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The International Congress on Medical Librarianship #ICML2026 kicks off today in Glasgow. Facet has the perfect compliment to the conference's programme, with titles on medical and health librarianship. You can shop this selection on our website now: ow.ly/vpsp50ZmZab

Publishing next Thursday, John Vincent's 'Libraries and Care-Experienced Children and Young People' draws on lived experience, social policy and past case-studies to give readers the tools to develop good practice in their own libraries. Pre-order here: ow.ly/5kik50ZlWhA

In his new article for our blog, author Andrew K. Shenton discusses the challenges young people face when trying to understand library classifications, and explores some innovative methods to familiarise these classifications at a young age. Read here: ow.ly/6q9b50Zl0LC

'Whether you leave your hometown or not, curiosity can and will take you to many places.' In his new article for our blog Alan Jacques, editor of International School Librarianship, discusses his experience working abroad and life as an ex-pat. ow.ly/NHbR50Zi80b

Two of our authors, Kirsten MacQuarrie and Kavan P. Stafford, took part in a joint discussion on libraries as spaces of refuge and solidarity in times of social crisis. You can find both of their books on our website, and read the full discussion here: ow.ly/PgSL50ZfRiN

Blending anecdote, theory, and practice, International School Librarianship collects essays by award winning librarians from Kenya to Mexico, Brazil, India, Australia and the UK to provide diverse global perspectives on school librarianship. Order here: ow.ly/3bej50Z7Fbr

Read an exclusive interview with Alan Jacques, editor of INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP, which publishes this week. @LucideaCore lucidea.com/blog/internati…

For our followers who are interested in getting published - whether for a trade, professional, or academic readership - our director of content and publishing's webinar 'How to Get Published' from CILIP Members' Fest is available to watch here: ow.ly/Cu7t50Z9pWh

Don't miss our latest blog post from Tiziana Possemato, in which she discusses how new developments in data cataloguing emphasise the importance of Entity Modelling, a concept she explores in more detail in her new book. Read here: ow.ly/zmO950Z9maS

We're exhibiting at #SLAConference today! Come and say Hi 👋🏻 and enjoy 50% off our school library titles! #ChangingNarratives #SchoolLibraryAssociation

🪴We are pleased to see Margaret K. Merga's 'timely and persuasive' 2022 book School Libraries Supporting Literacy and Wellbeing reviewed in the Journal of Information Literacy's latest issue! @JInfoLit 🪴Read here: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil

🌐In an article for @timeshighered Campus, John Cox - author of The Strategic Positioning of Academic Libraries - discusses some of the key challenges of identity and purpose facing University Libraries in today's digital information age. Read in full: ow.ly/WaRQ50Z48mL

ᝰ Entity Modelling: The Third Generation of Cataloguing by Tiziana Possemato is out now! This is an essential practical and theoretical introduction to entity modelling, an innovative concept in third generation cataloguing. ᝰ Order your copy here: ow.ly/Ac5350YYV4C

📝Thrilled to read such a positive review of Radical School Librarianship: A Global Response, edited by Judi Moreillon, in the Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association today! 📝You can read the full review here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🧶 The Information Literacy Handbook is out now in paperback, hardback and eBook! The ultimate, subject-defining handbook on the topic of information literacy. 🧶 Order your copy here: ow.ly/f8P250YQx8p

We're incredibly pleased that The Information Literacy Handbook, edited by Karen F. Kaufmann and Clarence Maybee and publishing tomorrow, has been included in the Library History Round Table's list of foundational books in library services: lhrt.news/foundational-b…

In this article for our blog, Kavan P. Stafford explores the role of public libraries in supporting homeless library users, and makes the case for the importance of this work in the face of a growing homelessness crisis. facetpublishing.co.uk/page/article-d…

In this new article, John Pateman explains the history of public libraries that led to their current standing 👇 facetpublishing.co.uk/page/article-d…

Public Libraries and Homelessness by Kavan P. Stafford is out now in paperback, hardback and eBook! Essential reading for any librarian seeking to support homeless library users in their library. Order your copy here: ow.ly/LILN50YI6Fk

Essential reading for any librarian seeking to support homeless library users in their library. Public Libraries and Homelessness by Kavan P. Stafford publishes next week (April 23) in paperback, hardback and eBook. 🔗 Order your copy here: facetpublishing.com/page/detail/pu…