Programme

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The Programme will be extremely topical and update you on the major development, themes and challenges facing public libraries.  It will include

• A Government Minister and senior local politicians
• Bridget McConnell, Chief Executive, Culture and Sport Glasgow, the UK's latest and largest library authority to move out of local authority control into a charitable company
• MLA on Blueprint for Excellence: Public Libraries 2008-2011
• Elaine Fulton, Director of SLIC on Building on Success: a public library quality improvement matrix for Scotland
• Miranda McKearney of The Reading Agency and author Kate Mosse on Year of Reading 2008
• Liz Cleaver, Controller, Learning, BBC
• Joe Prior, Head of Marketing, Penguin
• Library tours and workshops in the redeveloped Mitchell Library
• Public Library Building Awards 2007                        

Programme Director: Karen Cunningham, Head of Glasgow Libraries.

Timings  

Registration from 08.30 on Wednesday 10 October

First Session begins at 09.45

Final Session ends at 13.00 on Friday 12 October

CILIP reserves the right to make changes to the programme if necessary.