Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP

Dear friends, it's time to call time on x. This has been an amazing platform and I am so grateful for all the connections and knowledge we've shared. I'll be mothballing this account from the end of September. Please do connect on LinkedIn and let's keep talking!

American country singer Dolly Parton, former CILIP chief executive Nick Poole and Scottish libraries champion Pamela Tullock have been awarded Honorary Fellowships by @CILIPinfo 👇 #Echobox=1729008094" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thebookseller.com/news/dolly-par…

Coming out of twitter retirement to thank and acknowledge the brilliant @CILIPinfo team and community for their work on behalf of libraries, learning and literacy. I am proud to be an Honorary Fellow alongside @DollyParton and Pamela Tulloch!

Absolute privilege to visit @SpecialEffect with @HelloTimW this afternoon. The work they do transforms lives, giving people a sense of agency and showcasing the power of play to change how we see the world. Look forward to working with their inspirational team.

It takes a village to make a child, but it takes a #library to make a village.

@DCMS @uk_ie @sim_manchester Thank you @DCMS for the opportunity to revisit a cherished object from video game history!

"This is where that story began" Reflecting on the past. Looking to the future. @UK_ie CEO @NickPoole1 shared his passion for video games, coding and keyboards when we sat down with him @sim_manchester

@marxculture @esa It's quantum baby

Exciting to hear from Nick Appleyard @esa this morning about how the European Space Agency are working with video games companies to help create more realistic space environments for their games. linkedin.com/posts/european…

So pleased to be able to contribute to this. The beloved Speccy literally opened up the world to me. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of spending hours playing on it with friends. I learnt to programme by typing out games from the back of computer mags!

Popped in to visit an old friend en route to a meeting...

Results day is rightly about the students, but it's also a day to acknowledge the parents, carers, teachers, librarians and support staff that have helped them along the way. #ItTakesAVillage

8 years today. 🎂 #NoMansSky

RIP Jack Carlson. I hope there is a meal waiting for you in heaven. A succulent Chinese meal.

Video games are an incredible force for good. Hearing impact stories this week of how players have found comfort, refuge, community and empowerment through games. I want to take these stories to the heart of Government and industry.

@DrDMcMenemy I am (quite seriously) reading a lot about Daoist leadership at the mo. I think a new leadership style is needed for a post-C20th connected society.

@NickPoole1 Yep, our conflation of moral leadership with financial success has a long shadow. Relatively easily fixable one, though.

I suggest that when we started to give a tuppence as to what tech entrepreneurs thought society should look like, we might have made a bit of a strategic error for humanity. Just a hunch.

"I'm only saying what everyone's thinking". Apparently not, mate #HopeNotHate

Does anyone else's family believe that you alone have been imbued with the Secret Key that controls your household WiFi, and have the MAGIC POWER to deny Internet access selectively to family members out of spite? No? Just me?