Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is made up of the Universal Library Offer leads and our National and Regional Chairs. The role of the Advisory Committee is to contribute to the overall management of Libraries Connected by representing the views of our members and providing professional advice to guide our decision making.

Chair

James Pearson, Libraries Connected President and Head of Libraries, Registration and Archives, Kent County Council

Universal Library Offer leads

  • Culture and Creativity - Rebecca Gediking, Greenwich Leisure Ltd
  • Information and Digital Offer - Luke Oakes, Cambridgeshire County Council
  • Health and Wellbeing Offer - Darren Smart, Somerset Council
  • Reading Offer - Katie Gledhill, West Sussex County Council
  • Share the Vision Promise - Mark McCree, Oxfordshire County Council
  • Regional & Devolved Nations Chairs

  • Northern Ireland - Julie Reid, Head of Library Service (South and East)
  • West Midlands - Dawn Beaumont, Head of Library Service, Birmingham City Council
  • South West - Patsy To, Head of Libraries and Registration, Gloucestershire Libraries and Registration Services
  • Yorkshire and Humberside - Nick Stopforth, Head of Heritage and Culture, City of Doncaster Council
  • East Midlands - Nigel Hawkins, Head of Culture and Libraries, Nottingham City Council
  • North West - Martin Roberts, Libraries Service Manager, Stockport Council
  • East of England - Anna Plucknett, Head of Libraries, Essex County Council
  • South East - Katie Kinnear, Service Manager Libraries and Heritage, Surrey County Council
  • London - Fiona Tarn, Head of Libraries, Camden Council
  • Wales - Nicola Pitman, Central Library Manager, Cardiff County Council supported by Clare Davies, Library Service Coordinator, Neath Port Talbot Libraries
  • North East - Julia Robinson, Principal Librarian, South Tyneside Council