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Singer Dolly Parton honoured for Imagination Library initiative
COUNTRY singer Dolly Parton was named as an Honorary CILIP Fellow for her work in promoting literacy and a love of books. The US singer’s Imagination Library has helped millions of underprivileged chil- dren access books, since it was created in Dolly’s home county of East Tennessee in 1995. Since then, the scheme which is backed financially by the singer and through local investment, has been recreated across the US and in four more countries, including the UK. More than three million children have received some 251 million books. The nomination points out that: “The posi- tive impact of a single celebrity’s scheme is rarely on such a scale and it is fitting for CILIP to honour the ambition of what Dolly is achieving.”
Pamela Tulloch was also made an hon- orary Fellow for her work in Scotland as SLIC CEO, and formerly in Glasgow pub-
Pamela Tulloch.
lic libraries. Pamela is a strong advocate for libraries and has supported the work of CILIPS and CILIP, both as an indi- vidual and during her time at SLIC. Her achievements include the development of strategic plans for public libraries; school libraries; and a collaborative health and wellbeing action plan for Scotland. She thanked all those who had helped to shape and deliver the strategies, adding: “I was stunned, humbled and honoured to receive the email asking me to accept the award. I have always considered it to be a privilege to work in the library sector and it was my career choice for over 40 years. It’s an energising sector, staffed with fan- tastic, dedicated individuals. I have been exceptionally lucky with the opportuni- ties which crossed my path and I was able to move into roles which enabled library strategy and policy to be developed some of which was transformational not just for library services but especially their users.” CILIP’s Former CEO Nick Poole was also awarded an Honorary Fellowship at this year’s AGM. There were two Presidential Citations made at the AGM, to Liz White, Director of Library Partnerships at the Brit- ish Library and Sarah Mears, of Libraries Connected. Liz was recognised for her ground- breaking work in support of developing the sector, which has included setting up the hugely successful Living Knowledge Network and also for leading the initial pioneering work on LibraryOn, the digital platform funded by Arts Council England that has the potential to be world beating
Mentor of the Year 2024
CRAIG Martin has been named as this year’s CILIP Mentor of the Year. Craig is Subject Liaison Librarian for
the Department of Information Studies, Arts & Sciences at University College Lon- don (UCL) East, and has been mentoring CILIP’s Professional Registration candi- dates for the past three years. CILIP men-
October-November 2024
toring provides invaluable support for candidates as they look to complete their Certification, Chartership or Fellowship. A long-time member of CILIP, Craig has
been a Professional Registration mentor since 2021, and he was recognised for successfully supporting the new appren- ticeship conversion route to professional
registration. This support has enhanced the apprenticeship scheme by delivering a structured pathway to develop skills and knowledge.
Find out more about how CILIP Profes- sional Registration can help you take the next step in your career by visiting www.
cilip.org.uk/ProfessionalRegistration.
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Dolly Parton. Picture courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
in bringing the work of libraries across the globe into the living rooms of all citizens. Sarah was awarded the Presidential Cita- tion in recognition of her services to library services for children and the development of Empathy Lab. In her role as Programme Manager for Libraries Connected, CILIP Fellow Sarah has been a strong champion for the work of public libraries and the ethics and values that all libraries represent.
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