Bloomsbury Education @bloomsburyed.bsky.social We publish the education books everyone’s talking about 📚✨
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Gareth P Jones @garethpjones.bsky.social Writer of books, composer of musicals, performer of performances. Listen, I'll pretty much do anything for the right price. I'll clean your car windows if you're paying & I have access to a damp cloth.
Robert Hyman @waistcoatman.bsky.social Composer, Conductor, Proud Dad, Waistcoat wearer, Happy Human! 
WhatsOnStage @whatsonstage.bsky.social The UK's largest theatre website, with news, tickets, reviews, previews and exclusive features. 
The Stage @thestage.co.uk The Stage is the world’s oldest and best theatre publication 🗞️
Jonathan Andrew Hume @mrhume.bsky.social Actor | Singer | Voiceover
🎭 𝘚𝘩𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
📬 Rep: @marcus-mccrimmon.bsky.social & Foxy Tongue Voices
Sarah Webb @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social Award-winning Irish children's author, children’s book reviewer, book events programmer and Events Manager at Halfway up the Stairs Children’s Bookshop
Founder of #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SarahWebbWriter
@katyvaughanart.bsky.social @katyvaughanart.bsky.social 
Steven B. Epstein @stevenbauthor.bsky.social Author of bestselling true crime books Deadly Heist, Murder on Birchleaf Drive, Evil at Lake Seminole, and Extreme Punishment StevenBEpstein.com #truecrime
Sam Helmick @samhelmick.bsky.social 5k-er. American Library Association President. Author. Baker. Christian. #FreePeopleReadFreely. LEGO lover. #Library Worker. Policy Wonk. #ThoughtBunny Wrangler. 🐇
October Jones @octoberjonesco.bsky.social The ‘one stop spot’ for the spooky, kooky, magical, fantastical, weird and wonderful world(s) of Children’s Literature & Illustration!
https://octoberjones.co.uk/
Sue Ball MBE @sueball.bsky.social Libraries & Arts Manager, Staffordshire County Council
Mr. Mark He/Him 📚🌹🏳️🌈🇵🇸 @mrmarkstorytimer.bsky.social I’m a singing, songwriting, library worker. Trans rights are human rights, and healthcare is a human right.
Alice Harvey @libliblibrary.bsky.social Library worker type, currently at London College of Communication. Work-ish account to keep me thinking.
@thebooklender.bsky.social @thebooklender.bsky.social Librarian by day, asleep by night.
Public (former school) librarian in rural Australia.
Sharon Wagg @sharonwagg.bsky.social Lecturer in Librarianship and Information Management @ University of Sheffield
Researching digital inclusion, digital poverty, rural digital connectivity, social inclusion, community space (inc libraries), intermediaries & access to reading
Lara Marshall @laramarshall.bsky.social Bibliophile, library-lover, braille-student and cat-lady. Fond of hyphens and interrobangs. Treasurer for Share the Vision @ReadingSight and Libraries Engagement Manager @RNIB ❤️
@gthelibrarian.bsky.social @gthelibrarian.bsky.social 
@l1bde.bsky.social @l1bde.bsky.social 
Luke Oakes @lukeoakes.bsky.social Library Development Manager at Cambridgeshire Libraries 
Jo Cotterill/Kenrick @jocotterillbook.bsky.social Children's author moving into screenwriting. BAFTA Rocliffe new writing shortlistee 2023. She/her.
jocotterill.com
Emily Macaulay @emilyjmacaulay.bsky.social Head of Delivery & Operations for Connected by Data.
#RunningIsFunning, fundraiser for Jane Tomlinson Appeal.
Trustee: Honeyscribe, Reading List Foundation and Open Door Taunton. 🏳️🌈 She/Her.
https://linktr.ee/emilyjmacaulay
Andrew @magictreehouse.bsky.social Government librarian. Low profile king 👑. Reads books, plays computer games, bakes cakes and listens to lots and lots of music. 🏳️🌈 Based in Leeds. https://linktr.ee/magic_treehouse
"The shapes a bright container can contain"
Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social Author of crime for kids.
