SLA People

The Board

The School Library Association is managed by a Board, elected by SLA members for a period of three years. There are currently two sub-committees, for Publications and Training.

The SLA's Board is the strategic planning body for the Association, and the input of new board members, bringing fresh ideas and approaches, is essential.

The nomination period for new members of the Board, to serve from June 2009 to June 2012, will be announced in the winter edition of The School Librarian . Ballot forms will be posted to members with the Spring edition of The School Librarian.   Please make sure you follow the instructions on the form and return it to the SLA office promptly.  

SLA President

Miranda McKearney OBE (President 2009-2012)
http://www.readingagency.org.uk/

Miranda McKearney is the founder Director of The Reading Agency, an independent charity with a mission to get more people reading more. The agency’s work includes policy, research, advocacy and national programmes (with an emphasis on innovation). Since The Reading Agency came into being in 2002 it has created some powerful national reading initiatives, including the Summer Reading Challenge, the nation’s biggest annual promotion of children’s reading.

The Reading Agency also creates national partnerships between the public library network and partners as diverse as Orange, BBC Learning, Bookaboo, Richard and Judy’s Book Club, the National Youth Agency and major publishers.

The Reading Agency led the library engagement programme for the National Year of Reading during which 2.3m people joined the library.

Miranda was awarded an OBE in 2006 for services to education and libraries. In her spare time she reads ferociously, walks in Dorset and doles out cash to her children at university.

SLA Patrons

• Michael Morpurgo OBE
  Author, Children's Laureate 2003-2005
  http://www.michaelmorpurgo.org/
  " Here is an association of wonderful people, devoted to books, and dedicated to bringing them to as many children as possible. They know that books matter, that children matter, that children who do not have books in their lives are the poorer for it. That's why they do what they do. That's why I do what I do. That's why I'm so pleased to be a Patron of The School Library Association. "
  
  
• Aidan Chambers FRSL
  Author, 2002 Hans Andersen Award Winner
  http://www.aidanchambers.co.uk/
  
  
• Wendy Cooling MBE
  Consultant, Founder of Bookstart
  

Officers 2008-2009

• Chair: Geoff Dubber
  Freelance consultant/trainer, Gloucestershire
  
• Vice-Chair: Ginette Doyle
  School Librarian, Gloucestershire
  
• Treasurer: Karen Horsfield
  Resources for Learning, Somerset
  
• Past Chair: Eileen Armstrong
  School Librarian, Northumberland
  

Board Members

• Publications Co-ordinator: Geoff Dubber
  Email geoff.dubber(@)sla.org.uk
• The School Librarian Editor: Steve Hird
  Email sleditor(@)sla.org.uk
• The School Librarian Reviews Editor: Chris Brown
  Email info(@)sla.org.uk
• ict@sla Editor: Elspeth Scott
  Email ict.editor(@)sla.org.uk
• Elected Members:
• Marianne Bradnock (2007-2010)
• Annike Dase (2009-2012)
• Jayne Gould (2008-2011)
• Nikki Heath (2009-2012)
• Lesley Martin (2008-2011)
• Frances Sinclair (2009-2012) 
• Lin Smith (2007-2010) Course Director
• Liz Smith (2008-2011) Course Director
• Anne-Marie Tarter (2007-2010)

 SLA Staff

• Director: Tricia Adams
  Email tricia.adams(@)sla.org.uk
  
• Assistant Director: Sally Duncan
  Email sally.duncan(@)sla.org.uk
• Production Editor: Richard Leveridge
  Email richard.leveridge(@)sla.org.uk
• Office and Weekend Course Administrator: Dawn Barras
  Email dawn.barras(@)sla.org.uk
• Membership and Training Secretary: Ann Adams
  Email ann.adams(@)sla.org.uk
• Exhibitions and Publications Secretary: Jane Cooper
  Email jane.cooper(@)sla.org.uk

SLA Office

• Contact the SLA office on 01793 791787, or email us at info(@)sla.org.uk

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