FestivIL by LILAC 6th – 8th July 2021 by Terri Kudrath-Charnal Information literacy has come to the forefront of pedagogy over the last few years, having been counted among the many skills of librarianship for decades. The last year and a half has seen the gaps widen within students' knowledge of information literacy, due to the lack of tangible, in-person contact with their educational institutions and increased unguided time online. Over the course of the pandemic, this has led to even more diminished information literacy abilities in students. The last couple of years has also seen increased professionalism and co-ordination in proponents of fake or misleading ideas, further confusing consumers of information. For many attendees of LILAC’s 2021 FestivIL , this has coincided with key crossover points for our students, with an increase in independence in the form of the change from secondary school to college, or college to university. The landscape in which LIL...