ASCEL - Association of Senior Children’s and Education Librarians – Press Release 26th July 2023
ASCEL announces their executive team
ASCEL is delighted to announce it has appointed Lucy Banks (left) as Programme Manager and Sarah Gregory (right) as Information and Membership Consultant as part of its executive team.
Lucy Banks previously worked as Reading Development Manager at Libraries Unlimited, the charity responsible for running 54 libraries across Devon and Torbay. With a background in education as well as libraries, she has always had a passion for supporting children and young people.
Sarah Gregory has worked and built relationships with members at ASCEL since 2015. She has worked in information services for local education authorities before managing the library at her daughters’ primary school where she continues to be involved. Sarah is now looking forward to continuing and developing her role at the charity.
Lucy Banks said: "I'm delighted to work alongside Adam and Sarah to champion children and young people's voices in libraries and to be a part of this exciting new phase of ASCEL's development. I also look forward to working more closely with library teams across the country to inspire positive change in our sector."
Sarah Gregory said: “It’s an exciting time to be a part of ASCEL, and I welcome the opportunity to support the teams and members as we grow and develop the new organisation.”
Lucy and Sarah join ASCEL’s executive team as the charity moves into an exciting new phase of growth and development, having recently become an Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO) for Arts Council England. As the national network of senior managers in Children’s Public and Schools Library Services, it is central to ASCEL’s strategy to ensure that the voice of children, young people and families co-leads on the planning and delivery of library services across the country.
Adam Tulloch, CEO, said: “I am absolutely delighted that ASCEL has been able to appoint such strong candidates to the roles and I am very much looking forward to working with both Lucy and Sarah and championing the voice of children and young people in library services.”
ASCEL is the national network of senior managers in Children’s Public and Schools Library Services. Our aim is to lead excellence in library services for children and young people and schools so that:
- every child and young person visiting a public library should be inspired by an exciting environment which makes reading for pleasure irresistible
- every school has access to a high quality school library service
ASCEL has always championed children and young people’s place within libraries. Becoming a charity and an IPSO for the Arts Council England will enable ASCEL to ensure that the voice of children and young people and families can co-lead on the planning and delivery of library services that are relevant and interesting to them.
Media Contact:
Adam Tulloch
CEO, ASCEL