#KidnapatMidnight a Malory Towers Mystery out in September with Hachette
West Country UK
- she/her.
#kidlituk
@AgentKateShaw.bsky.social
Chris Wilson @christophernlc.bsky.social E-Services Librarian @northlanarkshire.gov.uk | Social Media @librariesnl.bsky.social @cilipswest.bsky.social | AKA @chriswilson32.bsky.social
Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social Matching books w/ readers thru the library especially #HorrorForLibraries. Jersey Girl in exile. Reviews for LJ & Booklist. HWA Sec. Rep @laneheymont.bsky.social. Bram Stoker Winner, WHY I LOVE HORROR (Saga Press) https://bit.ly/WhyILoveHorror. (She/Her)- S Siobhan @siobhanh.bsky.social Systems & Discovery Manager (Librarian) |
Open Access, Publishing, Diversity, IT, Libraries & (Digital) Collections.
Tech, cooking and moorwalking |
She/Her | Views (unfortunately) my own.
Masud Khokhar @masudk.com Higher Education, Libraries, IT, Leadership, Digital, and Inclusion. Chief Digital and Information Officer at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masudkhokhar/ All views are mine. Love Cats & Coffee!
Kate Lomax @katelomax.bsky.social Founder artefacto.org.uk, building digital things for libraries • creative technologist • coder • ex- librarian- C Carl Lehnen @carllehnen.bsky.social libraries, cities, theaters, gays
Just Beyond the Pages (Sam Ward) @justbeyondthepages.bsky.social Prison Librarian. MLIS '25. Developing a blog that helps folks better understand library work! (Sam Ward, She/They) Opinions strictly my own 📚📜
justbeyondthepages.com/link-in-bio
Opinions are strictly my own and do not represent my employer.
National Acquisitions Group (NAG) @uklibrariesnag.bsky.social An organisation for everyone interested in the acquisition, management and development of library resources.
https:/nag.org.uk
Livvy @missoliviareads.bsky.social Academic Liaison Librarian at the University of Wales Trinity St David (Birmingham). Former FE Library Manager and Secondary English teacher. UK 🇬🇧
Get in touch - missoliviareads@outlook.com
CILIP Information Literacy Group @infolitgroup.bsky.social The Information Literacy Group provides a cross-sector forum for debate & knowledge exchange in all aspects of information and digital literacy. Come and join the discussion!
💻: https://infolit.org.uk
▶️ Our comms do not represent CILIP policy
Liz Jolly @lizjolly.bsky.social University Librarian, University College Cork. Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde. Hon. Professor, Teesside University. CILIP Trustee. PFHEA. FRSA. Views personal. She/.
Jeanette Castle @jeanettecastle.bsky.social University Librarian at the University of the West of Scotland, Doctoral Student, Historian and Photographer. Researching the impact of public libraries on loneliness and social isolation in communities. SCURL Vice Chair and Director at SUP.
Kate Walker @katewalkerauthor.bsky.social Children's author
Loves reading 📚 writing ✍ editing and plants. Kate-walker.co.uk
Sue Lacey Bryant @suelacey-bryant.bsky.social Visiting Professor, Knowledge & Information Mobilisation at MMU. KM Consultant. Hon Advisor, HIN KSS. Coach & mentor. Chair, Health & Digital Literacy Partnership; past President of CILIP; Walford & Cyril Barnard Awards. Former CKO for NHSE. Stationer.
