Friday 13th

October

09.15 – 10.00 Registration and Refreshments

10.00 – 10.10 Welcome : Jon Davis & Jacquie Widdowson

10.10 – 10.40 Opening Address. Nick Poole: Standing up for the role public libraries play for social, digital and economic inclusion.

10.40 – 11.40

Workshop Teasers - a series of short presentations by our workshop leaders helping delegates to understand what to expect from the two workshops they can choose today, including: Charity Partner Nick Pearson CEO of The Debt Counselors Charity, Dr. Darren Smart, Julie McKirdy, Allie Cingi, Aude Charillon and Charity Partner Vic Stirling of the Good Things Foundation.

11.40 – 12.00 Break for Refreshments & Exhibition

12.00 – 13.00

WORKSHOPS:

Ten Tips for Engaging Your Local Community Julie McKirdy

Redesigning Digital Services Dr Darren Smart

Running Digital Inclusion Initiatives Vic Stirling

Creating Your Own Maker Spaces Allie Cingi

Signposting the Debt Crisis for Library Users Nick Pearson

Open Data for All: Making and Using Open Data in Public Libraries Aude Charillon

13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH & Exhibition

14.00 – 14.30 SPEAKER Janene Cox OBE: On Inclusion for Refugees and Asylum Seekers.

14.30 – 15.00 SPEAKER Dave Gimson: The Role of Libraries in Prosperity: a Look at the British Library’s BIPC’s

15.00 – 15.15 Charity Partner Special Guest, SPEAKERS Julie Gibson and Mark McCree: Access all Reading: the RNIB and public libraries

15.15 – 15.30 Charity Partner Special Guest, SPEAKER MacMillan Cancer Care

15.30 – 16.00 Break for Refreshments & Exhibition

16.00 – 17.00 WORKSHOPS: As above, your chance to choose a second workshop to learn from and enjoy.

17.00 Official Exhibition Launch Drinks – sponsored by …

19.00-21.00

Awards Dinner – with drinks sponsored by …

Including presentation of Public Librarian of the Year, (sponsored by Lorensbergs,) Public Library Champion of the Year, (Sponsored by United Carlton,) and Mobile Library Champion of the Year, (sponsored by Ulverscroft.)

21.30 After Dinner Quiz

Saturday 14th October

08.45 – 09.20 Day Delegate Registration and Refreshments

09.20 – 09.30 Welcome and Introduction: Jon Davis & Jacquie Widdowson

09.30 – 10.00 SPEAKER: Sarah Hassan: Norfolk ‘Healthy Libraries’ Project

10.00 – 10.30 SPEAKER: Ayub Khan: SCL’s Digital Offer:

10.30 – 11.00 Break for Refreshments and Exhibition

11.00 – 11.30 SPEAKER: John Vincent: Open to All: Eighteen Years On - ‘The Network—Tackling Social Exclusion’

11.30 – 12.00 SPEAKER: Chris Garnsworthy: Outreach for Inclusion: Home Services

12.00 – 14.00 Mobile Meet: Opportunity to View Mobile Vehicles (Award Judging)

12.00 – 14.00 Lunch and Exhibition

14.00 – 14.30 SPEAKER: Nigel Spencer: Opportunities for Economic Inclusion – Lessons from the British Library Business and Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC)

14.30 – 14.40 Charity Partner Special Guest, SPEAKER

14.40 – 14.50 Charity Partner Special Guest, SPEAKER: MacMillan

14.45 – 15.00 PMLG AGM: Jon Davis

15.00 – 15.15 CDEG AGM: David Percival

15.15 – 15.45 SPEAKER: Alison McAllister: “Appiness and DigiDabble”

15.45 – 16.00 PMLG Mobile Libraries Awards

State of the Art: Most innovative new vehicle (less than 3 years old)

President's Shield: Best small vehicle

Livery Award: Awarded to the mobile library with the most attractive external appearance.

Delegates' Choice: The vehicle voted for by delegates as the one they would most like to work on themselves.

16.00 – 16.15 Closing Remarks and Exhibition Passport Winner Announced Jon Davies & Jacquie Widdowson

Departure

Profiles Nick Poole - CILIP CEO - Opening Address

If you were to start with a blank sheet of paper and invent an institution that is universally accessible and

welcoming, cost-effective and positioned to support communities across a wide range of social and

economic needs it is likely you would end up designing something that looks and feels very much like a

public library. No other public service supports such a strongly diversified audience in so many different

areas of their lives.

Yet some 170 years after the first public library opened its doors and 8 years into a far-reaching

programme of austerity, there is a risk that the tremendous social and economic impact of libraries is taken

for granted. In this talk, CILIP CEO Nick Poole will draw on recent developments to explore how we can

encourage local and national policymakers and funders to take a fresh look at libraries as a platform for

social, digital and economic inclusion.

