In 2020 our conference should have been at the Leeds Library.
Due to the UK’s lengthy lockdown and other Covid-19 restrictions around mass gatherings, it was postponed to 2021. The ILA were determined to meet, however, and two very well-attended ‘town hall’ style meetings were held via Zoom. The notes from one of the Zoom meetings can be found here. As you’ll see it was frank, funny, and inspiring, filled with advice on how to cope with Covid-19 and its challenges. You won’t find advice like that in your disaster manuals!
The ILA want to thank Melanie Duffil-Jeffs of Bromley House Library, Nottingham, whose enthusiasm for hosting and chairing both meetings allowed for some moments of real positivity in a challenging pandemic.