CILIP Cymru Wales announces its Team of the Year for 2023
CILIP Cymru Wales’ annual Team of the Year Award is going from strength to strength, with a r ecord number of nominations in its third year – and a win for a college library service team. The annual award is a recognition of a
team effort with library and information services within Wales, demonstrating the power of collaboration and celebrat ing innovation, achievements and resilience. Eight teams were nominated for the award with the winner named as NPTC Group of Colleges library services. Based in Wales, NPTC Group of Colleges has nine cam- puses, covering regions from the south to north.
The team was praised for its work to sup- port student needs beyond their edu cation, helping to deliver practical initiatives to improve lives. Among the areas singled out by judges were ensuring sustaina- ble period products for women; a winter clothes drive and warm spaces events for students; and for an annual reading chal- lenge to improve reading for pleasure and literacy and particularly, in 2023, working with refugees from Syria and Ukraine. Head of Library Services at NPTC Group, Joanne Mathers, said: “I’ve been part of NPTC Library Services for over 20 years. I’ve always been proud to be part of such a hardworking, caring team and it is wonderful to achieve recogni- tion for the work everyone puts into our library community.” Pyle Library’s summer reading pro- gramme came second for showing a clear impact in creating a positive envi ronment in which reading groups and reading chal- lenges can thrive. And third place went to Cardiff University Library Services’ Eco Champions Team for their commitment to sustainability and carbon literacy train- ing for staff. Their project was supported
by the CILIP Green Libraries campaign. CILIP Cymru Wales Chair, Jamie Finch, said that all the entries demonstrated the power of teams, saying: “My heartfelt grat- itude to the eight nominee teams and, of these, many congratulations to the three
winners. It may sound cheesy, but team- work truly does make the dream work and helps put libraries at the heart of our com- munities for environmental good, those in greatest need, and igniting literacy upon which education itself depends.”.
Book Aid International delivers 1.2m books
BOOK AID International has sent over 1,235,900 brand-new, publisher-donated books to readers in 22 countries in 2023. Working with 164 partners around the world, it has sent books to over 74,000 refugees, and sent an additional ship- ment of 25,000 books to Ukraine as part of the ‘Unbreakable Libraries’ initiative. Book Aid International also launched its Generation Reader campaign in 2023 which gave young people in Africa who
January-February 2024
face the greatest challenges, over 152,000 brand-new books, reaching a potential 1.1 million young readers.
The charity is also helping to create safe spaces for children to read with partners such as AfriKids in Ghana and the WE-CARE library in Liberia.
And last year the charity established over 180 school and community libraries, trained over 260 teachers and librarians and funded the purchase of over 10,000
locally published books through its pro- gramme of funded projects. Alison Tweed, chief executive, said: “Last year proved to be challenging with the dev- astating impact of climate change, ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and the ever-rising cost of living which has tipped so many people into real hardship. We know that the books we send are giving millions of people the opportunity to read and the power to transform their lives.”
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