@nickpoole1 Nick.Poole@cilip.org.uk

Liz White - Head of Strategy Development at the British Library - The role of

libraries in prosperity

Liz joined the British Library as Head of Strategy Development in 2013, following more than a

decade in the UK Civil Service. Liz is a member of the British Library’s Strategic Leadership Team

and worked with the Chief

Executive to publish Living Knowledge: The British Library 2015-2023, setting out the Library’s

mission to make our intellectual heritage available to everyone for research, inspiration and

enjoyment. Liz also led the development of the Living Knowledge Network, a new partnership with

21 major public libraries, the National Library of Scotland and the National Library of Wales.

liz.white@bl.uk

Profiles

Chris Garnsworthy - Hackney Community Library Service Manager

Chris was content delivering mobile and housebound services to the elderly and disabled of

Haringey in North London when, in 2004, he was persuaded to do an MA in Information Services

Management. A reluctant mature student, it was sold to him as the chance to shape services as well

as deliver them. He now manages London’s busiest home visit service for the borough of Hackney,

and, with the support of the library service and the Council, seeks to constantly develop a library

service that reacts to the needs of service users and stakeholders alike.

Increasingly elderly and disabled people at home are admitting to loneliness and a feeling of

isolation. Especially perhaps in London, they tell of feeling unwanted in today’s high tech and fast

moving society. This presentation demonstrates how Hackney’s Community Library Service seeks

to use what libraries can offer as a means of social inclusion and be an important part of the

Council’s offer to residents who need services and care at home.

@hackneylibs @hackneylibraries

Julie McKirdy BEM - Public Library Champion 2016

Julie is a new Committee member of the PMLG group with 38 years of library experience.

In June 2015, Julie received the prestigious BEM in the Queen's Birthday Honours list and is the current

Public Library Champion of 2016.

Julie is a leading figure and driving force within Sandwell in the West Midlands, with involvement in a

variety of community groups, including theatre, music, local wildlife, community board, charity, and local

policing.

Julie demonstrates her love and passion for people with an unrivalled commitment to her local

community, and dedication to making a difference to people's lives. Julie's drive and enthusiasm has led

to Thimblemill Library becoming the first library of Sanctuary in the UK.

Profiles

Ayub Khan - CILIP Vice President - SCL’s Digital Offer

Ayub spent his early career in education and children and young people’s services. He was

later Project Officer for the new Library of Birmingham and is now Head of Face to Face

services for Warwickshire.

He is CILIP Vice President, Digital Lead for the Society of Chief Librarians, a member of the

International Federation of Library Association’s Buildings Committee, and a former member

of the UNESCO Culture Committee. He is on the British Library’s Public Lending Right

Committee, the editorial board of New Library World, and is a peer reviewer of library and

cultural services for the Local Government Association.

Ayub will talk about how libraries are constantly changing to meet the needs of customers in

an increasingly online world. He will explain how the Society of Chief Librarians’ Digital

Universal Offer is helping public libraries to recognise and grasp the challenges and

opportunities presented by digital developments - and how technology is being used to

improve both physical and online services.

LinkedIn https://twitter.com/ayubkhan786

Sarah Hassan, Assistant Head of Service, Norfolk County Council Library and

Information Service.

I have worked in public libraries for over 30 years and have always loved being part of re-inventing

what they are about and what they do. I did my library training at Loughborough and have worked in

Yorkshire, Dorset, Luton and Norfolk – managing rural libraries, team working in a central library,

training and developing staff, managing projects and in the last few years having strategic

responsibilities and being on the management team in Norfolk. I have been part of the Healthy

Libraries team in Norfolk – planning our approach with Public Health partners and the staff

development to back it up. I really believe in libraries as places where we can find the routes to things

that make our lives better – health information being just one of them. I am delighted to have the

opportunity to meet people and tell them more about the project.

Exhibitors

Oxford University Press

The largest and second-oldest University Press in the world, the OUP

produces some of the most globally recognised reference works, in

both print and digital forms. In the modern era, it publishes around

6,000 new titles every year.

The RNIB

The Royal National Institute of Blind People is a

charitable organisation offering a huge range of

books, equipment and support for the visually impaired, from its own

library and through public libraries.

SfEP

The Society for Editors and Proofreaders is a UK-based professional

organisation for editors and proofreaders – the people who strive to

make text accurate and readable. They offer training, professional

guidance and resources, a code of practice and a national directory

of members.

Torton Bodies

An all-service commercial vehicle body

design and build company, Torton Bodies has over 70 years of

experience and in recent years has become the UK’s premier

supplier of Mobile Libraries.

Ulverscroft

Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd., also publish the

Isis, Magna and Soundings audio imprints and are

the UK’s principal supplier to libraries of items for

the visually impaired.

United Carlton

United Carlton is the UK's premier independent office systems and

managed print solutions provider. Over 30 years, United Carlton has

delivered bespoke solutions to more than 4,000 UK organisations.

Lorensbergs

Lorensbergs’ market-leading PC booking solution netloan and online

booking software connect2, have been developed in conjunction with

libraries, universities and local authorities to ensure they meet the

requirements of all staff, members, students and citizens.

Carlton Books

Carlton Books publish beautifully illustrated books for adults and

children, and specialise in popular topics such as entertainment,

history, sport, arts, lifestyle, puzzles and pastimes. Carlton is a world

leader in Augmented Reality books, which bring to life off-the-page

celebrated brands with technology Powered by Digital Magic™.