LinkedIn, anyone have a year for it?
September 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
'Library work puts the librarian in touch with every human interest ... the profession on which all other professions and occupations depend' Love this old ALA graphic spotted on LinkedIn, anyone have a year for it?
My new light reading for work, one sadly necessary and one aspirational.
June 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
My new light reading for work, one sadly necessary and one aspirational.
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Could you or someone you know be CILIP's next Vice-President (then President)? It's a 2-year voluntary role for members with the 2nd year as our main spokesperson #VolunteerWeek www.cilip.org.uk/general/cust...
www.cilip.org.uk
June 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Could you or someone you know be CILIP's next Vice-President (then President)? It's a 2-year voluntary role for members with the 2nd year as our main spokesperson #VolunteerWeek www.cilip.org.uk/general/cust...
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BREAKING: President Donald Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.
The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.
President Donald Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.
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May 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
BREAKING: President Donald Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.
The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.
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CILIP always has and always will support the whole library, knowledge and information workforce, and all service users – including trans people. Read our statement: www.cilip.org.uk/news/699534/...
Statement on Supreme Court ruling
CILIP always has and always will support the whole library, knowledge and information workforce, and all service users – including trans people.
www.cilip.org.uk
April 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
CILIP always has and always will support the whole library, knowledge and information workforce, and all service users – including trans people. Read our statement: www.cilip.org.uk/news/699534/...
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President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders.
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders.
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
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CILIP is concerned that the removal, hiding, and modification of data, research and other information resources by authorities in the USA is already starting to impede the vital work of UK information professionals.
Read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...
Read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...
Statement: Removal of access to and modification of data by authorities in the USA
CILIP invites members and the wider information profession community to share examples of how content, reports, datasets, evidence, and tools are being removed by US authorities
www.cilip.org.uk
February 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
CILIP is concerned that the removal, hiding, and modification of data, research and other information resources by authorities in the USA is already starting to impede the vital work of UK information professionals.
Read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...
Read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...
A quick calculation suggests that just like last year it wouldn't be much more expensive than the CILIP conference to fly to the US, stay in a hostel for 5 nights and attend the ALA Conference. Something is wrong if you can attend a much bigger international conference for pretty much the same price
I know conferences are expensive to run, but what is the point of holding it all if the cost effectively stops the vast majority of professionals the organisation is supposed to represent from attending? 👀 @cilip.bsky.social I’m looking at you among others…
January 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A quick calculation suggests that just like last year it wouldn't be much more expensive than the CILIP conference to fly to the US, stay in a hostel for 5 nights and attend the ALA Conference. Something is wrong if you can attend a much bigger international conference for pretty much the same price
I think the only book we had to read that I loathed was The Mayor of Casterbridge 🥱 never even finished reading it, just read the revision guide. I enjoyed pretty much everything else we read
US and UK friends, I'm curious: What books were part of your required reading for highschool literature class? Which of them do you remember loving, and which did you loathe?
January 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I think the only book we had to read that I loathed was The Mayor of Casterbridge 🥱 never even finished reading it, just read the revision guide. I enjoyed pretty much everything else we read
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Take some time during the winter temporal freeze to think about our favorite topic - games!
Proposals for lightning talks at our Mini-con in March are open until February 3rd.
The theme is ✨🎮 VIDEO GAMES 🕹️✨
Find more information here: bit.ly/MMC2025
Proposals for lightning talks at our Mini-con in March are open until February 3rd.
The theme is ✨🎮 VIDEO GAMES 🕹️✨
Find more information here: bit.ly/MMC2025
December 19, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Take some time during the winter temporal freeze to think about our favorite topic - games!
Proposals for lightning talks at our Mini-con in March are open until February 3rd.
The theme is ✨🎮 VIDEO GAMES 🕹️✨
Find more information here: bit.ly/MMC2025
Proposals for lightning talks at our Mini-con in March are open until February 3rd.
The theme is ✨🎮 VIDEO GAMES 🕹️✨
Find more information here: bit.ly/MMC2025
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 17/20
#BookSky 17/20
December 17, 2024 at 6:37 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 17/20
#BookSky 17/20
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 16/20
#BookSky 16/20
December 15, 2024 at 12:25 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 16/20
#BookSky 16/20
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 15/20
#BookSky 15/20
December 13, 2024 at 11:00 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 15/20
#BookSky 15/20
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 14/20
#BookSky 14/20
December 12, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 14/20
#BookSky 14/20
BCP are lighting up Boscombe, Bournemouth, Branksome and Ensbury Park libraries. #SharetheLight #Spellow.
Spellow #Library will reopen its doors to the public this Thursday, 12 December. To mark the occasion they ask that you light up one or more of your community libraries tomorrow evening, Wednesday 11 December. Post your images using #SharetheLight and #Spellow.
a candle is lit up in the dark and has a very long flame
ALT: a candle is lit up in the dark and has a very long flame
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December 11, 2024 at 6:57 PM
BCP are lighting up Boscombe, Bournemouth, Branksome and Ensbury Park libraries. #SharetheLight #Spellow.
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 13/20
#BookSky 13/20
December 11, 2024 at 6:54 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 13/20
#BookSky 13/20
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 12/20
#BookSky 12/20
December 9, 2024 at 10:16 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 12/20
#BookSky 12/20
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 11/20
#BookSky 11/20
December 8, 2024 at 6:12 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 11/20
#BookSky 11/20
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 10/20
#BookSky 10/20
December 7, 2024 at 2:02 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 10/20
#BookSky 10/20
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 9/20
#BookSky 9/20
December 3, 2024 at 5:36 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 9/20
#BookSky 9/20
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You know what else costs £715m?
All of England’s nearly 3,000 public libraries for a full year.
*actually it’s a little less but who’s counting?!
All of England’s nearly 3,000 public libraries for a full year.
*actually it’s a little less but who’s counting?!
So it turns out they spent £715 million on sending a grand total of FOUR volunteers to Rwanda.
For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2024 at 11:21 PM
You know what else costs £715m?
All of England’s nearly 3,000 public libraries for a full year.
*actually it’s a little less but who’s counting?!
All of England’s nearly 3,000 public libraries for a full year.
*actually it’s a little less but who’s counting?!
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 8/20
#BookSky 8/20
December 2, 2024 at 9:41 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky 8/20
#BookSky 8/20
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
8/20 (I may be really bad at remembering to post everyday)
#BookSky
8/20 (I may be really bad at remembering to post everyday)
December 1, 2024 at 5:01 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
8/20 (I may be really bad at remembering to post everyday)
#BookSky
8/20 (I may be really bad at remembering to post everyday)
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I'm running a workshop next week on video marketing for libraries.
Here's an excellent Black Friday pastiche from Norfolk Libraries that was shared at a previous iteration of this course...
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Here's an excellent Black Friday pastiche from Norfolk Libraries that was shared at a previous iteration of this course...
www.instagram.com/reel/ClYHyCr...
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November 29, 2024 at 12:01 PM
I'm running a workshop next week on video marketing for libraries.
Here's an excellent Black Friday pastiche from Norfolk Libraries that was shared at a previous iteration of this course...
www.instagram.com/reel/ClYHyCr...
Here's an excellent Black Friday pastiche from Norfolk Libraries that was shared at a previous iteration of this course...
www.instagram.com/reel/ClYHyCr...