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Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
@NickPoole1
Chief Executive of @UK_ie. NOTE: This account will be inactive from the end of September 2024. Please connect on LinkedIn
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
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    Aug 13, 2024
    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!
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
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    Feb 28, 2022
    Bloody hell. Looking at a message from the Ukraine Library Association concerning the cancellation of their forthcoming conference. it basically says "We will reschedule just as soon as we have finished vanquishing our invaders". Ukrainian Librarians, I salute you
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
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    Apr 25, 2018
    Favourite conversation today - with a BBC Radio Producer: Them: "Sorry, sorry. Problem on the line. We thought you said libraries were statutory in prisons but not schools". Me: "Yup, that's right" [Long pause] Them: "But that's *nuts* #SchoolLibrariesMatter
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
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    Feb 28, 2022
    Replying to @NickPoole1
    So glad to see this taking off! I don't have Soundcloud, but you can show your support via the Ukrainian Library Association's Facebook page, where they are sharing updates on the impact of the invasion.
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    Українська бібліотечна асоціація/Ukrainian Library Association. 23,432 likes · 316 talking about this. Незалежна всеукраїнська громадська організація, яка об'єднує фахівців та прихильників бібліотек.
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
    @NickPoole1
    Aug 15, 2022
    #Libraries are just magic aren't they? I mean, what a brilliant, generous idea. A place that belongs to everyone, deeply rooted in the joy of reading and imagination, that nurtures the ideas that will power the future. What a simple, beautiful, essentially human thing.
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
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    Dec 20, 2016
    To me, #libraries stand for freedom, literacy, knowledge, tolerance & understanding & it has never been more important to defend these ideas
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
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    Oct 28, 2018
    I have a meeting at the House of Commons next week where I can use this petition as evidence of public support for #library funding - please RT, share & ask family and friends to sign! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2287…
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
    @NickPoole1
    Dec 16, 2021
    Just wrote this for an article and mean every word: "Libraries were never just about books – books are a means to an end. The end is to create literate, empowered free thinkers who can empathise with the people around them and make informed choices in their daily lives."
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
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    Dec 14, 2018
    Replying to @nytimes
    I was queueing for a coffee this morning and someone walked up to the counter to look at the pastries. There was a palpable bristling until everyone realised they were just having a look, and took their place at the back of the queue. Does this count?
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
    @NickPoole1
    Mar 4, 2022
    Hearing, unbelievably, that public libraries are open in #Ukraine and serving the public as makeshift shelters, places of information and support. Some are even maintaining children's activities & IT support for the elderly. These people are incredible #StandWithUkraine
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
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    Aug 20, 2022
    Libraries are essential, they're loved, relevant and used. They make a massive difference to millions of lives in hundreds of ways every single day, all for the cost of most Council's catering budget. We do not have a #library problem. We have a Government problem.
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
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    Jun 15, 2024
    Friends, I have news. With sincere thanks to the colleagues that have nominated and supported me, I have been awarded an OBE in the Kings Birthday Honours List "For services to #libraries, to the arts and to #museums". It has been my pleasure and my privilege.
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
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    Mar 1, 2022
    Not sure how to tell you this friends, but the Ukrainian Librarians are at it again. Day 6 of the invasion, they have ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF A NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY. More on their FB facebook.com/ula.org.ua/ #StandWithUkraine #Nails
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    Українська бібліотечна асоціація/Ukrainian Library Association. 23,432 likes · 316 talking about this. Незалежна всеукраїнська громадська організація, яка об'єднує фахівців та прихильників бібліотек.
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    Nicholas Poole OBE Hon. FCLIP
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    Aug 29, 2022
    The #library wants to help you live your best life. Not so it can tax you, or drive targeted marketing at you, or sell your data, but because society is better when everyone is empowered with knowledge, literacy and learning. #LibrariesForLife