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Andrew Walsh
@playbrarian.uk
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Run workshops on Neurodiversity, play(fullness), creative teaching and more. National Teaching Fellow. Journal of Play in Adulthood Editor. Neurodivergent. https://playbrarian.uk
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 9d
Be more playful at work! I've just opened bookings for an online, asynchronous (with optional timetabled sharing session at the end), "Being more playful in the workplace" course spread over 7 weeks. As cheap as possible, including some "pay what you can tickets". #Play playfulwork.eventbrite.co.uk
Being Playful in the Workplace
An online, asynchronous, course on being more playful in the workplace. Materials will be released once a week with a final sharing session.
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 8h
Now on a boat across the North Sea, testing out my nice new Irish passport :)
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Megan All Hallows' Eve 🦇 @meganeve.bsky.social · 16h
📣OA event idea for December! ALN are looking for speakers and presentations focusing on Green OA (such as promoting, challenges, journals vs books and discoverability) Please let me know if you are interested or would like further information.💚
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Sheila Webber @sheilawebber.bsky.social · 16h
Call for proposals for the BOBCATSSS 2026 International Conference on Library and Information Science
There is a call for proposals for the BOBCATSSS 2026 International Conference on Library and Information Science taking place 20-22 January 2026 at  Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania. The theme is Thinking for Tomorrow: Redefining Information Networks in the Digital Age. Deadline for abstracts is 31 October 2025. "BOBCATSSS is an annual symposium in the field of library and information science. It is a tradition which has been passed on from one country to another since 1993. It is held under the auspices of EUCLID (European Association for Library and Information Education and Research) and is organized by students from at least two universities." This year the universities are Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania and Faculty of Letters and Arts, and Romance Studies Department, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.  More detail here https://bobcatsss2026.org.ro/conference-theme/
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 15h
First stop of the day, no prizes for guessing where I am!
A view from the top of some cliffs, sea to one side, a pair of whalebones in the foreground forming an arch, a ruined abbey in the background. This is a classic view of Whitby.
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elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 1d
" ... consuming AI art is like eating styrofoam."

Yep. Exactly.
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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 1d
Let’s talk about AI art.

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A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 2d
I'm currently in the Beckett Kitchen, see you in a few minutes!
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 2d
Sneaking a bacon sandwich and cuppa as a late breakfast at Beckett Park before the @nlisn.bsky.social event today 🫖☕
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Dr Rob @robheighton.bsky.social · 3d
Saw someone (not a mutual) posting that fig newtons are a lot of work, and I had to refrain from replying "actually, fig newtons are a lot of force; if they're a lot of work, then they're fig joules"
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 3d
I'm counting myself lucky it's my first one in several decades of driving, so I can't complain!
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 3d
At a Kwik Fit now (only place I could find close enough and open today), there's a *big* hole in the tire! Looks like something significant went into and then out of the tire, leaving a proper hole behind! First time I've ever had a proper blown tire on the motorway rather than a slow puncture.
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 3d
Luckily got breakdown cover as part of my insurance this year, despite thinking I could probably do without it as I don't do high mileage!
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 3d
Meant to be having Sunday lunch with the (grown up) children at the moment, but I'm sat on the edge of the motorway with a blown tire.
Recovery vehicle hopefully 15 mins away, found a tire place open that will "try to squeeze me in", I do hate sorting stuff like this!
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 4d
Poor Amy getting lumbered with that idiot.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5d
The mystery of medical diagnosis!
Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses? Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 6d
My new book of science cartoons, PHYSICS FOR CATS is out in a week! Order a copy today from you local bookshop or at one of the links here: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 6d
I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin).
A pin badge depicting a black cat floating in a black void orbited by colourful particles.
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 9d
Be more playful at work! I've just opened bookings for an online, asynchronous (with optional timetabled sharing session at the end), "Being more playful in the workplace" course spread over 7 weeks. As cheap as possible, including some "pay what you can tickets". #Play playfulwork.eventbrite.co.uk
Being Playful in the Workplace
An online, asynchronous, course on being more playful in the workplace. Materials will be released once a week with a final sharing session.
playfulwork.eventbrite.co.uk
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LILAC Conference @lilacconf.bsky.social · 6d
There's still time to sign up for the @infolitgroup.bsky.social 'Submitting a LILAC abstract' online workshop. It's happening tomorrow (Fri 3 Oct), 12-1pm BST. Get some practical tips for your #LILAC26 presentation proposal! Book your place ➡️ buff.ly/I1ZT6z6
The logo for the LILAC 2026 conference. The logo is circular with a lilac background, all text within the circle is a white colour and all images are white with a lilac outline, to show detail. At the centre of the circle there are two female figures. They are stood facing forwards but looking in different directions. They are wearing overalls and boots. They both have a cloth hanging out of a pocket and the figure on the right has goggles on her forehead. They each have one arm around the other and their other hand is on their own hip. The figures are based on the Women of Steel bronze sculpture that commemorates the women of Sheffield who worked in the city's steel industry during the First World War and Second World War. It was created by the sculptor Martin Jennings. Above the figures are the words LILAC: The information literacy conference, below the figures is the word Sheffield - all words are in capital letters. To the left of the figures is the number 20 and to the right of the figures is the number 26.
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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7d
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

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Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 8d
I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social I'm an epidemiologist. Sewage systems are sexy. Dosco Jones @doscojones.bsky.social I'm an engineer. Sewage systems are sexy.
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 7d
Just had a parcel delivered, something I ordered *ages* ago from someone in Romania who still makes wooden letterpress type. It's the first brand new wooden type fount I've ever bought! Isn't it pretty?
A full set of wooden letterpress type, multiples of each letter, with the surface of each letter nicely lacquered so it's a warm light brown colour. A close up image of the same type referred to in the other image, showing the details of some of the letters.
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Sheila Webber @sheilawebber.bsky.social · 7d
Call for proposals #LILAC2026
There is a call for presentations for LILAC 2026 (the UK's Information Literacy conference) which takes place in Sheffield, UK (at my university!), 30 March - 1 April 2026. The deadline is 13 November 16.00 GMT (UK time). "There are no set themes for LILAC 2026, the focus is simply information literacy. We welcome proposals from all sectors and contexts. We ask that your presentation makes explicit reference to your innovative practice or research in information literacy." Proposals can be for short or long presentations, workshops, panel discussions, open review, lightning talks, "wildcards" and posters. For more information go to: https://www.lilacconference.com/lilac-2026/call-for-presentations-1 There is a webinar for those who would like more advice abour submitting abstracts on 3 October 2025 at 12 noon - 13.00 BST (UK time) - register at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cilipinformationliteracygroup/1850273 
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 8d
If I did book on, I would, of course, spend the whole two days singing "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the Glen, Robin Hood, Robin Hood, with his Merry Men..." under my breath.
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Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk · 8d
Oh, wow! Good job I'm too skint to book onto this at the moment as I don't *need* to make my own bow, but I sort of want to now...
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Longbow or Flatbow Crafting 2 Day | Sylvankin
This 2-day workshop will take you from a seasoned wood stave to a tillered and strung ready-to-use longbow or flatbow (your choice)!🏹 Immerse yourself in the timeless art of crafting your own self-...
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Laura Woods @woodsiegirl.bsky.social · 8d
And if you're not sure what to submit, come to the @infolitgroup.bsky.social webinar on Friday for some tips from me and @manclibrarian.bsky.social! www.tickettailor.com/events/cilip... #lilac26 #infolit
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