CILIP

This National Year of Reading, we’re putting libraries right at the heart of the celebration!
📚 Discover how through literacy and reading, and download our editable resources to promote your own events.
📅Monday 1 to Sunday 7 Jun: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/libraries-change-lives

Are you looking to develop your professional skill set ahead of the summer? ’s New Skills training gives you the toolkit to develop your personal career progression, and the future of your library service.

The two modules are: Digital Skills & Futures Literacy.

Digital Skills will:

🔸Support learners in understanding the role of the library as a portal for digital access and how they, as emerging and aspiring leaders, can help facilitate this role.
🔸Demonstrate how digital skills and knowledge link to the goals and values of libraries, including equity and inclusion, ethics, and being a safe and supportive space for all.
🔸Equip learners with the strategic skills and confidence needed to contribute to digital transformation in their libraries.
🔸Help learners understand the role of digital trends and technologies including AI and explore their potential impact on the delivery of the library services.

Futures Literacy will:

🔸Help learners understand the concept and benefits of Futures Literacy in the planning and delivery of their work in public libraries.
🔸Provide learners with tools to support the development of agile strategies for future development.
🔸Help learners recognise the value of imagination and creativity in improving resilience and the ability to navigate uncertainty.
🔸Help learners practice testing their own library strategies against future scenarios.

Key points
🔸Self-paced and online
🔸You do not need to be a CILIP member to register
🔸All public library staff in England are applicable
⌛Last day to register & complete the training is 30 June.

https://forms.office.com/e/bm6Xxya21R

Just ONE month left to register & complete the New Skills training!

Some of our 600+ learners report back that they completed it under 3 hours, and they've shared how useful these new skills are in their library roles.

Key points to remember:

🔹It is self-paced and online
🔹You do not need to be a CILIP member to enrol/register
🔹All public library staff in England are eligible
🔹You complete the training with a certificate, and the training counts towards your CPD
🔹Downloadable resources are available for your library's future planning

⌛Last day to register and complete the training is 30 June.

Sign up today: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/futurelibraryleader

🎤 KEYNOTE SPOTLIGHT: Adrian Price (ICO)
We’re delighted to welcome Adrian Price, Head of Regulatory Policy Projects at the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as this year’s keynote speaker. He’ll unpack current regulatory priorities and the evolving data protection landscape — a crucial session for anyone responsible for GDPR, privacy, or compliance.
Start the day with authoritative insight from one of the UK’s leading regulatory voices. Just one week to go! Weds 3 June, online via Zoom.
👉 Secure your place: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/DataConf26
Naomi Korn Associates

Week is a celebration for every sector. From school libraries nurturing young readers to health libraries providing vital evidence for clinicians. Whatever your collection or community, take part and share your stories and events: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/libraries-change-lives

Over the years, Libraries Week has moved on from just being a moment in the calendar, it has become something much more significant — a platform for the entire library community to demonstrate its value, tell its stories and make the case for sustained investment and recognition.

This year's theme, Libraries Change Lives through literacy and reading, reflects something we in the profession know to be true and that the wider public deserves to understand. Libraries are not passive repositories. They are active agents of change.

's week gives us the language and the momentum to amplify the message on a national scale.

We look forward to seeing the profession come together once again — to celebrate, to advocate and to remind the country that libraries are not just buildings. They are among the most important civic institutions we have.

Download our free resources and add your plans to the comments below: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/libraries-change-lives

🎧Have you listened to the new episode of 's Info Pro Podcast?

In this episode of The Info Pro Podcast, hosts Rob Green and Naomi Korn welcome Andrew Burgess, AI Strategist and founder of Greenhouse AI, to look at how copyright and AI can function together.

They question where AI fits in the complex copyright picture. Is it a disruptive influence that will change the very nature of how we understand copyright or is it just a tool that will have little impact on a legal framework that has been around for hundreds of years?

You can also join Naomi and Andrew on 4 June for the CILIP/Naomi Korn Associates ⁠Copyright Conference 2026⁠. Sign up here: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/CopyrightConf26

Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to the IP Podcast:
🎧https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/infopro

📊 A programme designed for real‑world data protection challenges.

This year’s agenda covers a rich mix of critical topics, including:
• The governance burden of AI deployment
• Pseudonymisation vs anonymisation
• Motivated intruder threat modelling
• Lawful bases beyond consent
• Data governance standards and stewardship

Whether you're in libraries, education, public sector, research, or charity work — there’s insight here for you.
👉 Join us: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/DataConf26

Libraries are active agents of change in individual lives, families, schools and communities. CILIP's makes that case with confidence. Libraries Week 2026 is our moment to say it loudly and proudly together. Share your activities below: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/libraries-change-lives

⚠️ One week left — time is running out!
Tick tock… ⏳ Don’t miss your final opportunity to secure your place at this year’s Copyright Conference.

With a packed programme, expert speakers and sessions tackling the most pressing issues in copyright and licensing, this is one you won’t want to miss.
👉 Register now while you still can: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/CopyrightConf26

🎧Listen to the new episode of 's Info Pro Podcast

Where does AI fit in the complex copyright picture? Is it a disruptive influence that will change the very nature of how we understand copyright or is it just a tool that will have little impact on a legal framework that has been around for hundreds of years?

Governments are looking at how to react and where the balance lies, and in this episode of The Info Pro Podcast hosts Rob Green and Naomi Korn welcome Andrew Burgess, AI Strategist and founder of Greenhouse AI, to look at how copyright and AI can function together. Join Naomi and Andrew on 4 June for the CILIP/Naomi Korn Associates ⁠Copyright Conference 2026⁠.

Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe!

🎧https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/infopro