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Tackling abuse online: practical steps for libraries
LibraryOn has teamed up with The Space for this webinar, which offers ways to help library staff avoid – or manage – online abuse. We also share strategies for managing the impact if it does happen.
The webinar is for any library staff who post content online or manage social media accounts, anyone with responsibility for comms or digital in their service, and anyone who has a duty of care to team members doing this work.
We cover:
- The current landscape – examples of hateful and critical language /online abuse that libraries are facing, and the law in this area
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What you can do to limit the impact of online abuse on yourself or your colleagues
- Processes and plans that can be implemented to help safeguard yourselves, your teams and library users
The session is led by John White and Rowan Kerek Robertson. John is the Chief Operating Officer for The Space, and Rowan is a social media consultant and former head of social media for BBC television. Together, they provide consultancy and training in managing online abuse for a range of cultural organisations.
The Space have produced a number of resources including a downloadable toolkit, to help the cultural sector prepare for and respond to online abuse.
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Meetup 3
A virtual visit to Darlington Library’s award-winning digital space, The Hive
Worthy winners of the EDGE digital award for 2025 and shortlisted for the Digital Culture Network awards, Darlington Library’s new digital space The Hive has transformed their service. Digital borrowing is up, educational interactions are up, website use is up and the number of people visiting the library is way up.
Join Simon Moore (Digital Engagement Manager) and Suzy Hill (Library Manager), to see The Hive in action, and to find out how the team are sharing digital resources and activities with their community.
Links mentioned in the session:
Virtual tour of Darlington Library
Darlington libraries drone fly though
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Meetup 2
Making the most of Instagram, with Ned Potter
We discussed how library services are, and can, make the most of Instagram, specifically:
- How to make use of the different features including the grid, stories and reels
- What helps to generate engagement on the platform
We were joined by library comms expert Ned Potter who shared tips and insights into creating and posting to Instagram.
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Meetup 1
Tips and tricks for simple, effective social media content
We discussed ways of creating impactful content for social media, specifically:
- The tone of your content, how does it work for your audience, and where do you maximise impact?
- How to generate social content without making loads of extra work?
We were joined by Adam Koszary. Adam’s ‘absolute unit’ campaign at The Museum of English Rural Life inspired many museums and archives, and he now consults on social media strategy and production.
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