Helen Ceridwen Saunders
graduate of St Hilda’s College, Oxford University, Helen began her professional library career in public and research libraries across England and Wales, including The National Library of Wales. Helen joined Cardiff University in 1995 and was instrumental in establishing the Salisbury Library at Cardiff University Library Service. She was the driving force behind the development of our Welsh and Celtic collections and her expertise and enthusiasm were recognised across Cardiff University and beyond.
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Her professional dedication was evident through her dili- gence in building, maintaining and cataloguing a world-class prestigious collection. Helen also had a passion to support the next generation of librarians and spent much of her time training Library and Information Studies interns from across the UK and Germany.
Outside of work, Helen read widely and loved research- ing, writing and blogging on a wide range of historical and linguistic subjects, particularly anything to do with Wales or Cornwall, and family history. She was also a firm supporter of Action Aid and a dedicated champion of public library services, joining and publicising campaigns when community libraries were under threat.
Helen was a supportive colleague and friend and we will very much miss the brightness, humour and generosity she brought to the workplace.
Tracey Stanley, Director of University Libraries and University Librarian, Cardiff University
Tony Walker I
t seems like the end of an era said a colleague when he heard of the passing of Tony Walker in January of Covid-19 following a hip operation. Tony was born in Worcestershire in 1930, a place he called home for the rest of his life. He was one of the oldest members of CILIP having become a member of its predeces- sor body the Library Association in 1946 remaining a member for 75 years until his death in 2021. He qualified as a chartered librarian after several years of study starting his career in Malvern Public Library on £100 a year! His journey took him
through libraries in the public and private sector in the UK and Canada. Because he found he could double his income by teaching librarianship he worked in Birmingham School of Librarianship. But after a short time his love of working in libraries, his practical mind, and ‘doing things’ as he used to describe it, plus his experience at English Electric secured him the role of Head of Science and Technology at the newly built Birmingham Central Library.
Tony had a personal style with a strong commitment to his staff. He stood up for his values, his colleagues knew what he believed in and understood that he would support them.
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He was seen by some as an anti-establishment person but was highly respected by his colleagues for his integrity and honesty and he was committed to serving the needs of his readers. He brought his experience and knowledge to the wider professional community serving on the Reference, Special and Information Services Committee of the Library Association for many years. Following his retirement, Tony sustained an interest in librarianship and information science, retaining his membership of CILIP until his death. His second wife Joan worked as Branch Librarian in Sutton Coldfield and continued her work for some years after his retirement. This kept Tony in direct touch with develop- ments and led to many robust discussions over the dinner table with family and friends about the direction the profes- sion was taking.
Tony was a kind,thoughtful and generous man who in his working life led with fairness and support. He sustained many friendships with ex colleagues and others with warmth and affection during his retirement.
His family always meant much to him and he was proud of their achievements. He is survived by his children, Susie and Steve and his two grand children, Charlie and Callum.
Graddiodd Helen o Goleg St Hilda, Prifysgol Rhydychen. Dechreuodd ei gyrfa llyfrgell broffesiynol mewn llyfrgelloedd cyhoeddus ac ymchwil ledled Cymru a Lloegr, gan gynnwys Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru.
Ymunodd Helen â Phrifysgol Caerdydd ym 1995, ac roedd yn allweddol yn sefydlu Llyfrgell Salisbury yng Ngwasan- aeth Llyfrgell Prifysgol Caerdydd. Hi oedd y grym y tu ôl i ddatblygiad ein casgliadau Cymreig a Cheltaidd, ac roedd ei harbenigedd a’i brwdfrydedd yn cael eu cydnabod ledled Prifysgol Caerdydd a thu hwnt.
Roedd ei hymroddiad proffesiynol yn amlwg yn ei diwy- drwydd wrth iddi greu, cynnal a chatalogio casgliad o fri o’r radd flaenaf. Roedd gan Helen angerdd hefyd dros gefno- gi’r genhedlaeth nesaf o lyfrgellwyr, a threuliodd lawer o’i hamser yn hyfforddi interniaid Astudiaethau Gwybodaeth a Llyfrgellyddiaeth o bob rhan o’r DU a’r Almaen. Y tu allan i’r gwaith, darllenai Helen yn eang, ac roedd wrth ei bodd yn ymchwilio, ysgrifennu a blogio ar ystod eang o bynciau hanesyddol ac ieithyddol, yn enwedig unrhyw beth yn ymwneud â Chymru neu Gernyw, a hanes teulu. Roedd hi hefyd yn gefnogwr brwd i Action Aid ac yn hyrwyddwr ymroddedig dros wasanaethau llyfrgelloedd cyhoeddus, gan ymuno ag ymgyrchoedd a rhoi cyhoeddusrwydd iddynt pan fyddai llyfrgelloedd cymunedol dan fygythiad. Roedd Helen yn gyd-weithiwr a ffrind cefnogol, a byddwn yn gweld eisiau ei disgleirdeb, ei hiwmor a’i haelioni yn y gweithle.
Tracey Stanley, Cyfarwyddwr Llyfrgelloedd y Brifysgol a Llyfrgellydd y Brifysgol, Prifysgol Caerdydd
Keith Staite, Former Secretary of ISG October-November 2021
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