Choices and challenges: youth services in libraries
                                              Thursday 20th May 2010
                                           The Mitchell Library, Glasgow
                                                  10am – 3.45pm




                                                    Programme

Chair: Yvonne Manning, Principal Librarian, Falkirk Council

10.00    Registration and coffee

10.30    Welcome and introduction from the Chair

10.45    Being Young in Scotland (Margaret McLeod, Policy and Information Manager,Youthlink Scotland)

11.15    The role of library and information services in creating a nation of informed young people (Lynsey Paterson,
         Information Services Coordinator and Alison Hardie, Strategic Development Director, Young Scot)

11.45    Inspector8 (Melanie West, Audience Development Manager, North Ayrshire Council)


12.15    Lunch

1.15     Youth Access Programmes (Craig Green, Information and Learning Services Manager, John Wheatley
         College)

1.45     User driven teenage library services in West Lothian (Hayley Rowlands, Broxburn Library Assistant)

2.15    The Grey Lodge Project (Amina Shah, Senior Library and Information Officer, Dundee City Council)

2.45     Refreshments

3.05     Panel Forum

3.45     Summary and Close

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    Choices and challenges:youth services in libraries Thursday 20th May 2010 The Mitchell Library, Glasgow 10am – 3.45pm Programme Chair: Yvonne Manning, Principal Librarian, Falkirk Council 10.00 Registration and coffee 10.30 Welcome and introduction from the Chair 10.45 Being Young in Scotland (Margaret McLeod, Policy and Information Manager,Youthlink Scotland) 11.15 The role of library and information services in creating a nation of informed young people (Lynsey Paterson, Information Services Coordinator and Alison Hardie, Strategic Development Director, Young Scot) 11.45 Inspector8 (Melanie West, Audience Development Manager, North Ayrshire Council) 12.15 Lunch 1.15 Youth Access Programmes (Craig Green, Information and Learning Services Manager, John Wheatley College) 1.45 User driven teenage library services in West Lothian (Hayley Rowlands, Broxburn Library Assistant) 2.15 The Grey Lodge Project (Amina Shah, Senior Library and Information Officer, Dundee City Council) 2.45 Refreshments 3.05 Panel Forum 3.45 Summary and Close