We love Jorden McMenamin’s libfocus post about presenting at #ASL2025. She describes her experience as a first-time speaker and attendee of the annual Academic & Special Libraries Conference, capturing the atmosphere of camaraderie and connection present on the day. Mc Menamin, J. (2025) Murder on the Library Floor: My First Experience Presenting at the A&SL Libraries Read more

Writing Skills for LIS Professionals: Blogs, Bursaries, Journals, and More: Register now Don’t miss ‘Writing Skills for LIS Professionals: Blogs, Bursaries, Journals, and More’ with Martin O’Connor @ucclibrary and Marta Bustillo @ucdlibrary. Join us for this FREE event on Tuesday, May 20th from 6:30 – 7:30 pm on Zoom – the registration link is in our bio. We’re Read more

Take the time to meet our platimum sponsors at #ASL2025! Looking forward to linking in with our first platinum sponsor after Dr Stefanie Havelka’s presentation. Be sure to come and meet with @ucdischool to learn more about their @libraryassociationofirelandaccredited MLIS and GradDip library and information studies programmes. You will want to chat with our second Platinum Read more

See what’s in store for you at the #ASL2025 Conference on Thursday 27th March with our handy conference schedule! Read more

Congratulations to our bursary winner Ann Marie Barrett from @tudublinlibraryservices!  Ann Marie will attend #ASL2025 for free on 27 March and her conference review will be published in the @libraryassociationofireland journal An Leabharlann. There was a very high standard of applications for this years bursary, many thanks to everyone who applied. Read more

Helen Rimmer We are so fortunate to have Helen Rimmer, founder of The Kind Brave Leader and author of the Kind Librarian. presenting her keynote at #ASL2025 – The Ripple Effect: How Kindness Transforms Libraries and Communities Helen, aka the Kind Librarian, is a highly experienced and engaging speaker, passionate about helping library professionals create supportive, empathetic environments. Read more