Louis Coiffait-Gunn @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social Director of Business @icaew.bsky.social, supporting our 65/170k+ members working across businesses of all shapes, sizes, and sectors https://www.icaew.com/
Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social Writer, performer, broadcaster, university professor
Website: www.michaelrosen.co.uk
YouTube Channel: 'Kids' Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen'
Radio show: BBC Radio 4 'Word of Mouth'
Goldsmiths University of London, Prof Children's Lit., teaching MA
Lyn Robinson @lynrobinson.bsky.social Academic, Londoner
lynrobinson.info
Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social People/Places; Spatial/Cultural Informatics; Arch/Heritage Sci; Data & Design. PhD - WIP. Views own. Digital Trustee: @DunollieOban. Advisory Board: @goodorgcic.bsky.social Director/Trustee: @archscot.bsky.social (she/her)
Nicki Clarkson @nickiclarkson.bsky.social Engagement Librarian at the University of Southampton, lover of cats, cake, coffee, knitting & Board Meeting Bingo, embarrassing parent. Please block me if you are a transphobe. Views: my own. She/her
Alistair Brown @alistairbrown.bsky.social Head of Museums, Libraries and Archives Policy at the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Edith S @wiilassie.bsky.social Health library nerd for money | a Complicated Woman / 6 Music dad / Big Man | love SE London, visiting Japan, Nintendo and public transport
she/they
Lyndsey Goddard @pinklibrarian.bsky.social Librarian. Singer. Writer of pantomimes and murder mysteries. Crime fiction devotee. All views are my own.
The School Librarian Learning Network (SLLN) @schoollibln.bsky.social We curate free online learning opportunities & free resources that school librarians might find useful.
Let us know about upcoming free events or resources - we can add them to our site for all to see!
SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
Liz White @lizcwhite.bsky.social Book lover. Tea drinker. Incorrigibly plural.
Iain Moore @iainmoore.bsky.social Interested in libraries, charities and the social sector and how together they can fix everything.
Once & future ultra runner. Macclesfield. Gay adopter. 🏳️🌈
Commercial Director, Libraries Connected
www.librariesconnected.org.uk
He/him
Louisa Steel @lhsteel.bsky.social Relationship Manager, Libraries SE, Arts Council England. Adviser, Essex Book Festival. Cats and cocktails. Views expressed here are personal and not that of Arts Council England.
Dr Anne Littlewood @anne-infospec.bsky.social Senior Research Consultant and Information Specialist working in health economics and evidence synthesis. Loves classic cinema, books, hiking and travel.
Alex Danvers @drdanvers.bsky.social Social Psychologist, Data Scientist, Baseball Fan, Dog Dad, Improviser
Liz McGettigan @lizmcgettigan.bsky.social Libraries - Strategy, Technology, People, Community
thedesignconcept @designconceptuk.bsky.social We are library people! We design the most fabulous, creative interiors! Beautiful, flexible library spaces all over the world. #librarydesign #Designinglibraries
Sue Wilkes @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social FRHistS. Europhile. Author of Regency Spies, A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England, and more. Young Workers of the Industrial Age, out now! Please be kind. https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sue-Wilkes/a/1893- E Erin @erinlynhamilton.bsky.social Children’s Librarian for Suffolk Libraries. Book blogger. Reviewer-Armadillo Magazine, Just Imagine, TSL. @FCBGNews Exec Member- NSSM/Blog
Lucy Banks @lucybanks.bsky.social Programme Manager @ASCEL. Advocate for libraries. Author of stories: Caged Little Birds, The Depths, Dr Ribero etc.. (Sandstone, Bloodhound Books, Chicago Review Press). Full-time book-monster and #folkhorror obsessive. All views are my own.
Libraries Connected @librariesconnected.org.uk We are an independent charity that supports, promotes and represents public libraries. Our work is driven and led by our membership, which includes almost every library service in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies.
Tabitha Witherick @tabisw.bsky.social Chief Executive at ASCEL- amplifying young voices, inspiring inclusive and innovative library services for children and young people. Secondary School Trustee. Championing inclusion. 🏳️🌈 She/her. Views mine.
https://linktr.ee/tabisw
Alison @library-alison.bsky.social Librarian working in the Libraries Development Team at Arts Council England. 
Luke Burton @biblioluke.bsky.social Director, Libraries at Arts Council England. Data, emerging tech, literacies, reading for pleasure and the joy of libraries. ‘Libraries gave us power.’ Personal views only.
Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social Half Man, Half Bookshop.
Moved to Hastings in 2018 to start a wild new adventure with my family.
