Funeral and CILIP commemoration
Bob McKee, CILIP’s Chief Executive, sadly passed away on 13th August 2010 while attending the IFLA Conference in Sweden.
A funeral service will be held at 1.30pm on Thursday 9th September at the Solihull Methodist Church, Blossomfield Road, Solihull, B91 1LG.
Flowers to the Cooperative Funeral Services, Stirchley, Birmingham, or donations to the British Heart Foundation in Bob McKee’s name would both be welcome.
An event to celebrate the life of Dr Bob McKee will take place on 28th October 2010 in London. This commemoration will be organised by CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals. Further details will be announced in due course.
Tributes
Tributes to Bob can be made publicly by posting a comment to his blog, or privately by emailing tributes@cilip.org.uk
Tributes and cards can be sent by post to: Mark Taylor, CILIP, 7 Ridgmount St, London, WC1E 7AE, UK
Bob on Radio 4
Listen to Bob’s contribution to the BBC Radio 4 Programme, What’s the Point of the Public Library?
The clip with Bob talking begins at 20.47. The programme is available through the BBC iPlayer until the 7th September.
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Photographs of Bob McKee are available on request
Press contact:
Mark Taylor, Head of Corporate Marketing and Media Relations, CILIP
Tel: 020 7255 0650
Mobile: 07792 635 305
Email: mark.taylor@cilip.org.uk