| 09:00-10:00 | Registration, Refreshments & Sponsor Visits | |
| 10:00-10:10 | WELCOME: (Deane-Woodward Suite) Eileen Morrissey, County Librarian, Wexford County Council, President of the Library Association of Ireland |
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| 10:10-10:55 | KEYNOTE: (Deane-Woodward Suite) Piers Torday, ‘From Tree to Me: Changing the Climate Story’ Chair: Eileen Morrissey |
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| 10:55am – 11:05am | PLATINUM SPONSOR TALKS 1: (Deane-Woodward Suite) | |
| 11:05am – 11:45pm | Breakout Sessions 1 | |
| Deane-Woodward Suite | The Wright Suite | |
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Lightning Talks: Shining a Light: Showcasing Innovative Work 1. Michelle Rumley & Mairead Mooney, UCC Library, ‘Transition Year Participation Program in Academic Libraries: A Community Engagement Endeavour’ 2. Brian Mulcahy, Fingal Libraries, ‘Makerspaces in Public libraries’ 3. Fergus O’Callaghan, Cork County Library & Arts Service ‘Enhancing Digital Inclusion through XR Technology’ 4. Margaret O’Sullivan, Cork City Libraries, ‘Using innovation and creativity to grow a relevant and effective Music Library service across all branches of Cork City Library |
Lightning Talks: Luminous Connections: Libraries and Community Engagement/ Beacons of Change: Libraries Leading Transformative Change 1. Clare Doyle, Cork City Libraries ‘Phoenix – a Collaborative Renewal of Children’s and Young People’s Services’ 2. Grainne Diffley, Cork County Council Library & Art Service, ‘What’s the password? Connecting to communities with new technologies and innovative library spaces’ 3. Bridie O’Neill, IReL, ‘IReL’s National Roadmap for PID adoption’ 4. Lynne Kennedy, Cork City Libraries, ‘Big Impact, Small Budget: Hosting a Library Event that Shines’ |
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| 11:45am – 12:15pm | REFRESHMENTS & SPONSOR VISITS | |
| 12:15pm – 1:30pm | BREAKOUT SESSION 2 | |
| Deane-Woodward Suite | The Wright Suite | |
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Parallel Papers: Luminous Connections: Libraries and Community Engagement 1. Christine Cullen, RCSI Library, ‘Developing engagement & collaboration with the Library user community- an RCSI perspective.’ 2. Joseph Peelo, JCSP Library, ‘Kapow! Promoting reading for pleasure amongst primary school students using comic books’ 3. Paul Kelly, Libraries NI ‘Learn at Lunch, Move with Libraries NI and Mindfulness Initiatives at Libraries NI’ |
Meeting of the County & City Librarians | |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | LUNCH & SPONSOR VISITS | |
| 2:30pm – 5:30pm | LIBRARY VISITS | |
| KINSALE LIBRARY (max 50) | UCC LIBRARY + CORK COUNTY COUNCIL | |
| The James O’Neill Building (Old Mill) was converted in 2023 into an innovative three-storey public library and exhibition space. Laid out over three levels on a new engineered timber structure hung from the eaves of the existing ruin, this development has transformed the library service offered to the people of Kinsale and the wider community. The project has won a range of architectural and conservation awards since opening. | UCC’s main Boole Library on the historical campus quadrangle. Boole Library houses a number of technologyrich spaces including the Digital Scholarship Studio, the podcasting and one-touch recording Library Studios as well as other flexible and modern library spaces. The Local Studies Library has an extensive collection of specialist reference works and important collections including the Cork Place Names Archive, the Cork and Irish Collections, the Cork Placenames Archive and the Irish Tourist Association Files. The collection of maps provides and insight into the cartographic heritage of the county. |
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| 7:00pm – 8:00pm | DRINKS RECEPTION | |
| 8:00pm | CONFERENCE DINNER | |
| 8:00am-9:00am | Registration, Refreshments & Sponsor Visits | |
| 9:00am – 9:05am | WELCOME: (Deane-Woodward Suite) Julie Reid, Chair of CILIP Ireland | |
| 9:05am – 9:50am | KEYNOTE: (Deane-Woodward Suite) Aphra Kerr, ‘Expertise and Literacy in the AI Era: Insights from the Algowatch project’ | |
| 9:50am – 10:00am | PLATINUM SPONSOR TALKS 2: (Deane-Woodward Suite) | |
| 10:00am – 10:45pm | PLENARY SESSION 1: (Deane-Woodward Suite) | |
| Lightning Talks: Luminous Connections: Libraries and Community Engagement | ||
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1. Gillian Kelleher, Cork County Library & Arts Service, ‘Luminous Ties: The Role of the Age-Friendly Group in Empowering the Community’ 2. Marie Boran, ‘University of Galway Library, ‘200 years of Galway surveys”: County Galway Heritage Service and the Hardiman Library on a topographical journey’ 3. Samantha Morrissey, Clare Libraries, ‘Growing Together: Seeding your Community Library.’ 4. Caoimhe McGuinness, Cork City Libraries, ‘Harmonising Communities: The Ukelele Programme for Older People at Hollyhill Library’ 5. Joanne Touhey-Francis, TUS Library, ‘Future Stars: Showcasing excellent work from early career or junior Library Staff’ 6. Mary Conway, Waterford City & County Council Library Service, ‘Writers at Waterford Libraries’ |
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| 10:45am – 11:00am | REFRESHMENTS & SPONSOR VISITS | |
| 11:00am – 12:30pm | BREAKOUT SESSION 3 | |
| Deane-Woodward Suite | The Wright Suite | |
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1. Dr Jessica Bates, Professor Kelsey Shanks, Janet Peden, Dr Cathal Coyle, Angela Dynes, Dr Roua Al Taweel, Jeanie Parris, ‘The Ulster University Mosul Library Project’ 2. Jessica Carson Marbe, ‘The Slow Camera Exchange’ |
Aphra Kerr Workshop | |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | LUNCH & SPONSOR VISITS | |
| 1:30pm – 2:00pm | PLENARY SESSION 2: (Deane-Woodward Suite) | |
| Lightning Talks: Illuminating the Path: Workforce Development and Succession Planning | ||
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1. Elaine Harrington, LAI Munster Regional Section, ‘A Section Once Again: Reforming LAI Munster Regional Section’ 2. Hannah Lynch, Cork County Library & Arts Service, ‘The New Chapter: A lightning talk on supporting and encouraging library staff in the first year’ 3. Niamh Lucey, HSLG, ‘Lighting the Way: a CPD pathway for health librarians’ |
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| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | PLENARY SESSION 3: (Deane-Woodward Suite) | |
| Parallel Papers | ||
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| 3:15pm-3:30pm | CONFERENCE CLOSE Eileen Morrissey, County Librarian, Wexford County Council, President of the Library Association of Ireland | |