Not the inventor of the word "brainbow"
https://www.biggreenbookshop.com/
Juha Manninen @juhamanninen.bsky.social Executive Director in Finnish Library Association. Member of IFLA MLAS, collaborator of Public Libraries 2030. Occasional runner, drummer, reader & winter swimmer. 🇫🇮🇪🇺🇺🇦
Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social Writer for children, eater of chocolate, library worker. CROSSING THE LINE (Hot Key Books, 2023) Shadower's Choice Carnegie Medal 2024. Upcoming NOT GOING TO PLAN (2025) and OPERATION DOODLEBUG (2026) #MAWFYP She/her tiafisher.com, repped by Eve White.
Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social MG author: Toby and the Silver Blood Witches, Max and Monty with Collins Primary
Winner of the Book Bloggers' Novel of the Year Award 2022
Owned by three-legged rescue dog
ME/CFS
https://linktr.ee/SallyDoherty
Jake Hope @jakehope.bsky.social Awards executive Carnegies, reviewer, author and children's book consultant.
Imogen Negomi @im-negomi.bsky.social (she/her)
#CILIP125 Recipient ✨️📚🖤
Work in Public Libraries
BA (Hons) History & Archaeology
MA Library & Information Studies
📍London (UK)
Louise Masson @louiselib.bsky.social Faculty Engagement Librarian @ Newcastle University & Development Manager at ALN. Passions = libraries, theatre, music, Toon related stuff, being a mam to Isla & Robbie. Personal account
Veronica Price @vonprice.bsky.social Chartered librarian, MCLIP. NHS Knowledge &Evidence Specialist. Former School Librarian. Posts about library matters and books.
Blog: https://vsviewfromthebookshelves.home.blog/
Liz Ixer @lizixer.bsky.social Nature educator. Tweets on urban nature and natural history (can often be found staring at hedges); history; folklore; books and reading, libraries; music; art
Lorcan Dempsey @lorcand.bsky.social Librarian, writer, adviser. Father, emigrant, Irish.
More about me: https://www.lorcandempsey.net
Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com #KidLit Author, Editor, Mentor.
Latest: ONE COSMIC ROCK. THE CLOUD THAT STUCK.
Upcoming: FOREVER FRIES.
Agency: @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social
VCFA Alum. Faculty at Whale Rock Workshops.
Settler heritage. She/her. Bi/pan. 🏳️🌈
https://karenkrossing.com
Mira @miraphorism.bsky.social a menace and a magpie. queer. fandom, libraries, law, and miscellany. I say fuck a lot. I am 30 or 40 years old etc. not a professional account.
Michelle B @michelleab.bsky.social World's okayest librarian. Co- founder of CALC (Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference). Would always rather be travelling. She/her.
Katherine Burchell (she/her) @katherinehelen.bsky.social Open Access Adviser - theul.bsky.social
MA in Library and Information Service Management - University of Sheffield
Chartered Member of CILIP
Chair of cilipeast.bsky.social & CILIP 125 Recipient
Social Media Editor for camlibgroup.bsky.social
Melissa Taylor @imaginationsoup.bsky.social Writer, communications/marketing consultant, fmr teacher & teacher trainer, author. M.Ed. TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (4/2026), https://melissataylor.net https://imaginationsoup.net
Sarah McIntyre @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social Artist, illustrator and writer of children's books, based in Devon.
I’ve made lots of books with pictures, including the Adventuremice series with my co-author Philip Reeve: jabberworks.co.uk/books / Adventuremice.com / youtube.com/@jabberworks
Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social Writer. Yes, that one.
(she/they)
www.joanne-harris.co.uk
Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social Publishing commentator. Founder of Meet The Booktokers, As Seen On Booktok, and The Empowered Author. Trying to disrupt book publishing for 15+ years. Not easy. 
Jo Clarke @jo-clarke.bsky.social Secondary school librarian. Author of The Travelling School Mysteries, LIBBY & THE EGYPTIAN ESCAPADE publishes Jan 25
Firefly Press
Header Becka Moor.
https://jo-clarke.co.uk/
She/Her
Sarah J Williams @sarahjwilliams.com Author and writer of the children's books Sophia & the Dragon: Who Came for Dinner, and Sophia & Mr Rocket. Mum, LGBTQIA+ friendly, anti-racist, book lover. #BookSky 💙📚 #kidlit
www.sarahjwilliams.com
Savannah Dawn @africanmorning.bsky.social Chatty—editor/writer—Authentic Human (no AI)—world explorer—hobby collector—queer—ttrpg player—library person—general life enthusiast—em dash abuser— landloperslibrary.wordpress.com —opinions are my own
Katie @dryadula.bsky.social Library worker and student. Multi-genre reader. Parent. No genAI.
