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Youth Libraries Group Conference 2001
Loughborough University, 21-23 September 2001
Chameleon: The Children’s Librarian in a Changing World
This year’s YLG Conference aimed to:
- consider the key issues for library services at the start
of the 21st century
- explore the likely impact of current initiatives on the delivery
of library services to children and young people
- offer strategies for coping with the ever-increasing pace
of change in the profession, and rising to the challenges ahead
- inspire, motivate, stimulate and provoke.
If you were unlucky enough to have missed this year’s Conference
I hope these papers give you some favour of a wonderful weekend.
The papers below certainly fulfil the fourth aim as they inspired,
motivated, stimulated and definitely provoked!
More or Less? Delivering a
Best Value library service for children.
John Dunne, Assistant County Librarian, Children’s, Schools
& Community Services, Hampshire County Council
This was a very honest assessment of the impact of the Best Value
review in Hampshire.
Social Inclusion —
targeting social need.
Lesley Sim, Head of Service to Children & Young People, West
Sussex County Library
An excellent discussion of what is meant by this new buzz word
— Social Inclusion.
Specialist or Generalist?
— a debate
None other than Bob McKee, Chaired this Saturday morning debate,
which I found extremely challenging, with very valid points being
made both for and against the need for Children’s Specialists.
Margaret Snook — Head of Community Services, Greenwich, put
forward a passionate argument for Children’s Specialists,
while the very brave, and eloquent, Andrew Stevens, Manager, Westminster
Libraries stated the case for the ‘opposition’. The
motion was carried in favour!
One Fragile World: Carnegie
Address
Beverley Naidoo, Winner of the Carnegie Medal 2000
I am delighted to be able to bring you this powerful and evocative
speech, delivered at the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway meal on Saturday
night.
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