The entire group of employees responsible for the operation of a library or library system
6:30am Fran heads out to the gym for a strength training class – she loves to start the day feeling strong! Meanwhile, Jade and Ella are still tucked up in bed (as long as they’ve not been woken by cats or dogs). 8:30am The whole service desk team logs on and starts work. Some of…
My career in libraries began in 1980 with a job at Pinner public library and an application to Aberystwyth for a Bachelor of Librarianship. I upset the course interviewer, a public librarian, by saying I didn’t want to work in public libraries as I thought I would get bored. I still maintain that view today!…
Having been on several of Ned’s sessions in the past, this one-hour refresh reiterates his message on successful marketing. Here’s what to consider when we’re preparing our newsletters… Try to avoid calling it the ‘library newsletter’ Your title and opening paragraph matter. Name it after your most important piece of news, for example, Win a winter warmer…
Manchester, 12 November 2025 On a very wet Wednesday morning, 06:10am to be exact, I boarded the train to make the long journey from Blackpool North station into Manchester Piccadilly. The purpose? to attend the confidence and imposter syndrome session, with the help of facilitators Maria Grant and Lisa Jeskins, who promised enlightenment, empowerment, and…
As a big fan of the What Did You Do Yesterday? podcast, I was pleased to be asked to contribute to this feature. Background I work as a Knowledge & Evidence Specialist (KES) for the UKHSA Knowledge & Library Service, supporting internal users from our internal Science Directorate and key stakeholders in OHID (Office for…
This week, Northern Lights caught up with Carl Challinor, Knowledge Librarian and Support Officer at the Lynfield Mount Hospital Library, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, and asked him an eclectic set of questions! What was your first job in libraries? It was/is Bradford District Care Trust Library about seventeen years ago. But, going way…
Delayed Gratification was one of the print journals lurking on the ground floor of the Seaborne Library at Chester University, visited on the 23rd of June as our latest LIHNN social – a visit very kindly guided by Debbie Spencer, the Chester University subject specialist for health. Somewhat ironically, I couldn’t resist picking up a…
This week, Northern Lights caught up with John Gale, Trust Librarian at the JET Library, Mid-Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust, and asked him an eclectic set of questions! What was your first job in libraries?Working in Hereford Public Library. Had a month’s work experience indexing the Hereford Times(lots of flower shows!), going out on the mobile…
