On April 7th join Stephanie Gerding for a friendly, encouraging, clear walk-through on Winning Library Grants.
This presentation will help you to:
Register here to attend this free session.
Join LAI Munster for one or all Wednesday afternoons in February 2026 from 3-4pm to Shut Up & Write.
It can be hard to find the time to work without distractions on your CPD. Join LAI Munster on Teams for one or all four Wednesdays in Februrary where you give yourself the quiet time to work on LAI Awards applications: Associateship, Senior Associateship and Fellowship or any other CPD.
Advanced registration is required. Each session is free and open to LAIM/LAI members.
Register through Eventbrite.
3-4pm Wednesday 4, 11, 18, and 25 February
LAI/CILIP Ireland are holding their joint annual conference on 29th & 30th April in Peace Campus, Monaghan.
This year’s theme is Stronger Together: Opportunities, threats, inclusion and community building.
Register for this event here.
Bridges to New Horizons: Innovations in Health Information and Medical Libraries
8 – 12 June 2026, Antalya, Turkey
Under the theme Bridging Horizons, the conference will explore how emerging technologies, ethical practices, and collaborative partnerships are transforming medical libraries and health information systems worldwide.
Register to attend here.
Information on conference theme and subtheme here.
Key Deadlines
The Annual General Meeting of the Health Sciences Libraries Group will take place online on Thursday 27th November 2025, from 11:00-12:00.
HSLG members are invited to register for the AGM via Eventbrite.
The AGM will take place via Zoom, and a link to join the meeting will be circulated closer to the date.
The HSLG committee are delighted to announce the launch of our new diamond open access Health Sciences Libraries Journal (HSLJ).
The purpose of HSLJ is to provide a forum for those working in the library and information sector to share and showcase knowledge and experience. Through harnessing our collective knowledge, we aim to enhance our ability to make evidence-informed decisions in practice, enable creativity and change, and promote our value and professional abilities.
You can access our journal at https://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hslj/index
Volume 1, issue 1, table of contents:
Editorial
Practice-based articles
Reports & reviews
Regular features
Please consider submitting an article for future issues. We welcome submissions from those across all sectors with topics that are of potential interest to health librarians. There are a number of submission types. Research articles will be peer reviewed. Practice-based articles include items such as case studies, project reports and commentaries. We also welcome book, podcast, website reviews and recommendations, product reviews and event reports.
We aim to publish two issues each year.
For more information on submitting an article please see https://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hslj/about/submissions