JD, you can’t eat comics. @lostcity.bsky.social JD makes comics and teaches kids but not at the same time. Vancouverite, librarian, cartoonist, and history enthusiast. He/they. Read my webcomic at http://www.phobos-comic.com or support me at https://ko-fi.com/lostcitycomics
Helen Brown @librownian.bsky.social librarian, archivist, binge reader, parent, currently working on climate action in libraries (she/they)
Paul Cheney @halfmanhalfbook.bsky.social Reader | Non-Fiction Reviewer | Blogger | Book Collector | Dad | Development Engineer | Geek | Beer Lover | All views mine
http://halfmanhalfbook.co.uk/
MegZ_isWriting @megzauthor.bsky.social Award winning author. GO fan. Occupational therapist for the elderly. Seattle-ite. Cat person.
https://linktr.ee/megzalkan
Kirsti @kst.bsky.social Librarian. Geek. Music is life. I block early & often. “Always fight for the user, never for the system.”— Cory Doctorow.
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social #Author | Managing #Editor, Carnegie Mellon University Archives | SXSW Board | Wired, MIT Technology Review | #WritingCommunity #Writer
Catch me here: https://www.flowcode.com/page/thewritersjam
Quinn Daedal @quinnanya.me Multilingual digital humanities, founder of the Textile Makerspace at Stanford & the Data-Sitters Club, teaches data visualization with textiles, helped start #DHmakes. SUCHO 🇺🇦 co-founder, archiving at-risk cultural heritage. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Maisie Chan 🐼 CHI CHI THE PANDA out now! 🎋 @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social 🏆 Winner of the @JHALAKPRIZE & @BRADFORDBOASE for Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths
🐯 Tiger Warrior author
🔎 Very Merry Murder Club author
Screenwriter @bbcwritersroom Scottish Voices.
Lit Rep: @chloeseager
https://linktr.ee/MaisieChanWrites
Brummie
Caz 💖💜💙 @wabbits.bsky.social PFP: 2 housebunnies snuggling.
She/her.
Librarian, currently in disguise as a registrar. Hooman staff to 2 housebunnies. Knitter. Fan of DragRace, Strictly, GBBO & living in Scotland. 🏴 Estou aprendendo português! 🇵🇹🇧🇷
#AdoptDontShop | #BWithTheT | #BLM
Rosie Hare @rosiehare.bsky.social Community professional and former librarian working for Jisc. People, education, edtech, collaboration. All opinions my own.🍉
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosiehare/
Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social Library & Info Sci Prof @ U of Illinois | #Comics #Libraries #Education #Kids #History | '16 Eisner '20 Ringo '22 Lynd Ward ’25 Ignatz Juries | PhD | Queer | Hard of hearing | I debunked Fredric Wertham & lost on Jeopardy | https://ko-fi.com/caroltilley
Hugh M @hughm.bsky.social Libraries, Liverpool FC, PhD in early 19th century Irish history, interest but no PhD in comics or historical fiction, unfortunately
Librarianth @librarianth.bsky.social University of York Acquisitions Librarian. Professional Northerner. Bang on about armchair politics, books, ebooks, coffee, & Boro. Views/opinions personal. UTB
Melinda Davies @melindadavies.bsky.social she/her. Medical librarian currently based in Portland OR. Previously of Southern California and Southeast England. Big fan of junk food and Sade.
Joanna Berry @joannaberry.bsky.social Librarian; old and in art school; loves dogs & cats; abstract artist of landscapes and collages. Lives in Charlottesville, VA and working to visit ALL the wineries. Doggo: Ada; Cats: Chip, Ellery, Harold, & Mazekeen.