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The Library Association of Ireland has awarded Honorary Fellowship to Professor John Dean, former head of the Department of Library and Information Studies at University College Dublin.
The presentation was made and an Extraordinary General Meeting, held in Pearse Street Library on 23rd October 2008.
Presenting Professor Dean with his citation, LAI President Deirdre Ellis-King spoke of Professor Dean’s seminal contribution to library education and professional practice in Ireland.
The programme for this year’s Public Libraries’ Section conference is now available. The programme and the booking form may be downloaded here.
Teenage Kicks: library services to teenagers takes place in the Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise, from 5th to 7th November. Among the speakers will be Irish authors Oisin McGann and Claire Hennessy, and child psychologist, television presenter and author David Coleman.
Further information is available from Melanie Cunningham.
Issue 36 of the Association’s electronic newsletter, Leabharlann-E, was sent out on Monday 11th August at 18.51. If you have not received the issue, please contact Marian, LAI Development Manager at mkeyes@libraryassociation.ie
A full review of the Joint Conference written by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, Vice-President of the LAI and Librarian at the Royal Irish Academy, is now available in the web magazine, Ariadne, Issue 55/April 2008. It can be found at www.ariadne.ac.uk - click on Full Issue Contents and scroll to At the Event. It is hoped to include several photos and conference papers on this website in the near future.