I *think* I’ve finally finished it!

Over the last year I’ve been working on my Chartership, pulling together a portfolio of evidence to reflect on my personal and professional development. It’s a professional qualification awarded by CILIP to members who are able to demonstrate an active commitment to CPD (or continuing professional development), an ability to [...]

Continuing with my Library Day in the Life updates today I wanted to tell you a bit about my first trip to CILIP HQ (The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals).

I was up at 4:30am and on the train to London by 05:55am! Hitting London rush hour is a nightmare and if I’m honest [...]

Yesterday I got yet another trip out the office up to Leeds to attend the CILIP Yorkshire and Humberside Members’ Day (#cilipyh). I’ve never been to one of these before so, aside from the pre-registered sessions, was unsure what to really expect.
Opening up the day was the amazing Biddy Fisher with her keynote address… Of [...]

Now for the final part of my report from the New Professionals Conference. You can read parts 1 and 2 here and here.
Session two: Attitudes that add value
Ann Donovan and Rachel Edwards kicked off the afternoon session with their paper on Broadening your skills: The Bexley public library experience. Showcasing a number of projects within [...]

Where do you start with your ‘reflective writing’ on one of the most interesting meetings you’ve been to in a very long time when you’re still reeling from the god awful news that your ‘hopes of a better future’ lie in the hands of David Cameron? Well, I think the best thing to do is [...]