Programme

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Rob will summarise some general trends and directions in international (mainly public) library development, such as diversification, and major influencers e.g. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, IFLA, European Union and their impacts, sequencing briefly  into the specific trends towards supporting ‘literacies’, library makerspaces, the connection with Science Literacy and the work in this area which the Network for Information and Digital Access (NIDA) has done with Hardie Wren Development Initiatives (HWDI) support.

Allison will then introduce the plans of HWDI to further Science Literacy, partnering with libraries and other local organisations and specifically its current project on maternal health literacy in Kerala, India.

Attendance is FREE but we kindly request that you book in advance for catering purposes (light nibbles/wine).

Attendance is FREE but we kindly request that you book in advance for catering purposes (light nibbles/wine).

Speakers

Rob Davies

Rob Davies' work throughout his 40 year career has been dedicated to the strategic development of libraries, information services and cultural heritage internationally and more recently their connections with eduction, literacies and social/economic development in the digital era

Allison Wren

Allison is a Pharmacologist, brain researcher, entrepreneur starting companies in both UK and USA.  After serving on the boards of several philanthropic organisations, she founded Hardie Wren Development Initiatives in 2016.  This non-government organisation focuses on improving science literacy in underserved communities.  Its first project is maternal health in slum colonies of Cochi, Kerala