About Us

The Library Campaign is a registered charity (No. 1102634) funded entirely from donations, membership subscriptions and affiliations.

• Our Manifesto
• Executive Committee
• Executive Committee meetings
• Links

Our Aims and Objectives

To advance the lifelong education of the public by the promotion, support, assistance and improvement of libraries through the activities of friends and user groups.

In seeking to achieve these objectives The Library Campaign will:

• Stimulate the establishment of local Friends and User groups by the provision of information and publicity materials.
• Facilitate the exchange of information between Friends and User groups and represent their views nationally.
• Disseminate information on local initiatives through The Library Campaigner, regional conferences and other means.
• Campaign politically whilst remaining independent of all political parties.
• Affirm that publicly funded libraries and information services continue to play a key role in lifelong learning.

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee (EC) meets every 2 months and decides policy for the organisation. The Campaign Director, a post currently vacant reports to the EC, whose members are elected annually at the AGM, and are the legal trustees of the Campaign.

Elected members - 2006/2007

• Kathleen Frenchman - 7 Barnsbury Square, London, N1 1JL. tel: 02076072665
• Andrew Coburn - Secretary Tel: 01245 356 210 email: andrew.coburn@essexcc.gov.uk
• Martin Wright - Treasurer
• Judith Deschamps - 35 Medusa Road, London SE6 4JW tel: 02086905016
• Eric Hirons-Smith - 2 Arrowsmith House, Wharncliffe Hill, Rotherham, South Yorks S65 1HQ. Tel: 07835259675
• Ron Salmons - 14 Sherwood Road, Hampton Hill, Middlesex TW12 1DF email: salmons.ron@britishlibrary.net
• Anne Ford-Smith - (Friends of Seaford Library) 27 Blatchington Hill, Seaford, East Sussex BN25 2AJ
• Laura Swaffield - (Campaigner magazine Editor). Tel: 02072550586 email: laura.swaffield@cilip.org.uk

PLUS .....

• Tricia Kings - Membership Secretary. email tk113@hotmail.com

Tricia is a member of the Campaign who has agreed to undertake these tasks but is not an elected member of the EC.

The following organisations send representatives to attend steering group meetings:

• UNISON
• Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
• Association of University Teachers
• University of the Third Age

Executive Committee meetings

Any member of The Campaign may attend Executive Committee meetings. They are usually held in central London, starting at 1pm and ending at 4pm. If you wish to receive agendas for meetings please contact the Secretary.

Dates for 2007 (contact The Campaign office for venues)

• Saturday 13th January
• Wednesday 14th March (Sandwell West Midlands)
• Saturday 12th May
• Saturday 30th June (note changed date)
• Saturday 8th September
• Saturday 10th November

Web Links

www.cilip.org.uk

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals - representing professional librarians

www.unison.org.uk

Unison - trade union representing many library workers

www.mla.gov.uk

Museums Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) the governement body charged with supporting libraries etc. in their development.

www.idea.gov.uk

government organisation for the improvement and development of local government services

www.culture.gov.uk

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the ministry which has overall responsibility for Public Library provision

www.lgiu.gov.uk

local government information unit - useful for all aspects of local government