Jennifer Stewart

Jennifer Stewart is a Service Development Librarian with Fife Cultural Trust, and has worked in public libraries for over twenty years, passing on her passion for reading to anyone who is willing to listen! She is regularly to be found mixing with all sorts of criminal types via the pages of a book, and loves discovering new crime writers.

Marleen Kennedy

Marleen Kennedy can’t remember a life before words and reading. After growing up in a household where no holiday or festivity was complete without at least one new book, it’s hardly surprising she now owns more books than shelf space while her Kindle is about to explode.

Having left the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam for the peace and quiet of the Irish country-side she counts herself lucky to have worked as a branch librarian for the Cavan County Council Library Service for the past ten years. Helping others find the books that are just right for them will never grow old and leading the library reading group continues to feel more like a treat than work.

Marleen also writes romances under the name Helena Stone.

Ian Anstice

Ian Anstice has got a few jobs: three days a week he is Strategic Lead for Time To Read, a partnership of 22 library services in the North West focusing on reader development; for two days a week he is a library specialist for Cheshire West and Chester Council; and for the rest of the time he is editor of Public Libraries News. Ian promises us he does fit in the time to read the occasional book as well.

Mirka Duxberry

Mirka Duxberry is one of the Library Development Managers and has worked for Shropshire Libraries for over 14 years. She believes in power of stories, reading and libraries and is passionate about languages. She continuously promotes the value and benefits of libraries to partners and to the wider community and helps to develop new services.