Public libraries roundtable
Our aim is to have a discussion on the future direction of public libraries around a vision that embraces their core purpose and translates into a model for 21st-century learning, information and culture.
Chris Batt
Chief Executive of the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council
Pat Beech
Library and Information Services Director at the National Library for the Blind
Richard Charkin
Chief Executive of Macmillan
Mike Clarke
Director of the London Libraries Development Agency
Tim Coates
Adviser on Libraries and Writer
John Dolan OBE
Head of Library Policy at the Museums, Libraries &
Archives Council
Diana Edmonds
Head of Libraries, Archives & Museum Service for the London Borough of Haringey
Lesli Good
Planning & Community Services Group at the London Borough of Hillingdon
Jim Grisenthwaite
Head of Culture at Cumbria County Council
John Hampson
Interim Director for Literature Strategy at Arts Council England
Michele Jones
Libraries Manager at Essex County Council
David Lammy MP
Parliamentary Undersecretary in the Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Miranda McKearney
Director of the Reading Agency
Martin Molloy
Director of Libraries and Heritage at Derbyshire County Council; and President of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
Professor Michael Thorne
Vice-chancellor of the University of East London
Ronnie Williams OBE
Chief Executive of the Publishers Association
