Phil S

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Wandering librarian. Consumer of popular culture. @lshtm-laors.bsky.social

An exhibition of pro-democracy posters from various Eastern European countries at Europe House.
Cats on plastic panels with braille descriptions - a tool used to help people to learn braille.
Me stroking MNU Cat (a grey and silver short-haired moggy) on a sofa at the University.
One of the reading rooms at MNU - it has a cuboid design featuring cosy soft furnishings and wooden shelving with glass panels. Yellow lighting is built into the shelves.
Top 10 Country Delegations slide: Kazakhstan 452, US 110, China 99, Korea (Republic of) 69, Germany 51, UK 47, Malaysia 42, Qatar 35, UAE 35, Japan 32
Imogen Negomi - one of IFLA’s Emerging Leaders - speaking at the #WLIC2025 event. Other Emerging Leaders can be seen in the audience, along with Dr Hena Ismail from the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information and session chair Stephen Wyber. A slide with the profile picture of all the Emerging Leaders on it can also be seen.
Juliana Pranke from the German Library Association speaking about “Curation or Censorship” on the main stage at #WLIC2025. An image of a typewriter with the words “Freedom of Speech” can also be seen on the title slide.
The audience filing into the Astana auditorium at the Congress Centre for #WLIC2025
An IFLA WLIC "Welcome" sign outside the Astana Congress venue.
A title slide from an Open University presentation. The title is “Don’t worry, be happy! (or at least try to be!)”. Balloons with happy faces and a version of the OU logo can also be seen.
The colourful outside of the Kitty Cafe at Birmingham New Street Station, with people looking in.